MacPorts MythTV

[Craig Treleaven]

In Terminal, what happens when you enter:

sudo ls -l /Volumes/Alta/mythtv/recordings

Are permissions enabled on that volume?  The root user needs 
permission to read and write the mythtv/recordings directory.

Craig

At 5:45 PM -0400 9/27/12, Monty Lewis wrote:
>Yes, I have similar. /Volumes/Alta/mythtv/recordings, etc...
>
>Do you know what my IP address should be? Would 127.0.0.1, 
>localhost, and katahdin(machine name).local all work?
>
>I can't figure out why it's not able to see the storage directories...
>
>
>On Sep 27, 2012, at 5:34 PM, Craig Treleaven <ctreleaven at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>
>>  What is the path to your storage locations?  I have an external drive
>>  dedicated to Myth.  Path is /Volumes/Theatre/Mythical for the
>>  recording files, /Volumes/Theatre/MythVidSupport for banners and
>>  fanart, etc.
>>
>>
>>  At 5:11 PM -0400 9/27/12, Monty Lewis wrote:
>>>  That's cool! I didn't know about the webserver.
>>>
>>>  And it showed me what the errors are (I think):
>>>
>>>  2012-09-27 17:07:42.828290 E  SG(Default): Unable to find any
>>>  Storage Group Directories.  Using hardcoded default value of
>>>  '/mnt/store'
>>>  2012-09-27 17:07:44.794495 E  SG(Default): Unable to find any
>>>  Storage Group Directories.  Using hardcoded default value of
>>>  '/mnt/store'
>>>  2012-09-27 17:07:44.806523 E  ProgramInfo(1726_20120927165900.mpg):
>>>  GetPlaybackURL: '1726_20120927165900.mpg' should be local, but it
>>>  can not be found.
>>>
>>>  But I did enter storage directories into the setup and I see them in
>>>  the database... Do you know what this could be?
>>>
>>>  Thanks again, Monty
>>>
>>>  On Sep 27, 2012, at 5:05 PM, Craig Treleaven <ctreleaven at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Glad it is working now.  Just for interest, which Mac model and OS
>>>>  version are you running.  What tuner(s)?  Using antenna or a cableco?
>>>>
>>>>  What kind of recording rule have you set up?  Record at any time on
>>>>  any channel is usually the best option.  The backend log should
>>>>  indicate why a recording failed.  Look around the time the recording
>>>>  was supposed to start.
>>>>
>>>>  Did you know the backend has a mini web server built in?  The address
>>>>  for mine is http://192.168.2.222:6544/ -- obviously you need to
>>>>  substitute the ip address of your backend machine.  With it, you can
>>>>  quickly check what your tuners are currently doing, see upcoming
>>>>  scheduled recordings, and any jobs that the backend is running.  See
>>>>  Information>Backend Status.  Some of the other bits are experimental
>>>>  (HLS) or not functional (Hardware Profile) on the Mac, though.
>>>>
>>>>  Craig
>>>>
>>>>  At 4:42 PM -0400 9/27/12, Monty Lewis wrote:
>>>>>  Craig, Thanks! That new install worked and MythFrontend runs as
>>>>>  expected. I just have one problem to figure out. I'm not getting any
>>>>>  recordings and I'm not finding any error messages anywhere.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>  --
>>  --
>>  Craig Treleaven, CA -- Clearview Consulting
>>  (905) 829-2054  ctreleaven at cogeco.ca


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Craig Treleaven, CA -- Clearview Consulting
(905) 829-2054  ctreleaven at cogeco.ca