That isn't a bug in the upstart script, that is by design. Most MythTV
installations have a network connection, which is why we wait for
networking to start before starting the backend. You can easily remove that
part of the startup script if you want.

Thanks,

Thomas Mashos


On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Kevin Loughrey <email address hidden>wrote:

> Dear All
>
> Not sure if I am breaking protocol by writing to you in this manner so
> please excuse me if I am and disregard this correspondence.
>
> I found that my problems ceased when I firstly installed 12.04 and then
> installed 12.10. (This week, I plan to work with another colleague
> installing 12.10 from on a "blank" machine and then compiling from
> source MythTV on that machine to see if a number of other problems I am
> experiencing go away.
>
> Related to that, have you, when you have your MythTV running experienced
> problems with scheduled programs disappearing from the schedule if they
> are set to "Record this show each week"?  Some scheduled programs
> "stick".  Others have to be reset just before a screening for the
> recording to take place.  Next week, they are gone again!  I haven't as
> yet reported it as a bug because it may be that I have just not
> configured MythTV setup properly.
>
> As a final point, something that may be helpful to other enthusiasts,  I
> have discovered there is a fault in the start up script with MythTV in
> that it checks to see if the network interface is up.  If it is not,
> MythTV fails to start.  So if you, as I did, disconnect your notebook
> from the wall or WiFi and take it to seminar to demonstrate the virtues
> and value of Open Source Software, it won't work.   (Luckily I had
> plenty of other material to demonstrate!)  Correcting the "If then else"
> clause in the script fixes the problem.
>
> Hope this is helpful.
>
> Kevin Loughrey CPEng
> Owner
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Johnston <email address hidden>
> Reply-to: Bug 1077536 <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 1077536] Re: MythTV Backend Configuration Application
> shows Terminal Screen instead of Graphical User Interface
> Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:24:03 -0000
>
>
> Ok, so the backend did load after doing that, but I didn't have a chance
> to setup my tv at the time, I booted the computer today and I have the
> same problem.  I'm going to let the backend run until it crashes and try
> it again, maybe that's the trick.
>
>
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1077536
>
> Title:
>   MythTV Backend Configuration Application shows Terminal Screen instead
>   of Graphical User Interface
>
> Status in “mythtv” package in Ubuntu:
>   Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>   This bug relates to:
>   1. Description:       Ubuntu 12.10 Release:   12.10
>   2. Installing a combined MythTV frontend and backend on the same PC.
>   mythtv:
>     Installed: 2:0.25.2+fixes.20120801.46cab93-0ubuntu1
>     Candidate: 2:0.25.2+fixes.20120801.46cab93-0ubuntu1
>     Version table:
>    *** 2:0.25.2+fixes.20120801.46cab93-0ubuntu1 0
>           500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/multiverse
> amd64 Packages
>           100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>   3. Installing on a PC with a newly installed 12.10 with all updates
> performed.
>   4. Installing the combined MythTV frontend and backend using using the
> Software Center.
>
>   The problem is that, after MythTV installation has been completed, and
>   after performing the actions required by the various dialogue windows,
>   such as logging out and logging in, the backend configuration
>   application will not display a Graphical User Interface.  Instead it
>   only shows a black terminal screen with a blinking cursor.
>
>   I have conducted a number of tests over a number of days on two
>   separate late-model Notebook Computers (a Hewlett Packard Pavilion dv6
>   and a Medion akoya Model No:E6228) to try to ascertain more precisely
>   the nature of this problem.  The results are the same with both
>   computers.
>
>   1. When you perform a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.04.  Both
> computers will successfully install MythTV, frontend and backend combo,
> using the Software Center installation utility.  Both backend and frontend
> applications can be accessed through a Graphical User Interface. MythTV
> works perfectly.  There is no need for the user to resort to a command line
> to perform any configuration action, such as adding themselves to the
> mythtv users' group.
>   2. When you install Ubuntu 12.04.  Perform all updates. Upgrade to
> 12.10. Perform all updates.  Install MythTV using the software center
> utility.  The MythTV back end configuration application provides the
> necessary Graphical User Interface. MythTV works perfectly.  Similarly
> there is no need for a user to resort to a command line.
>   3. When you perform a totally fresh install of 12.10, perform all
> updates, restart the system, install MythTV, frontend and backend combo,
> using the Software Center facility, the backend configuration utility only
> shows a black terminal screen.  No GUI is displayed.
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
>   Package: mythtv 2:0.25.2+fixes.20120801.46cab93-0ubuntu1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
>   Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
>   ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
>   Architecture: amd64
>   Date: Sun Nov 11 12:24:52 2012
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-10 (0 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64
> (20121017.5)
>   Installed_mythtv_dbg: 0.0
>   MarkForUpload: True
>   PackageArchitecture: all
>   SourcePackage: mythtv
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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