[mythtv-users] what does xmltv error code 512 mean?

[Nick]

On 04/11/05, ffrr <ffrr at tpg.com.au> wrote:
> Michael T. Dean wrote:
>
> > ffrr wrote:
> >
> >> I am getting a 512 error when mythtv runs mythfilldatabase overnight,
> >> but not when I run it manually. This is on a Knoppmyth R5A22 install.
> >>
> >> Is there anywhere I can look up these error codes, and/or can someone
> >> tell me what it means please?
> >
> >
> > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/134722#134722
>
>
> The fix was " Fixed this - the xmltv file for the DVB card wasn't
> populated. I
> expected this to be done automatically but apparently not! "
>
> I am not sure what xmltv file is being referred to here.  There is a
> populated au.xmltv in the mythtv user's home in the .mythtv
> subdirectory. (au is my video source name)
>
> >
> > Different user running it at the command line from the user running
> > mythtv?
>
>
> Well, I am not sure which user mythtv (under Knoppmyth) uses to run
> mythfilldatabase in background.  I ran it, logged in as the user
> 'mythtv' at a console.
>
> I guess this points to a different user being used by myth for the
> nightly mythfilldatabase run?

Which user are you running mythbackend as? I would imagine the same
user would be used to run mythfilldatabase if you use automatic
updates (but I'm equally as likely to be wrong as I run my listings
updates from cron where I can specify the user.)

Nick