[mythtv-users] USB Shared drive recording to

[MacNean Tyrrell]

Would a USB external drive connected to backend work?  I just dont' get why
recordings to the USB on the slave doesn't work.  Why would it create a
file, size 0 and not add any information to it.

On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 8:56 AM, MacNean Tyrrell <dardack at gmail.com> wrote:

> I recently got a 1.5TB drive for $60.00.  Figured it would be nice to store
> all my movies on, as the 500gb drive I had dedicated to it is about 70%
> full.  So I attached it to the Acer Revo machine in my living room and
> shared it with samba.  I have it mounted on both mythtv machines along with
> my laptop.  So I added it as a storage group on the backend.  However, if it
> tries to record to it, it just creates a file 0 size.  I know it has
> read/write permisions cause i can nano test write and save that file.
>
> Is it just not feasible to go over network to USB for video?
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>
> MacNean C. Tyrrell
>



-- 
Sincerely,

MacNean C. Tyrrell
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