[mythtv-users] mythfilldatabase broken?

Scott Petersen scott_j1 at slal.net
Fri Aug 13 18:59:24 EDT 2004


On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 05:33:16PM -0400, Cuddles -- Soft and furry,  but I've got CLAWS! wrote:
> Ok folks, I just noticed this error this morning. For some reason, 
> mythfilldatabase is NOT grabbing data anymore! Here's a paste of the action:
> 
> Resolving datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com... 206.18.98.160
> Connecting to datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com[206.18.98.160]:80... 
> connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized
> Connecting to datadirect.webservices.zap2it.com[206.18.98.160]:80... 
> connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
> Length: unspecified [text/xml]
> 
>     [<=>                                  ] 0             --.--K/s
> gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
>     [ <=>                                 ] 29,273        --.--K/s
> 
> 
> Cannot write to `xtvdService' (Broken pipe).
> 
> Any ideas on what's causing this, and how to fix it?

I had the same situation a couple of weeks ago. It turned out to be DansGuardian running on the gateway that was preventing the data grab. As soon as I allowed zap2it.com as an exception everything worked.

If you are running a transparent proxy and/or DansGuardian, that may be your issue.

Cheers
Scott Petersen


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