[mythtv-users] Automatic mythfilldatabase runs to Schedules Direct seem to be frequently failing

[Ian Evans]

On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 11:33 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org>wrote:
[snip]

> I wrapped mythfilldatabase in a script which pings the router 3 times,
> then pings an outside site 5 times, then runs mfdb:
> #!/bin/bash
> ping -c 3 jag
> ping -c 3 bell.net
> mythfilldatabase --dd-grab-all.
>


Hit send too soon. Looking at the mythtv-setup settings, I only see a place
to put in an argument for mythfilldatabase.

Are you calling your script _outside_ myth?

I seem to vaguely recall reading someone else having this issue before.
Wonder if a configurable ping should just become part of mythfilldatabase.
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