[mythtv-users] Preview window not displaying

Allan Wilson allanwilson at gmail.com
Sun Dec 3 16:29:59 UTC 2006


On 12/3/06, Chris Pinkham <cpinkham at bc2va.org> wrote:
>
> * On Sun Dec 03, 2006 at 07:10:17PM +1800, Allan Wilson wrote:
> > For some reason my remote frontend will not always display the preview
> of
> > the show you have recorded. Below is the error message that I got.
>
> > 2006-12-02 19:08:00.039 RemoteFile::openSocket(control socket):
> >                        Could not connect to server "" @ port -1
> > 2006-12-02 19:08:00.040 RemoteFile::openSocket(file data socket):
> >                        Could not connect to server "" @ port -1
> > 2006-12-02 19:08:00.040 RingBuffer::RingBuffer(): Failed to open remote
> file
> > (/mnt/videob/tv/1043_20061201200000.mpg)
> > 2006-12-02 19:08:00.040 PlaybackBox Error: Could not open file for
> preview
> > video.
>
> It's trying to open the file remotely, but the pathname indicates that it
> is local.  Is there a /mnt/videob/tv/ directory that contains your
> recordings?  What version of MythTV are you running?
>
> --
> Chris
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That is the directory on my backend where the recordings are store. I am
using the SVN from  Friday and storage groups. I am using nfs but I am am
only sharing my movies, music, and pictures directories. Should Myth stream
this or do you have to share it with nfs?

Allan
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