[mythtv-users] Mythweather - add screens not working..

[Timothy Bish]

William Munson wrote:
> A JM wrote:
>   
>> I'm trying to add screens on Mythweather SVN 14021 and each time I try
>> to add a screen I get the message "Screen cannot be used, not all
>> required data is supplied by existing sources" any ideas on how to
>> solve that?
>>
>> Thanks,
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> You may also be running into this issue which I found in the archives.
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>  >
>  > OK. It looks like searching for "southeast" pulled up the maps that
>  > I was looking for. When I try to add an animated map, though, it pops
>  > up "Screen cannot be used, not all required data is supplied by
>  > existing sources". I don't even have an option to search for my
>  > location. Does this sound right?
>
> Yes.. that means that the animated maps aren't working. :)
>
> Again, I have to use Fedora paths because it is all I am familiar with,
> but try testing the script directly:
> cd /usr/share/mythtv/mythweather/scripts
> ./animaps.pl
>
> If it gives you an error (missing perl module), then you are missing
> some software in order to make it work. Specifically, for animaps.pl,
> you need:
> ImageMagick-perl (the ImageMagick perl libraries)
> Image::Size
>   

The other thing to check is to make sure that animaps.pl is executable.  
I found that my copy was not installed as executable, once I changed it 
the animated maps were able to be added.

Regards
Tim.