[mythtv-users] 60% of MythWeb "Recorded Programs" Thumbnails Missing

[Ryan]

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Ryan <wyild1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 6:09 AM, Michael T. Dean
>  <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>  > On 04/20/2008 12:05 AM, Ryan wrote:
>  >  > I too am having this problem, but its more like 50%.  The recordings
>  >  > that dont have a preview, the flash stream doesnt even show up.  The
>  >  > ones that have a preview i can watch the stream.  I deleted the png
>  >  > files, and even changed time from where it grabs the preview (from 120
>  >  > sec to 60 sec) and that didnt have any effect.
>  >
>  >  Yours is almost definitely because of missing recordings.  This can
>  >  happen, for example, if you have an improperly configured PHP and the
>  >  timezone is wrong.  Check /etc/php.ini.
>  >
>  >  Are all the missing recordings/previews ones you've recorded DST began
>  >  (or during past-years' DST's)?
>  >
>  >  The same may be true for your other 10%, Mache.
>  >
>  >  Mike
>
>  I just rebuilt this box yesterday because of a harddrive crash, and
>  thats when this problem started.  Thanks for the php.ini info, that
>  was the next thing that was racking my head about the time in mythweb
>  being off.  I updated the time, deleted the previews from the
>  recordings and mythweb cache and i still dont get the previews, but i
>  can now stream all the recordings when i click on the recording under
>  Recorded Programs.
>
>  U are correct about DST, because all my recordings before March 9th
>  2008 show the previews.  The problem is that where i live in Canada,
>  we dont observe DST, the time never changes.  I would also like to
>  point out that i get a few random previews since March 9th, but
>  nothing consistent.
>
>  Thanks for the advice!  getting closer, just a bit more help needed!
>

OK its working again!  I went into mythfrontend and changed the time
position to grab the preview from 60 to 90 seconds and boom.  The
previews are all appearing now and i can stream them.  Thanks!