[mythtv-users] Storage group question

[Phil Bridges]

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Michael T. Dean
<mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>  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.
>

Huh.  Capture cards are required for storage groups to work on a slave
backend?  Looks like something for the wiki.

Looks like it's back to NFS for me for now, then - not sure when my
HD-PVR will be here, and I need to use the space.