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

[John Pilkington]

On 23/02/11 13:34, Anthony Rooney wrote:
>
>
>> -----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
>>

>
> 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
>

Glad you got there in the end.  Yes, the 'm' key has a role in other 
places within myth - for example in mytharchive to activate a cutlist or 
define chapter endpoints.  I don't remember other examples offhand but 
it's just another resource that gets used occasionally.  It's certainly 
mentioned somewhere in the docs but the references often don't keep up 
with the moving target.  Try it with a few more pages and see what turns 
up; I think you'll always be able to back out.

Cheers,

John P