CentOS 6.x Mythtv 0.24 install and setup hotwo

This is originally created with CentOS 6.0. Prior to the release of CentOS 6.1, I strongly urge all admin's to use the CentOS 6.0 CR Updates to enhance the security of your system. Also, my CentOS Mythtv server was a  "Desktop" install option for this example. I have cable TV and have used both the Hauppauge PVR-250 and now the Hauppauge PVR-500 since my needs are basic.

UPDATE: I have the PVR-500 CentOS 6 setup info with pictures for mythtv 0.24 now.

Get the security related updates first:

rpm -ihv /home/pj/Downloads/centos-release-cr-6-0.el6.centos.i686.rpm
yum update

Install both EPEL and RPMFORGE repositories and please remember to also install *AND* setup either priorities or protectbase yum plugins.

rpm -ihv http://dl.atrpms.net/all/atrpms-repo-6-4.el6.i686.rpm
rpm -ihv http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
yum install yum-plugin-priorities

Do these error messages look familiar?

 --> Processing Conflict: 1:qt47-x11-4.7.2-1_18.el6.i686 conflicts qt-x11 < 1:4.7.2-1_18.el6
--> Processing Conflict: 1:qt47-x11-4.7.2-1_18.el6.i686 conflicts qt4-x11 < 1:4.7.2-1_18.el6
--> Processing Conflict: 1:qt47-x11-4.7.2-1_18.el6.i686 conflicts phonon < 4.3.80-1
Error: qt47-x11 conflicts with qt-x11

OR

file /usr/share/man/man3/XML::SAX::Base.3pm.gz conflicts between attempted installs of perl-XML-SAX-Base-1.04-3.el6.noarch and perl-XML-SAX-0.96-7.el6.noarch
file /usr/share/man/man3/XML::SAX::Exception.3pm.gz conflicts between attempted installs of perl-XML-SAX-Base-1.04-3.el6.noarch and perl-XML-SAX-0.96-7.el6.noarch

Clean out the older/problem bits:

yum remove qt-x11 qt phonon perl-XML-SAX-Base

Install the initial problem packages:

yum install qt47 qt47-x11 qt47-webkit qt47-mysql --enablerepo=atrpms-testing

The big download and install:

yum install mythtv --enablerepo=atrpms-testing --exclude=perl-XML-SAX-Base

Make sure mysqld and mythbackend on going to try and start on boot

chkconfig mythbackend on mysqld on

You really need to read through the mythtv-HOWTO or even Installing MythTV on RHEL/CentOS

I'm migrating from CentOS 5.7 -> 6.0 following normal backup and restore steps:

service mysqld start
mysql < /usr/share/doc/mythtv-docs-0.24.1/database/mc.sql

A new simple no-security-just-get-it-running setup could include:

echo 'grant all on mythconverg.* to mythtv@"%" identified by "mythtv";' |mysql mythconverg
echo 'flush privileges;'|mysql mythconverg
mythtv-setupp

Again, you really need to read through the mythtv-HOWTO or even Installing MythTV on RHEL/CentOS for your specific tuner card.

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/atrpms/users/15601