[mythtv-users] MythVideo database resetting itself after adding second frontend

[Peter Loron]

Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> I've been wrestling a similar problem with a new frontend as well.  
> Everything works fine after I mounted the backends media directory into 
> the same place on the frontend as it is on the backend.  Here's the 
> issue, the backend is usually off, it uses nvram to wake-up record then 
> goes back off.  If I turn on the frontend it uses wake-on lan to wake 
> the backend, that works 80% of the time.  Problems is that the  
> directory that's mapped that contains all the media (videos, music, 
> games, etc) doesn't get mapped during the frontend bootup, because the 
> backend has not completely started yet.  So I'll either have to ssh in 
> and mount it manually, or restart the frontend.  Any suggestions on how 
> to have the mount command executed after the backend is known to be 
> fully operational (frontend connected to backend), or try to mount in 
> some interval until it does get mounted?  The backend only takes about 
> 30 seconds to get up.  I was planning to write a script of some sort, 
> just hadn't gotten around to it yet.  Hopefully someone has had a 
> similar issue and has found a solution.
> 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Calvin

I've been wanting to have my backend shutdown when not 
recording/transcoding, but have been trying to figure out a resolution 
to exactly that problem. I was hoping there's some kind of "mount 
volume" command or even a "run arbitrary script" option, but haven't 
found one.

About the only idea I've come up with is to write a script that starts 
up the backend, mounts the library, then starts the frontend. Haven't 
tried writing it yet. Alternatively, I could move the library to a 3rd 
box that is always running and just leave the mount up, but I don't have 
the spare hardware, and I'd rather not waste the juice.

Anybody else got a silver bullet for this one?

-Pete