[mythtv-users] mythfilldatabase

[Mike McMullin]

On Thu, 2011-03-03 at 13:51 -0500, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 03/03/2011 01:42 PM, Mike McMullin wrote:
> > On Thu, 2011-03-03 at 10:50 -0500, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> >> On 03/03/2011 01:49 AM, Mike McMullin wrote:
> >>>     Can someone please tell me what I'm seeing in the below output from
> >>> mythfilldatabase:
> >>>
> >>> 1: Data refresh needed because only 0 of 0 channels have at least one
> >>> program listed for day @ offset 10 from 8PM - midnight.   Previous day
> >>> had had 65 channels with data in that time period
> >>>
> >>> 2: This DataDirect listing source is shared by 2 MythTV lineups.
> >> Sounds like you have 2 MythTV Video Sources using the same DataDirect
> >> (Schedules Direct) lineup.  And, it's quite possible that one of those
> >> is an accidentally-created Video Source, which doesn't have any channels?
> >    I figure that my big problem in the other thread is in the "inputs"
> > page of the backend configure, but the pvr-150 is or should be set for
> > regular cable and the HDHR for Digital cable.
> 
> So you're supposed to have 2 Video Sources and they may well share the 
> same Schedules Direct lineup.
> 
> >> I'd need full mythfilldatabase log output to really understand what's
> >> happening, but I hope this may help you figure it out?
> >    I'd lover to but /var/log/mythtv/mythfilldatabase.log was doesn't seem
> > to have been updated since July 2010:
> >
> > mike at P-733-Lin:~$ locate mythfilldatabase.log
> > /var/log/mythtv/mythfilldatabase.log
> >
> > mike at P-733-Lin:/var/log/mythtv$ ls -l
> > total 296346
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 mythtv mythtv   785616 2011-03-03 13:17 jamu.log
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 mike   mythtv      161 2010-05-23 16:03 mtd.log
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root   mythtv   420913 2011-03-03 13:30 mythbackend.log
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root   mythtv 10586185 2011-03-01 07:56 mythbackend.log.1
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root   mythtv 10498153 2011-02-02 04:56 mythbackend.log.2
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root   mythtv 10547414 2011-01-05 09:03 mythbackend.log.3
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root   mythtv 10745070 2010-12-04 10:25 mythbackend.log.4
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root   mythtv 11097436 2010-11-14 09:32 mythbackend.log.5
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root   mythtv 10953629 2010-10-20 04:07 mythbackend.log.6
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root   mythtv 10811057 2010-09-26 09:12 mythbackend.log.7
> > -rw-rw-rw- 1 mythtv mythtv  6316123 2011-03-03 08:47 mythexport.log
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 mythtv mythtv     8681 2010-07-08 23:25
> > mythfilldatabase.log
> >
> >    Opening the log in gedit show entries from May and July of 2010,
> > nothing prior or post that time frame.  I suppose that might have
> > something to do with the ownership, I got from root:mythtv to
> > mythtv:mythtv, but mythexport.log seems to have updated, and today's
> > update is:


> Please check the value of "mythfilldatabase log path" in mythtv-setup 
> (under General), and verify it's referring to 
> /var/log/mythfilldatabase.log .

  Odd it was blank, I reset it

>   Also, you may need to change the 
> permissions on the file (chmod 775 /var/log/mythfilldatabase.log ).  

  Done, but why are we setting executable bits?

> And, note that the mythfilldatabase log path is only used if the backend 
> runs mythfilldatabase for you.  If you run it at the command line, 
> you'll get log output in stdout, by default, or wherever you redirect 
> its output.
> 
> Mike

  Thanks for the fast help Mike.