Can't log into Server on RC3 install (1 Viewer)

[Mike_S]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3
MediaPortal Skin: Cface
Windows Version: XP Home SP3
CPU Type: AMD Sempron 3000+
HDD: Maxtor 320GB
Memory: 1GB
Motherboard: Winfast 760G XK8MC
Video Card: Radeon 9600XT
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card: Creative Audigy 4
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Pinnacle PCTV dual tuner
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: Black Gold Signature
2. TV Card Type: DVB-T
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Nvidia
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Nvidia
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: MCE
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection: S-Video


I don't seem able to get off the starting block with RC3.

I installed Windows XP SP3 and then I did a clean install of MP RC3 which appeared to go well. When I tried to enter TV Server Configuration I get the usual Setup Database Connection screen. I entered the password and, after a little think, it came up with:-

"Connection error: An error has oiccurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections, (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)."

Any ideas?

Logs attached

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

"Connection error: An error has oiccurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections

TV-Server/Configuration/SQL-Server - MediaPortal Wiki Documentation

Should help with this, why it has happened, unknown.

 

[kszabo]

as quick-and-dirty solution you could uninstall Microsoft SQL and install MySQL. This helped me once (I changed the copmuter´s name and afterwards failed to connect server).

dowwnside: You have to configure everything again of course (inclusive channel scan, epg...)