[mythtv-users] Scan for New Videos - Success & Error Message

Jim jim_32766 at hotmail.com
Thu Sep 3 00:32:16 UTC 2015



On 09/02/2015 08:15 PM, Bill Meek wrote:
> On 09/02/2015 06:35 PM, Jim wrote:
>> When I load a new video into my mythtv system and then scan for the new
>> video via Videos->Browse Videos->Scan for Changes, the system succeeds
>> in finding the new video but then displays an error message that says,
>> "Failed to Scan SG Video Hosts: blipper-tv".  It appears to be scanning,
>> or attempting to scan, two locations. One that exists and one that 
>> does not.
>>
>> Back when I was building this system, host name blipper, I may have
>> first named it blipper-tv. Is it possible that there is a configuration
>> file or cache somewhere that needs to be updated so the error message
>> stops appearing?
>
> I'd also look at your frontend and backend logs for a line that contains:
>
>     ... Using localhost value of XXXXXX
>
> and verify that that's your real hostname. As opposed to one that's set
> in one of your config.xml files. If all your config.xml files contain a
> line exactly like this:
>
> <LocalHostName>my-unique-identifier-goes-here</LocalHostName>
>
> then that's not the issue. "my-unique-identifier-goes-here" can
> also be omitted. Both have the effect of using the machine's own
> hostname (e.g. the output of the hostname command.)
>
Those appeared to be in order. Another variable investigated and crossed 
off the list. In the end, deleting and re-creating the Video storage 
group seems to have fixed the problem.  Thanks.


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