[mythtv-users] mythbackend keeps crashing

[Bill Meek]

On 03/09/2014 03:45 PM, Gabe Rubin wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Karl Dietz <dekarl at spaetfruehstuecken.org>wrote:
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>> On 09.03.2014 20:36, Gabe Rubin wrote:

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> Thanks.  I have two config.xml files.  One is in /home/mythtv/.mythtv and
> the other is in /etc/mythtv

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> Still having mythbackend crash:
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The following says /etc/mythtv is the configuration directory being
used:

> 2014-03-09 13:40:46.242326 N [4215/4215] thread_unknown mythdirs.cpp:61
> (InitializeMythDirs) - Read conf dir = /etc/mythtv

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A backend is known as a Slave Backend if the Local and Master IP addresses
in mythtv-setup are not the same:

> (run_backend) - MythBackend: Running as a slave backend.
> 2014-03-09 13:40:46.292247 W [4215/4215] CoreContext main_helpers.cpp:214
> (setupTVs) - MythBackend: No valid capture cards are defined in the
> database.
...
> 2014-03-09 13:41:17.334251 I [4215/4278] ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1472
> (HandleAnnounce) - adding: Mythbox as a slave backend server

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These lines say that /etc/mythtv isn't writable by user mythtv:

> 2014-03-09 13:41:17.337791 I [4215/4283] ProcessRequest mainserver.cpp:1422
> (HandleAnnounce) - adding: Mythbox as a client (events: 1)
> 2014-03-09 13:41:17.615003 E [4215/4283] ProcessRequest storagegroup.cpp:85
> (StaticInit) - SG() Error: Could not create builtinStorage Group directory
> '/etc/mythtv/3rdParty' for '3rdParty'
> 2014-03-09 13:41:17.615021 E [4215/4283] ProcessRequest storagegroup.cpp:85
> (StaticInit) - SG() Error: Could not create builtinStorage Group directory
> '/etc/mythtv/channels' for 'ChannelIcons'
> 2014-03-09 13:41:17.615035 E [4215/4283] ProcessRequest storagegroup.cpp:85
> (StaticInit) - SG() Error: Could not create builtinStorage Group directory
> '/etc/mythtv/tmp/hls' for 'Streaming'
> 2014-03-09 13:41:17.615058 E [4215/4283] ProcessRequest storagegroup.cpp:85
> (StaticInit) - SG() Error: Could not create builtinStorage Group directory
> '/etc/mythtv/tmp' for 'Temp'
> 2014-03-09 13:41:17.615075 E [4215/4283] ProcessRequest storagegroup.cpp:85
> (StaticInit) - SG() Error: Could not create builtinStorage Group directory
> '/etc/mythtv/themes' for 'Themes'

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Bill