[mythtv-users] Strange MythMusic File Behavior

[Anthony Rooney]

Thanks for your assistance Paul, most appreciated.

Regards

Anthony

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Nick Rout
Sent: Thursday, 3 February 2011 7:48 AM
To: Discussion about MythTV
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Strange MythMusic File Behavior

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:26 PM, Paul Harrison <mythtv at sky.com> wrote:
> 2011/2/2 Anthony Rooney <rooneyo at iinet.net.au>
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> The below referenced article states:
>>
>> If you already have an existing music collection then you can have 
>> MythMusic scan for this. Point MythMusic at the directory in which 
>> your music collection is, by changing the location of your music 
>> library:
>>
>> Utilities/Setup → Setup →Media Settings-> Music Settings → General 
>> settings.
>> Then:
>>
>> Utilities/Setup → Music tools → Scan for New Music.
>>
>> How do you point to a music stored on another PC on your internal LAN?
>> What is the syntax?
>>
>> The below instructions tells you what you can do but it does not tell 
>> you how to do it or provide any examples.
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>>
>> Anthony
>>
>
> There is no special syntax. You need to mount the remote directory on 
> to your local file system using NFS or SAMBA depending on if the 
> remote machine is running linux or Windows. This really has nothing to 
> do with MythTV but is more of a general linux task that needs to be 
> done if you want to access a directory on a remote machine.
>
> At some point we will convert MythMusic to use storage groups like are 
> used for recordings or by MythVideo to access video files which wont 
> require you to mount your remote directories but at the moment that is 
> what you have to do.
>

In other words the same answer as Anthony got here:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/470446
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