[mythtv-users] Mythtv does not generate thumbnail pictures

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Sat Jan 14 16:40:24 UTC 2012


On 01/14/2012 10:00 AM, Ivo [Bear] Hanuska wrote:
> Halo everyone,
>
> after hardware failure I had to reinstall bath my back and front end.
> After re installation, I have no thumbnails at all. So I have no
> thumbnails on videos, and I have no thumbnails on recorded TV shows. I
> presume, that I miss some library, or script, which generates
> thumbnails, but I do not know, what is wrong.
> As usual, I looked to the log, but I found just:
>
> 2012-01-12 11:02:44.024 Preview Error: Run() cannot generate preview
> locally for: '/srv/mythtv/default/1204_20120112092500.mpg'
> 2012-01-12 11:02:44.027 Preview Error: Run() cannot generate preview
> locally for: '/srv/mythtv/default/1101_20120112110200.mpg'
> 2012-01-12 11:02:44.034 Preview Error: Run() cannot generate preview
> locally for: '/srv/mythtv/default/1102_20120112093500.mpg'
>
> Even when I switch debug output on, I can not see anything more detailed.
>
> 2012-01-14 15:55:25.845 SG(Default): FindRecordingFile: Found
> '/srv/mythtv/default/1101_20120104165300.mpg'
> 2012-01-14 15:55:25.862 ProgramInfo(1101_20120104165300.mpg):
> GetPlaybackURL: File is local: '/srv/mythtv/default/1101_20120104165300.mpg'
> 2012-01-14 15:55:25.879 Preview Error: Run() cannot generate preview
> locally for: '/srv/mythtv/default/1101_20120104165300.mpg'
>
> I am runing OpenSuSE 12.1, mythtv is 0.24.1 installed from RPM in
> following packages:
>
> mythvideo-0_24-0.24.1-6.2.i586
> mythtv-0_24-setup-0.24.1-6.2.i586
> mythtv-0_24-base-themes-0.24.1-6.2.noarch
> mythweb-0_24-0.24-2.2.noarch
> mythtv-0_24-docs-0.24.1-6.2.i586
> mythtv-0_24-backend-0.24.1-6.2.i586
> mythtv-0_24-common-0.24.1-6.2.i586
> libmyth-0_24-0.24.1-6.2.i586
>
> I was trying to install all needed packages, but no success. I wonder,
> what I miss. Can someonme help?
>
> Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Sounds like file system permission problems.

ls -ld /srv{,/mythtv{,/default}}

Mike


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