root@SPIDEY:~# /etc/init.d/mythtv-backend start
Starting MythTV Backend: mythbackend.
root@SPIDEY:~# netstat -tunap | grep myth
root@SPIDEY:~# netstat -tuna | grep 6543
root@SPIDEY:~# ps -A | grep myth
19733 ?        00:00:00 mythbackend
root@SPIDEY:~# cat /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
2007-03-26 11:54:38.699 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2007-03-26 11:54:38.747 New DB connection, total: 1
2007-03-26 11:54:38.757 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-03-26 11:54:38.763 Current Schema Version: 1165
2007-03-26 11:54:38.764 Newest Schema Version : 1160
2007-03-26 11:54:38.766 New DB connection, total: 2
2007-03-26 11:54:38.767 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-03-26 11:54:38.768 Setting Lock for Database Schema upgrade. If you see a long pause here it means the Schema is already locked and is being upgraded by another Myth process.
2007-03-26 11:54:38.770 New DB connection, total: 3
2007-03-26 11:54:38.771 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-03-26 11:54:38.772 Database Schema upgrade complete, unlocking.
Starting up as the master server.
2007-03-26 11:54:38.781 EITHelper: localtime offset -7:00:00
2007-03-26 11:54:38.801 EITHelper: localtime offset -7:00:00
root@SPIDEY:~# /etc/init.d/mythtv-backend stop
Stopping MythTV Backend: mythbackend .
root@SPIDEY:~#