[mythtv-users] Storage group question

[Michael T. Dean]

  On 11/09/2010 10:16 PM, Phil Bridges wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>   On 11/09/2010 09:20 PM, Phil Bridges wrote:
>>> I'm trying to set up a slave backend again (old one croaked).  Before,
>>> I was using .22, and shared my drives using NFS.  Now, I'm going to
>>> try to use Storage Groups.
>>>
>>> I have mythbackend running on my slave backend (tunerless until my
>>> HD-PVR comes in).  I have three mount points for recordings:
>>>
>>> /mnt/video1/recordings
>>> /mnt/video2/recordings
>>> /mnt/video3/recordings
>>>
>>> I have added each of those directories on my master backend in the
>>> "Default" storage group.  When I exited mythtv-setup, it barked at me
>>> that these directories didn't exist.  No big deal, right, since my
>>> slave backend wasn't running yet.
>>>
>>> I started my master backend, and then the slave.  The master backend
>>> log shows the slave is connected.  I go to the MythWeb status page,
>>> though, and t doesn't show the drives.  I check my frontend status -
>>> no drives.  I go to the backend webpage (IP:6544) and it shows the
>>> drives.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions on how to get this working?
>> Look in the remote backend's logs for errors.  Also, check your file system
>> permissions on those directories--they (and all their parent directories)
>> need read and execute for the user running mythbackend (and the recordings
>> directory needs write permissions).
>>
>> If you don't see any errors, run the remote backend with:
>>
>> mythbackend -v important,general,file
> Nothing I see:
...
> 2010-11-09 22:12:47.942 MythBackend: Running as a slave backend.
> 2010-11-09 22:12:47.945 MythBackend, Error: No valid capture cards are
> defined in the database.
>                          Perhaps you should re-read the installation
> instructions?

There's your problem.  Once you have your capture cards defined, it will 
work.

Mike