Boxee Box doesn't seem to be connecting to backend fully

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Mark D Montgomery II

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Dec 11, 2010, 1:01:24 AM12/11/10
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The nightly build doesn't seem to want to connect fully to my backend.
When I load it up, it sits at the "loading" screen indefinitely.
When I go into settings and set the server information, it says it has
saved it and successfully connected to the mysql server.
The server is running mythtv 0.23.1_p27077 on funtoo (before I
upgraded to .23.1 it wouldn't connect at all).
The server is at IP 192.168.100.30 (hostname vidmaster) and the Boxee
Box is at IP 192.168.150.4.
I don't know if the subnet difference is causing something in
mythboxee to break.
I know the server works fine across the subnets because I run
mythfrontend on my box as well (192.168.150.11).

Ideas?
Any way to tell what isn't getting to where?

Thanks.

Mark II

Erik Kristensen

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Dec 11, 2010, 8:29:27 AM12/11/10
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Send me the log file.

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Mark Montgomery II

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Dec 11, 2010, 1:07:05 PM12/11/10
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On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 08:29, Erik Kristensen
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> Send me the log file.

Ok. How do I get to that? :)

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Erik Kristensen

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Dec 11, 2010, 1:39:10 PM12/11/10
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What OS are you running it on?

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Mark Montgomery II

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Dec 11, 2010, 1:46:44 PM12/11/10
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This is the install on my Boxee Box.

gluglu

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Dec 11, 2010, 2:07:49 PM12/11/10
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Hi There Erik / Mark,

I'm having the exact same issue. I chose the nightly build of
mythboxee and after a successful setup (mythtv databse accessed and
values saved) I get stuck at the LOADING screen.

I believe it's got something to do with the MythTV protocol versions
(I'm on official ubuntu MythTV 0.23.0+fixes24158-0ubuntu2), since my
BB log states this:

NOTICE: >>> MythBoxee: def(__init__): Version: nightly
19:28:21.0019 T:2957319056 M:507854848 NOTICE: >>> MythBoxee:
def(__init__): Python Version: (2, 4, 6, 'final', 0)
19:28:21.0456 T:2957319056 M:507854848 NOTICE: >>> MythBoxee:
def(__init__): Attempting Database Connection ...
19:28:26.0766 T:2957319056 M:507854848 NOTICE: >>> MythBoxee:
def(__init__): Database Connection Successful
19:28:26.0899 T:2957319056 M:507727872 NOTICE: 2010-12-11
19:28:26.000 Python Backend Connection: Backend has version 56, and we
speak 23056
19:28:26.0901 T:2957319056 M:507727872 ERROR: Scriptresult: Error

... but I tried changing /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/MythTV/
MythStatic.py to 23056 and restarted the backend with no success.

Any thing else we can try?

Thanks,

Ivan.

On 11 dic, 19:46, Mark Montgomery II <techi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is the install on my Boxee Box.
>
> On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 13:39, Erik Kristensen
>
>
>
> <erik.kristen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > What OS are you running it on?
>
> > Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Dec 11, 2010, at 1:07 PM, Mark Montgomery II <techi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 08:29, Erik Kristensen
> >> <erik.kristen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Send me the log file.
>
> >> Ok.  How do I get to that?  :)
>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
>

Erik Kristensen

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Dec 11, 2010, 3:02:46 PM12/11/10
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Good Afternoon.

1. The current nightly is broken on the Boxee Box.
2. The current nightly cannot distinguish between versions. (ie the
protocol mismatch issues)

I recently discovered #1, as I had made the necessary changes to make
it work, I recently discovered that the cache isn't getting updated
for some reason, so old recordings that have been deleted out of the
system are still showing up and any new ones are not. The reason for
the recent discovery is for a lack of use on my part of the
application.

Unfortunately the box isn't the easiest platform to develop on. When
it comes to a simple app, its not a big deal, the more complex ones
like MythBoxee, it gets more difficult.

I will be heading into some vacation time soon, where I will have some
time to sit down and work on the app.

I please ask for your patience at this time..

Ivan, if you can upgrade to 0.23.1 you'll have a better chance at
making the app at least connect to the database at this point.

-Erik

Mark Montgomery II

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Dec 11, 2010, 3:23:44 PM12/11/10
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On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 15:02, Erik Kristensen
<erik.kr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Good Afternoon.
>
> 1. The current nightly is broken on the Boxee Box.
> 2. The current nightly cannot distinguish between versions. (ie the
> protocol mismatch issues)
>
> I recently discovered #1, as I had made the necessary changes to make
> it work, I recently discovered that the cache isn't getting updated
> for some reason, so old recordings that have been deleted out of the
> system are still showing up and any new ones are not.  The reason for
> the recent discovery is for a lack of use on my part of the
> application.

Aah.

>
> Unfortunately the box isn't the easiest platform to develop on. When
> it comes to a simple app, its not a big deal, the more complex ones
> like MythBoxee, it gets more difficult.

I bet. Thanks for all the hard work!

>
> I will be heading into some vacation time soon, where I will have some
> time to sit down and work on the app.
>
> I please ask for your patience at this time..
>

I'm looking forward to being able to play with it.
I don't currently have much time to play with my Boxee Box myself
right now because of my work schedule.
I play a little when I have a night off and the rest of the house is in bed. :P

> Ivan, if you can upgrade to 0.23.1 you'll have a better chance at
> making the app at least connect to the database at this point.
>
> -Erik
>

Mark II

gluglu

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Dec 13, 2010, 12:30:33 PM12/13/10
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Hi Erik

I uninstalled the official package from Ubuntu and compiled the 0.23.1
version from the MythTV ftp site.

Unfortunately, MythBoxee is not working this way either. I can confirm
the settings for Mythboxee and get an apparently successful connection
to the MythTV backend, but the status screen pops up a Whoops! dialog
with a "there was a problem connecting" error.

No hurries, anyway!. Enjoy your vacations! Don't spend them in front
of the computer (unless you enjoy it as much as I do :-) )

On Dec 11, 9:23 pm, Mark Montgomery II <techi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 15:02, Erik Kristensen
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