[mythtv-users] General newb questions

[Jake Vickers]

Jake Vickers wrote:
> Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>> Jake Vickers wrote:
>>   
>>> I've just gotten into Myth. I have a backend running MythDora 4, a 
>>> frontend running MythDora 4, and another frontend running Ubuntu Feisty.
>>> When I watch TV on the MD (MythDora) front machine, the viewings show on 
>>> the backend like I would assume they should. Same with recorded shows.
>>> Now when I watch TV on the Ubuntu frontend machine, the live TV views 
>>> and the recorded shows do NOT show on the MD backend. I'd like them to. 
>>> I searched the Ubuntu machine for any files over 4M, and didn't see the 
>>> recordings anywhere - I have to assume they were recorded on the backend 
>>> machine (which would make sense, since it has the PVR150 card), but why 
>>> are they not showing in the 2 MD machine's catalogs?
>>> Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance!
>>>   
>>>     
>> LiveTV recordings are in their own "group" in Watch Recordings.  By 
>> default this group is not shown since most of the time people don't care 
>> to see them.  You can find the setting to enable it somewhere in the 
>> frontend settings or you can switch to it by pressing MENU in Watch 
>> Recordings and changing your view.
>>
>>   
> I tried that, thanks. And yes, the mysql.txt file has the correct IP 
> address.
> On the backend machine, (in the frontend menu) I see the recordings 
> and live TV from the other MD front machine.
> I set some shows to be recorded on the Ubuntu frontend machine and 
> they show on the Ubuntu machine, and play just fine, but they do not 
> show in the recordings menu on the backend machine. I'm sure they're 
> on the drive somewhere on the backend machine but I'd like them to 
> show in the recordings menu as well.
> Thanks!
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I see the files under the "previously recorded" menu. Guess I was 
looking in the wrong spot. Shouldn't they also show under the "Manage 
Recordings" menu?
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