[mythtv-users] Storage group question

[Phil Bridges]

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Phil Bridges <gravityhammer at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Michael T. Dean
> <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>>  On 11/09/2010 10:16 PM, Phil Bridges wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  On 11/09/2010 09:20 PM, Phil Bridges wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying to set up a slave backend again (old one croaked).  Before,
>>>>> I was using .22, and shared my drives using NFS.  Now, I'm going to
>>>>> try to use Storage Groups.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have mythbackend running on my slave backend (tunerless until my
>>>>> HD-PVR comes in).  I have three mount points for recordings:
>>>>>
>>>>> /mnt/video1/recordings
>>>>> /mnt/video2/recordings
>>>>> /mnt/video3/recordings
>>>>>
>>>>> I have added each of those directories on my master backend in the
>>>>> "Default" storage group.  When I exited mythtv-setup, it barked at me
>>>>> that these directories didn't exist.  No big deal, right, since my
>>>>> slave backend wasn't running yet.
>>>>>
>>>>> I started my master backend, and then the slave.  The master backend
>>>>> log shows the slave is connected.  I go to the MythWeb status page,
>>>>> though, and t doesn't show the drives.  I check my frontend status -
>>>>> no drives.  I go to the backend webpage (IP:6544) and it shows the
>>>>> drives.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions on how to get this working?
>>>>
>>>> Look in the remote backend's logs for errors.  Also, check your file
>>>> system
>>>> permissions on those directories--they (and all their parent directories)
>>>> need read and execute for the user running mythbackend (and the
>>>> recordings
>>>> directory needs write permissions).
>>>>
>>>> If you don't see any errors, run the remote backend with:
>>>>
>>>> mythbackend -v important,general,file
>>>
>>> Nothing I see:
>>
>> ...
>>>
>>> 2010-11-09 22:12:47.942 MythBackend: Running as a slave backend.
>>> 2010-11-09 22:12:47.945 MythBackend, Error: No valid capture cards are
>>> defined in the database.
>>>                         Perhaps you should re-read the installation
>>> instructions?
>>
>> There's your problem.  Once you have your capture cards defined, it will
>> work.
>>
>
> Huh.  Capture cards are required for storage groups to work on a slave
> backend?  Looks like something for the wiki.
>
> Looks like it's back to NFS for me for now, then - not sure when my
> HD-PVR will be here, and I need to use the space.
>

OK - I have my tuner set up on my slave backend.  Recordings made on
that tuner record fine on the slave backend.  Unfortunately, though,
when I have a recording from a tuner on my master backend, it can't
record onto the slave backend.

In my master backend's default storage group, I have the following directories:

/mnt/master/recordings
/mnt/master/recordings2
/mnt/video1/recordings
/mnt/video2/recordings
/mnt/video3/recordings

The last three are directories that exist only on my slave backend.
All of these slave directories are set at 777.

Any suggestions?