[mythtv-users] Guide Data wiped out if MythTV is left on Main Menu

[Michael T. Dean]

On 07/11/2007 03:36 PM, David Miller wrote:
> I suspect it's a complete coincidence, and the fact that datadirect has
> been having problems lately is probably what's responsible.  Most MythTV
> setups have a cron job that periodically runs mythfilldatabase,

I hope--if they're using DataDirect--they're not using cron jobs, but
are letting the backend run mythfilldatabase at the provider's suggested
run time.

>  so it's
> going to replace what's in the database with what's on the server
> ocassionally anyway, and if the server's messed up at the time...
>   

However, if mythfilldatabase does not receive any data, it does not
delete the existing data.  It used to (before 0.20), but it doesn't now.

Mike