[mythtv-users] MythArchive problems

[Chris Moewes-Bystrom]

On 10/11/06, Ron Burkey <RBURKEY at heads-up.com> wrote:
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> A problem with MythArchive has suddenly popped up as follows:  I was in the
> midst of exporting recordings to DVD when the computer rebooted.  (I think I
> may have jostled the power cable.)  After the computer rebooted, I tried to
> restart exporting the recordings to DVD.  However, instead of giving me any
> of the normal screens that allow selection of the recordings, SP vs. LP,
> etc., it just jumps right back into the screen that shows the progress of
> the DVD creation.  (The screen that shows CANCEL, UPDATE, and EXIT at the
> bottom.)  What's on this status screen is, as far as I can tell, exactly
> what it showed just before the computer rebooted, but without running the
> program that the status screen says is running (ffmpeg, I think).  However,
> even if I CANCEL or EXIT (or even reboot the computer) this status screen
> shows up every time I try to export to DVD (or to a "native archive").
> Help!
>

you have a stale lock file so the system thinks you are still in the
middle of making a dvd. I ran into this and had to delete the lock
file (it in the <MYTHARCHIVEROOT>/logs/mythburn.lck (or somethig like
that). The problem I had was that I had to redo the entire process as
it was unable to pick up from where it left off .