[mythtv-users] Question about Storage groups...

Nasa nasa01 at comcast.net
Tue Apr 13 22:57:07 UTC 2010


----- "Steven Dennis" <nzdreamer55 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks so much for the help.  Can you suggest the easiest way to get
> the fixes?  Can I load Mythdora then "upgrade" before I try to
> install
> mythtv?  Could I load fedora then try to install mythtv (I'm still
> having trouble with this as I don't quite understand how to use SVN
> or
> how to compile a program on linux, but maybe someone could point me
> to
> some examples?)
> 
> Thanks and I cannot wait to get this up and running!
> 
> Steve
Have you read here?

http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-5.html

Also, to add a directory to the default group make sure 
you highlight it then press select/enter and enter
the path in the box that appears.  Read about Storage
groups here:

http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-9.html#ss9.1


Nasa

> 
> On 4/13/10, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
> > On 4/13/2010 17:24, Steven Dennis wrote:
> > > The storage group set up has never worked for me. I'm not sure if
> > > these groups are suppose to be directories on my drive or if they
> just
> > > are an internal way that mythtv organizes things.
> > >
> >
> > Storage groups are MythTV's way of telling a backend where your
> content is.
> > You can add one or more directories to a storage group, and MythTV
> will
> > automatically load balance between then when recording.  The
> directory must
> > be readable and writable by the backend, and frontends can stream
> from the
> > backend if they do not have access to those files.
> >
> > > If I press esc to leave the setup it says that there are not any
> > > groups created and asks if I want to correct this.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > You need to add at least one directory to the Default group for
> MythTV to be
> > able to record anything.
> >
> > > Default
> > > LiveTV
> > > (Create DB Baackups group)
> > > (Create new group)
> > >
> > >
> >
> > The fact that you do not have any of the groups MythVideo now uses
> listed
> > means you are trying to install 0.21.  Please consider using
> 0.23-fixes, or
> > at least 0.22-fixes instead.
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