[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....
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>
> 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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