[mythtv-users] Log Error Pointing to old Backend

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Wed Dec 4 05:06:24 UTC 2013


fixed top posting...


On 12/03/2013 08:26 PM, Mark Pennock wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Michael T. Dean<mtdean at thirdcontact.com>wrote:
>
>> On 11/26/2013 07:37 PM, Mark Pennock wrote:
>>
>>> I upgraded my backend and I am getting errors where it is looking for
>>> files on the old backend. I looked through the setup screens and could not
>>> find anything related to the old backend. Here is one of the many error
>>> lines I am getting.
>>>
>>> Nov 26 18:32:07 Myth4 mythbackend: mythbackend[21412]: E CoreContext
>>> mainserver.cpp:2672 (DoHandleDeleteRecording) ERROR when trying to delete
>>> file: myth://192.168.1.67:6543/3226_20130802223000.mpg<
>>> http://192.168.1.67:6543/3226_20130802223000.mpg>. File doesn't exist.
>>>   Database metadata will not be removed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My new myth backend is on IP 192.168.1.5
>>>
>> If you change host names during an upgrade, you're supposed to fix the
>> database before running any mythtv programs against it, using:
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Database_Backup_and_Restore#
>> Change_the_hostname_of_a_MythTV_frontend_or_backend
>>
>> If you did change your host name and didn't do fix the database first,
>> you'll need to do:
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Backend_migration#Retiring_an_old_backend
> Okay, I did a remove all for capture cards and videos sources and I still
> see errors trying to delete files that it can't find with the IP address of
> the old backend.

That won't affect recordings/deleting recordings.  There are 2 last 
steps in the wiki entry that fixes the recordings--the Storage 
Directories part and the SQL.

Mike


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