[mythtv-users] New Frontend woes

[Michael T. Dean]

<fixed top posting>

On 08/23/2009 05:51 AM, Alex Fazzari wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Alex Fazzari wrote:
>   
>> I don't understand the backend error I am getting:
>>
>> Preview Error: Previewer file
>> '/media/Goods/TV_mythtv_recording/2004_20090823214625.mpg' is not
>> valid.
>> 2009-08-23 21:46:27.994 Preview Error: Run() file not local:
>> '/media/Goods/TV_mythtv_recording/2004_20090823214625.mpg'
>> 2009-08-23 21:46:27.999 Preview Error: Preview process not ok.
>>                        fileinfo(/media/Goods/TV_mythtv_recording/2004_20090823214625.mpg.png)
>> exists: 0 readable: 0 size: 0
>>
>> I also don't understand why it appears that the frontend appears to be
>> trying to play a different fle:
> Sorry copy /paste error, the error message from the front end is actually:
>
> 2009-08-23 21:46:23.814
> RingBuf(/media/Goods/TV_mythtv_recording/2004_20090823214626.mpg)
> Error: Waited 16 seconds for data, aborting.
> 2009-08-23 21:46:23.815 NVP::OpenFile(): Error, couldn't read file:
> /media/Goods/TV_mythtv_recording/2004_20090823214626.mpg
>
> i.e. the file name is 1 number higher than that reported from the backend.
>   

That's not an error.  In 0.21-fixes, Myth tries to create preview images 
for the "dummy" video stream (which is used to set up the player until 
the real video starts) after it finishes "recording" (at which point 
it's deleted).  It causes these "errors" in the log, but they're innocuous.

2004_20090823214625.mpg is the dummy video.
2004_20090823214626.mpg is the actual recording.

Your problem is elsewhere--likely permissions or Storage Groups 
misconfiguration.

Mike