[mythtvnz] connection timeout (frontend won't talk to backend on same system)

[Jonathan Bell]

Hi

I am in the process of upgrading my myth box from fc4 to fc5. I have got 
to teh point of starting up the system again and I am getting the message
 

2007-03-19 17:21:45.722 XMLParse::LoadTheme using 
/usr/share/mythtv/themes/Titivillus/ui.xml
2007-03-19 17:21:46.379 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543 
(try 1 of 5)
2007-03-19 17:21:46.379 Connection timed out.
                        You probably should modify the Master Server
                        settings in the setup program and set the
                        proper IP address.
2007-03-19 17:21:50.497 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543 
(try 1 of 5)
2007-03-19 17:21:50.498 Connection timed out.
                        You probably should modify the Master Server
                        settings in the setup program and set the
                        proper IP address.
Destroying SipFsm object


I have tried the actual IP and the 127 address but all give the same 
message with different IP's.
I have disables the firewall, SElinux and iptables with 
/etc/init.d/iptables stop but still the same problem.

Trying to telnet to the port gives the following

telnet 127.0.0.1 6543
Trying 127.0.0.1...
telnet: connect to address 127.0.0.1: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

The database connection appears to be working

 mythfrontend
2007-03-19 17:21:09.502 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2007-03-19 17:21:09.538 DPMS is active.
2007-03-19 17:21:09.586 New DB connection, total: 1
2007-03-19 17:21:09.597 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: 
127.0.0.1
2007-03-19 17:21:09.601 Total desktop dim: 1280x768, with 1 screen[s].
2007-03-19 17:21:09.607 Using screen 0, 1280x768 at 0,0
2007-03-19 17:21:09.633 Current Schema Version: 1160
2007-03-19 17:21:09.634 mythfrontend version: 0.20.20060828-3 www.mythtv.org
2007-03-19 17:21:09.635 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
2007-03-19 17:21:10.532 Total desktop dim: 1280x768, with 1 screen[s].
2007-03-19 17:21:10.535 Using screen 0, 1280x768 at 0,0
2007-03-19 17:21:10.536 Switching to square mode (Titivillus)
2007-03-19 17:21:10.632 Using the Qt painter
2007-03-19 17:21:11.132 Joystick disabled.
2007-03-19 17:21:11.193 Loading from: 
/usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
2007-03-19 17:21:11.892 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.

is output from the same mythfrontend run

Chris McCuller on the Nabble Forum mythtv-users seems to have had the 
same problem but the solution that worked for him unfortunately did not 
work for me.

Any help gratefully appreciated

Cheers
Jonathan Bell