[mythtvnz] Mythbuntu card installed but not recording

[Brendan Gray]

I think i figured out part of the problem - I hadn't set the  
directories properly. I've since figured out and gone into terminal and
# mkdir /dev/video
# chmod a+rwx /dev/video

I then exited out of the mythtv config, no not writable errors.

Then I go into LiveTV. Unfort I am now getting another error "I should  
have gotten a channel lock by now...."

Hopefully I can post links to this user group;

Here's the error message when trying to watch live TV

http://picasaweb.google.com/bpgray/Ubuntu#5252091909475656738

When I goto the /dev/video directory and do a # ls command, its  
showing a programme file there now where there was none before. I had  
managed to get out of the liveTV screen and into a schedule screen,  
then get it to record something playing at the moment. However I  
cannot get it to play.

Also when I go into mythweb, select recorded programmes then try to  
stream it or direct download I get this error;

"3977_20081001203817.mpg does not exist in any recognized storage  
group directories for this host."


On 1/10/2008, at 7:34 AM, Nick Rout wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 10:30 PM, Brendan Gray <bpgray at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>> I'm new to this, so pls be gentle :)
>> I took the plunge and installed Mythuntu on a spare PC I had laying  
>> around.
>> I took advice and installed a Technotrend S-1401 DVB-S Card. Mythtv  
>> picked
>> up the card fine, I went through and tweaked the LNB settings, etc.
>> I ran the tv_grab_nz-py mini howto
>> - http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/mythtvnz/290834
>> I followed the "Configuring a DVB-S
>> Card" here - http://pvr.geek.nz/w/index.php/MythTV_DVB-S
>> So I have the channels listed ok, and can browse the programme  
>> guide, setup
>> records, etc.
>> However when I go into Watch LiveTV or try to watch recorded  
>> programmes
>> nothing comes up, the screen kinda goes black, then goes back to  
>> the main
>> Mythtv menu?
>> Any idea's, or general directions to head in?
>> I also have 2 other SATA drives in the PC, but cannot get Mythtv to  
>> pick
>> these up/recognise them. Ideally I want to have them formatted so  
>> my other
>> Mac & Window machines can see them as well and use them as backup  
>> drives
>> over the network?
>> Cheers
>> [update] Steve over at Geekzone forums kindly pointed me in this  
>> direction
>> with the following other lead;
>> "Second you need to check that your Transport streams are correct.  
>> There
>> appears to be an issue where the channel scanner can sometimes  
>> invert the
>> values for a given multiplex, so make sure the polarity is H. "
>> I've gone in & checked the polarity is indeed H. Changed from Auto,  
>> to On,
>> then Off to see if any of those worked?
>> When exiting out of the Mythtvsetup config, i get an error message;
>> Cannot creat a file //.test - directory is not writable.
>> Do you want to fix these problems?
>> I hit Yes please, screen goes blank then goes back to the Myth Config
>> screen. I exit, come back to this same cannot screen. So then I  
>> choose No, I
>> know what I'm doing. It exits, but obviously there is something  
>> wrong here?
>
> looks like the directory you have set to hold recordings is not
> writable by the process you are running mythbackend as.
>
> In mythsetup, what do you have set under storage groups?
>
> what are the permissions on that directory?
>
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