[mythtvnz] Fresh install 12.04 - tv_grab_nz-py not populating scheduler

[Paulgir]

On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:14:58 +1200, David Lowe <david at thistledown.co.nz>  
wrote:

>
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Paulgir <paulgir at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I installed the latest LTS Mythbuntu and have all my tuners working.
>> I have 2 remaining problems with the new install.
>>
>> 1. I have a second drive for recordings.It is set up as I did in the  
>> past and is being seen
>> and used by mythtv.The drive has some recordings on it from prior to  
>> the new install.
>> I believe that when I first installed this drive and copied old  
>> recordings onto it,there was some scan function that would
>> populate the database.I seem to recall it was a menu option somewhere  
>> on the frontend.
>>
>
> A workaround - albeit not a very elegant one - is to move the old  
> recording files  to a folder in the path where your 'videos' >are stored  
> and then get MythTV to scan and add them to the videos database. You'll  
> need to figure out new file names well, but >at least you can still keep  
> the recording.
> What you might have also used before is the 'archive/restore from  
> archive' options which I've used before to restore old >recordings when  
> I didn't want to keep the old database.
>
> In the end, backup/restore of the database is always the best thing to  
> do...
>
> - David

Thanks for that.
I think I will do it this way - less chance for me to bugger it up

Paul
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