[mythtv-users] MythVideo - multiple storage locations

[David ellis]

Use symbolic links.
ln -sf <source dir> <dest dir>

Symbolic Links create "virtual" directories that point to other  
destinations. Use the same approach for Samba, DVD, CD, or multiple  
drives.

David
On 26-Sep-05, at 9:24 AM, Nick Parkinson wrote:

> Hi,
>
> A few queries about MythVideo... i.e  how i could go
> access multiple Locations, rather than just
> /myth/video.
>
> If I have a DVD-R full of avi files is there a
> friendly way to access these?  Obviously the files on
> my hard disk are stored in /myth/video.  However I may
> want to run the avi files from the DVD/CD.
>
> I can change the path to /cdrom in the MythVideo
> settings, and then go to a console (CTRL ALT F1) and
> do mount /dev/cdrom.  This allows me to access
> whatever is in my DVD drive, but then I'd have to
> change it back to /myth/video to get my hard drive
> videos back.  In any case I cannot swithc between both
> directories without messing.
>
> 1. Is there a way to access the /cdrom folder and
> auto-mount it without having to pratt about like this?
>
> Also, I have 3 other computers in the house.  How do I
> mount an NTFS or FAT32 file system on my mythbox? For
> example I imagine something equivalent to...
>
> mount \\HOME_NETWORK\NICKSPC\NICK\VIDEOS
>
> I already have Samba running - I use this to access my
> mythbox from a Windows PC in a Windows environment.
>
> 2. However, how do I access a Windows PC from a
> mythbox is a linux environment?  And, again, it would
> be nice if I could specify multiple paths from where
> MythTv could access video files from.
>
> 3. Also, Is there no way to import files from a CD/DVD
> to /mythvideo from within the frontend?
>
> 4. And finally, is that IMDB thing likely to find
> information for avi files of tv shows like Family Guy
> for example? I assume it just interprets the folder
> and filename of the avi files?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help
>
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