[mythtv-users] How do you point to a remote folder

[Anthony Rooney]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of John Pilkington
> Sent: Wednesday, 23 February 2011 1:24 AM
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] How do you point to a remote folder
> 
> 
> 
> > I finally got fstab to mount the remote folder using the following
syntax:
> >
> > //possum/MusicFilms /mnt/MusicFilms cifs
> >
> credentials=/home/anthony/.credentials,_netdev,dir_mode=0775,uid=myth
> t
> > v,gid=
> > 124  0  0
> >
> > On startup I can browse the files system and see the contents of Music
> > Films in the /mnt folder.
> >
> > However mythVideo still does not see this location from the Frontend
> > interface??
> >
> > I checked Myth Frontend going to media library and I can one see 2 of
> > the 3 locations I defined, both local /var/lib/mythtv/videos (default)
> > and /home/anthony/Videos
> >
> > I checked myth Frontend setup: - Utilities - Setup - Settings -Media
> > Settings - Video Settings - General Settings and
> > /var/lib/mythtv/videos: /home/anthony/Videos:/mnt/MusicFilms -  is the
> > string entered.
> >
> > Also checking myth Backend - Storage directories - Videos and the 3
> > rows are listed as:
> > /var/lib/mythtv/
> > /home/anthony/Videos
> > /mnt/MusicFilms
> >
> > Now MusicFilms is mounted as recommended by this group and I have
> > double checked that it has the same permissions granted to the mythtv
> > group as the other locations however I cannot see the MusicFilms
> > content even though VLC can play these files opening via the browse
> > functionality, WITHOUT having to mount in fstab.
> > I am also confused whether I shoud set storage group location in the
> > backend or the front end.  I expected to do this in the backend ONLY
> > so I am surprised that the frontend also seems to be editable also?
> >
> > I wasted 11 hours of time over 2 weeks getting the syntax of fstab OK
> > and still myth video will not access anything except local folders?
> >
> > Any advise why this is happening?
> >
> In the frontend 'Watch Videos' page there's a menu option, accessed by
> pressing 'm' or the menu key, that lets you 'scan for changes'.  Without
> that your videos will be invisible.  Perhaps that's what you need?    I
> frequently forget how to do this, because it doesn't show in the menu
> structure.
> 
> John P
> 
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Thanks John, that worked a treat.

I don't understand why this menu is hidden like a Monika and I don't
remember any reference to it in the doco.

Are there any other menus like this accessed by shortcut keys in other
modules that I should be aware of?

Kind Regards


Anthony