MythTV 36 on Fedora 44 with mariadb 11.8.8 not working properly
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2026 6:56 pm
I've been using mythtv for years. These days just keeping track of upcoming shows, and it no longer is attached to a tuner (using "Import Demo"), and have never had an issue like this. It happened suddenly, with a working install, and I have since done a fresh install and have the same problem. Mythfilldatabase runs fine, and populates the database. The backkend thinks there's no data. From the web interface:
"Mythbackend Version: fixes/36 v36.0-v36.0-25-gd75e183a35
Host Name: (my machine)
Last mythfilldatabase run started on 7/4/2026 12:26PM and ended on 7/4/2026 12:28PM , mythfilldatabase ran, but did not insert any new data into the Guide for 1 of 1 sources."
Mythfilldatabase actually ran for about 15 minutes, not 2. When I look at the frontend program guide, the channels list fine, but the shows are all "unknown". However, in the sidebar it shows the title of the correct show for the highlighted space. Additionally, when I search by name, 2 weeks worth of the show I searched for are displayed, but with no times or dates.
When I use the web interface, the grid is empty (channels still correctly on the left), but when I search for a show it will list upcoming shows, but with a blank date and, in the time column, "Invalid Date". (See attached screenshot)
I've tried running the Schedules Direct configure script and choosing "Date and Time" (caused more trouble), trying a different lineup (same results), and using DD instead of JSON (same results).
I BELIEVE it started after a mariadb update so I added that version number in the subject line, but I'm not sure that's the real issue. Any ideas??
Thanks for any help!
"Mythbackend Version: fixes/36 v36.0-v36.0-25-gd75e183a35
Host Name: (my machine)
Last mythfilldatabase run started on 7/4/2026 12:26PM and ended on 7/4/2026 12:28PM , mythfilldatabase ran, but did not insert any new data into the Guide for 1 of 1 sources."
Mythfilldatabase actually ran for about 15 minutes, not 2. When I look at the frontend program guide, the channels list fine, but the shows are all "unknown". However, in the sidebar it shows the title of the correct show for the highlighted space. Additionally, when I search by name, 2 weeks worth of the show I searched for are displayed, but with no times or dates.
When I use the web interface, the grid is empty (channels still correctly on the left), but when I search for a show it will list upcoming shows, but with a blank date and, in the time column, "Invalid Date". (See attached screenshot)
I've tried running the Schedules Direct configure script and choosing "Date and Time" (caused more trouble), trying a different lineup (same results), and using DD instead of JSON (same results).
I BELIEVE it started after a mariadb update so I added that version number in the subject line, but I'm not sure that's the real issue. Any ideas??
Thanks for any help!