[mythtv-users] MythTV User Status ??

[Richard Hulme]

On 12/01/15 19:30, jim wrote:
>
> On 01/12/2015 01:04 PM, Jim wrote:
>> On 1/12/2015 11:49 AM, jim wrote:
>>> I can't seem to find a mount point when MythTV is
>>> running. It's not under /media/user as it is on my other linux mint
>>> system (without MythTV).
>>
>> Once mounted you should be able to use the "mount" command to see all
>> mounts.
>>
> Check this on your system and see if you get the same result. It's
> confusing to me.
> When the MythTV FE is NOT running and a DVD is inserted, the result of
> running the command "mount", and the info in /etc/mtab, show a new
> mount, e.g /dev/sr0 /media/username/DVD-title, etc.
> When the MythTV FE  is running and a DVD is inserted there is no change
> to the results from the "mount" command, or, of course, the info in
> /etc/mtab. (or it's a quick and transient change)
> The DVD is playable via MythTV, and ejects just fine, I just can't find
> the mount point. For a few seconds, as the DVD spins up, I see on the
> desktop a standard DVD icon with DVD title below, but it disappears
> quickly when the FE is running, and stays if the FE isn't running. This
> may be by design and for a good reason, just confusing to a newbie.

Hi Jim,

MythTV does not mount the DVD.  It reads (via libdvdread) directly from 
the device.  This is usually /dev/sr0 but can be set under Video 
Settings->Player Settings.

Richard.