[mythtv-users] Master backend trying to record to non-existent directory

Bob Cottingham bobnvic at gmail.com
Tue Jul 24 17:59:33 UTC 2012


On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Michael T. Dean
<mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> On 07/20/2012 01:47 AM, Bob Cottingham wrote:
>>
>> I've had a persistent issue for about a year where the master backend
>> will try to record to a directory listed in the storage group that
>> isn't present on that system.  The only way I've been able to get the
>> system to work is to mount the directory using NFS, however I would
>> prefer to have it work without doing that.
>>
>> I have the storage group defined on the master backend with the following:
>>
>> /var/mythtv/tv/recordings/
>> /var/mythtv/tv2/recordings/
>> /var/mythtv/tv3/recordings/
>> /var/tv/recordings/
>> /var/tv2/recordings/
>>
>> The first three directories on the master backend and the last two on
>> the slave backend.  Nothing is defined on the slave backend.  My
>> understanding is that the master backend will realize that the last
>> two directories do not exist on that system and not use them, however,
>> on my system, it repeatedly tries to anyway.  Here is part of the log
>> on the master backend from tonight:
>>
>> 2012-07-19 23:28:11.219043 I  TVRec(2): ASK_RECORDING 2 28 0 0
>> 2012-07-19 23:28:11.769356 I  TVRec(1): ASK_RECORDING 1 28 0 0
>> 2012-07-19 23:28:41.133675 I  TVRec(1): Changing from None to
>> RecordingOnly
>> 2012-07-19 23:28:41.135016 I  TVRec(1): HW Tuner: 1->1
>> 2012-07-19 23:28:41.235361 N  AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required
>> Free Space: 52.0 GB w/freq: 14 min
>> 2012-07-19 23:28:41.281962 I  Tuning recording: "My Babysitter's a
>> Vampire":"Blue Moon": channel 5301 on cardid 1, sourceid 4
>> 2012-07-19 23:28:41.785424 I  Updating status for "My Babysitter's a
>> Vampire":"Blue Moon" on cardid 1 (Tuning =>  Recording)
>> 2012-07-19 23:28:41.846021 I  TVRec(1): rec->GetPathname():
>> '/var/tv2/recordings/5301_20120719232900.mpg'
>> 2012-07-19 23:28:41.846084 E
>> TFW(/var/tv2/recordings/5301_20120719232900.mpg:-1): Opening file
>> '/var/tv2/recordings/5301_20120719232900.mpg'.
>>                         eno: No such file or directory (2)
>> 2012-07-19 23:28:41.846103 E  TVRec(1): RingBuffer
>> '/var/tv2/recordings/5301_20120719232900.mpg' not open...
>> 2012-07-19 23:28:41.846586 I  TVRec(1): Changing from RecordingOnly to
>> None
>>
>> I have tried removing all storage group information and re-entering it
>> with no difference.  I haven't found anyone else reporting this issue
>> in the last year, but it is driving me crazy.  Does anyone have any
>> ideas what may be causing this?
>
>
> Please try:
>
> ls -ld /var/{,mythtv/}tv*/recordings
>
> on both backends and provide the output.  Then, please run:
>
> df -k /var/{,mythtv/}tv*/recordings
>
> on both and provide its output.

Sorry for the delay.  Here is the output:

master backend:
bob at mythbox:~$ ls -ld /var/{,mythtv/}tv*/recordings
ls: cannot access /var/tv*/recordings: No such file or directory
drwxrwxrwx 2 bob bob  24576 2012-07-19 22:33 /var/mythtv/tv2/recordings
drwxrwxrwx 2 bob bob 126976 2012-07-24 11:43 /var/mythtv/tv3/recordings
drwxrwxrwx 2 bob bob 135168 2012-07-24 12:39 /var/mythtv/tv/recordings

bob at mythbox:~$ df -k /var/{,mythtv/}tv*/recordings
df: `/var/tv*/recordings': No such file or directory
Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda2            709363588 692880936  16482652  98% /var/mythtv
/dev/sdb1            1953446464 1896418576  57027888  98% /var/mythtv/tv3
/dev/sdc1            1952558140 1895880720  56677420  98% /var/mythtv/tv

slave backend:
bob at mail:~$ ls -ld /var/{,mythtv/}tv*/recordings
ls: cannot access /var/mythtv/tv*/recordings: No such file or directory
drwxrwxrwx 2 bob bob 49152 2012-07-24 12:39 /var/tv2/recordings
drwxrwxrwx 2 bob bob 20480 2012-07-16 18:14 /var/tv/recordings

bob at mail:~$ df -k /var/{,mythtv/}tv*/recordings
df: `/var/mythtv/tv*/recordings': No such file or directory
Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb1            976694464 919833692  56860772  95% /var/tv2
/dev/sda2            200184560 183212220  16972340  92% /var/tv

I just had the master backend try to record to /var/tv2/recordings
with another failed recording resulting.  Any ideas on how to
straighten this out would be very appreciated.

Thanks!

Bob C


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