[mythtv-users] mythfilldatabase failing after OS upgrade

[Daryl McDonald]

On Fri, Jan 6, 2023 at 11:08 AM Daryl McDonald <darylangela at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2023 at 10:53 AM Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> On 06/01/2023 14:13, Daryl McDonald wrote:
>> > I have a dual boot Ubuntu 20.04/22.04 FE/BE system. I successfully
>> restored
>> > my database to myth in 22.04 and mythfilldatabase fails. Thinking I
>> needed
>> > to then go through the xmltv configure process again I get this:
>> > $ tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite --configure --config-file
>> > $HOME/.mythtv/intenna.xmltv
>> > tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite uses a local database for downloaded EPG data.
>> > Please specify the database name created via tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite
>> > --manage-lineups
>> > Database for Schedules Direct EPG:
>> [/home/mythtv/.xmltv/SchedulesDirect.DB]
>> > intenna
>> > Unable to create parent directory for intenna: mkdir .: Permission
>> denied
>> > at /usr/local/bin/tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite line 4397.
>> > I have two sources intenna and antenna, same result for both.
>> > Permissions are identical on both systems:
>> > ls -al /usr/local/bin/tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite
>> > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 338312 Jan  6 07:52
>> > /usr/local/bin/tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite
>> >
>> > aryl at trieli
>> :/media/daryl/b48b3666-5550-4407-859d-74f11d287875/usr/local/bin$
>> > ls -al tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite
>> > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 322422 Nov  7  2020 tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite
>> >
>> > FE info shows mythfilldatabase failed error code 1
>> >
>> > I also see an internal Ubuntu error:
>> > "tmdb3typy crashed with IndexError in_getitem_():list index outside
>> range"
>> >
>> > What do I need to do next to put this right?
>> > TIA  Daryl
>> >
>> It is fairly plain what is happening:
>>
>>  > Permissions are identical on both systems:
>>  > ls -al /usr/local/bin/tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite
>>  > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 338312 Jan  6 07:52
>>  > /usr/local/bin/tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite
>>
>> There are no write permissions for /anyone/ here, although root of course
>> has the ability to do
>> almost anything. Again:
>>
>>  > aryl at trieli
>> :/media/daryl/b48b3666-5550-4407-859d-74f11d287875/usr/local/bin$
>>
> didn't copy fully should be daryl not aryl
>
>>  > ls -al tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite
>>  > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 322422 Nov  7  2020 tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite
>>
>> You're running this as aryl but again there are no write permissions on
>> the file at all, only read
>> and execute.
>>
> the 20.04 system did filldatabase, bur 22.04 does not with identical
> permissions
>
>>
>> Does your mythtv system run from aryl normally? If so, change the
>> ownership and permissions as
>> follows (and as root or using sudo):
>>
>> $HOME/.mythtv#chown -R aryl:aryl *
>> $HOME/.mythtv#chmod -R ugo+rwx *
>>
> did this:
> daryl at trieli:~$ sudo chown -R mythtv:mythtv /home/daryl/.mythtv
> [sudo] password for daryl:
> daryl at trieli:~$ sudo chmod -R ugo+rwx /home/daryl/.mythtv
> daryl at trieli
> but mythfilldatabase failed, this being the interesting bit:
> 023-01-06 11:03:57.079753 I  XMLTV config file is:
> /home/mythtv/.mythtv/antenna.xmltv
> 2023-01-06 11:03:57.932071 E  XMLTV grabber returned error code 1
> 2023-01-06 11:03:58.431953 E  Malformed XML file, missing </tv> element,
> at line 1, Premature end of document.
> 2023-01-06 11:03:58.672958 I  Updating source #8 (intenna) with grabber
> tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite
> 2023-01-06 11:03:58.673791 I  Found 36 channels for source 8 which use
> grabber
> 2023-01-06 11:03:59.483859 I  Grabber has capabilities: baseline
> manualconfig preferredmethod lineups apiconfig
> 2023-01-06 11:04:00.285675 I  Grabber prefers method: allatonce
>
>>
>> The -R propagates the ownership/permissions down any lower level
>> directories.
>>
>> If you do /not/ normally run as aryl, then adjust the 'chown' as
>> appropriate.
>>
>> -Mike Perkins
>>
>> Okay, I see it now, but this didn't work either:
daryl at trieli:~$ sudo su mythtv
$ tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite --configure --config-file
$HOME/.mythtv/antenna.xmltv
tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite uses a local database for downloaded EPG data.
Please specify the database name created via tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite
--manage-lineups
Database for Schedules Direct EPG: [/home/mythtv/.xmltv/SchedulesDirect.DB]
antenna
Unable to create parent directory for antenna: mkdir .: Permission denied
at /usr/local/bin/tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite line 4397.
$ tv_grag_zz_sdjson_sqlite --configure --config-file
$HOME/.mythtv/intenna.xmlyv
sh: 2: tv_grag_zz_sdjson_sqlite: not found
$ tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite --configure --config-file
$HOME/.mythtv/intenna.xmltv
tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite uses a local database for downloaded EPG data.
Please specify the database name created via tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite
--manage-lineups
Database for Schedules Direct EPG: [/home/mythtv/.xmltv/SchedulesDirect.DB]
intenna
Unable to create parent directory for intenna: mkdir .: Permission denied
at /usr/local/bin/tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite line 4397.

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