[mythtv-users] Mythfilldatabase doesn't run automatically any more

[James Armstrong]

BlackCamera wrote:
> Michael Jones wrote:
>   
>> Thanks..  
>>
>> I've been contemplating creating a cron entry to fix it.. I was trying to
>> avoid that since the automatic mythfilldatabase worked so perfectly before
>> it broke.
>>
>> This seems to have happened after I changed the start/stop time in the
>> setup?  What SHOULD the values be for this option?
>>
>> - Michael
>>     
>>> $ crontab -e
>>> ----Insert the following text into your mythtv user crontab----
>>> ### Run mythfilldatabase every night at some random time after 10:01am
>>> 01 10 * * * sleep $(expr $RANDOM \% 14400) && mythfilldatabase >
>>> /var/log/mythtv/mythfilldatabase.log 2>&1
>>> ----Cut above here (don't include this line)----
>>>
>>> Personally I think this is one of the best ideas to run it this way.
>>>
>>>       

I had a problem after updating to .19. It seemed mythfilldatabase was 
not running. I was able to get it running eventually. I think the 
problem was I had the 'use suggested time' enabled, but since 
mythfilldatabase had never run it did not have the suggested time. Once 
I ran it once manually it started to work. I am just guessing here.

- James