[mythtv-users] MythArchive error need some assistance...

Kevin J. Cummings cummings at kjchome.homeip.net
Sat Jun 28 02:08:17 UTC 2008


A JM wrote:
> This is the latest error:
> 
> 2008-06-27 21:50:07 
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/local/share/mythtv/mytharchive/scripts/mythburn.py", line 
> 5399, in main
>     processJob(job)
>   File "/usr/local/share/mythtv/mytharchive/scripts/mythburn.py", line 
> 5195, in processJob
>     BurnDVDISO(title)
>   File "/usr/local/share/mythtv/mytharchive/scripts/mythburn.py", line 
> 2568, in BurnDVDISO
>     drivestatus = ioctl(f,CDROM.CDROM_DRIVE_STATUS, 0)
> IOError: [Errno 25] Inappropriate ioctl for device

This smells of a bad device being used.  I'd like to see the drive 
information found by the system when it boots.  Look through your 
/var/log/messages file, or your /var/log/dmesg (or /var/log/boot.log) if 
you have one.....  grep -i for "hdb"

-- 
Kevin J. Cummings
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cummings at kjc386.framingham.ma.us
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