[mythtv-users] Filldatabase cron job necessary?

Mike Perkins mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Wed Apr 11 21:38:18 UTC 2007


Mitch Gore wrote:
> 
> 
> On 4/11/07, *Jon Boehm* <boehm100 at comcast.net 
> <mailto:boehm100 at comcast.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Is there anything that needs to be setup in the backend for it to
>     control the fill?  If so where?
>      
>     If it is automatic, it would seem that a cron job would be
>     completely redundant.
>      
>     Jon
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>      
>     you can do it from a cron job or the backend can run it when it
>     needs to.  The later being a better way of running it because it
>     works around you recordings. 
>      
>     Mitchell
> 
>      
>     On 4/11/07, *Jon Boehm* <boehm100 at comcast.net
>     <mailto:boehm100 at comcast.net> > wrote:
> 
>         When I set up my myth box I created a daily filldatebase cron
>         job.  Was this
>         needed?  I'm getting the feeling that the backend is initiating a
>         filldatabase job because some times mythweb status shows the
>         last fill run
>         time different from my cron job time.
> 
>         Thanks,
>         Jon
> 
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>  
> from the online documentation....
>  
> 
> 
>     9.4 Configuring and running mythfilldatabase
>     <http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO.html#toc9.4>
> 
> *NOTE*: *mythfilldatabase* might take a while to complete, depending on 
> any number of factors, most of which you can't control. It's best to 
> just let the program run to completion. 	*mythfilldatabase --help* will 
> give a full listing of the options available.
> 
> *mythfilldatabase --manual* is another option; the manual option will 
> allow you to fine tune channel frequencies and specify which channels 
> will be added to the database.
> 
> *mythfilldatabase --file* is an option if there isn't an XMLTV grabber 
> for your country, but you *do* have an XML formatted listings file 
> created by some other program.
> 
> *mythfilldatabase --xawchannels* is an option if you have used *xawtv* 
> to fine-tune your channels and would like to import the fine tuning 
> offsets into MythTV.
> 
> *mythfilldatabase --refresh-today* will only pull guide data for today 
> (in case of late-breaking changes to the schedule).
> 
> 
>       Periodically running *mythfilldatabase*
> 
> In order to keep your database filled, *mythfilldatabase* should be run 
> once a day.
> 
> *To use MythTV's built-in capability, you'll need to run the 
> mythfrontend Setup option. From the mythfrontend, enter the 
> Setup>General screen and advance to "Mythfilldatabase", the fourth 
> screen. Select the checkbox, then complete the options as you see fit. 
> The mythbackend program will now run mythfilldatabase for you. *
> 
> ** 
> 
> Mitchell
> 
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May depend on distribution. I know [X]ubuntu sets up a cron job timed to 
about 0200. Mandriva doesn't, so I use the built-in one, which fires off 
sometime between 0200 and 0500.

Mike Perkins.


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