[mythtv-users] MythArchive (MythBurn?) can't find temp folder despite being set

[John Brown]

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From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of John Pilkington
Sent: Wednesday, 17 October 2012 7:48 PM
To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythArchive (MythBurn?) can't find temp folder despite being set

On 17/10/12 01:15, John Brown wrote:
> Added to my long list of things Ubuntu doesn't do now that I've 
> 'upgraded' to 12.04 (fresh install) is that I can't write MythTV 
> Recordings to DVD
>
> The log shows the following error:
>
> ERROR: Can't find the setting for the temp directory
>
> This is despite the temp directory being set in the Setup > Archive 
> File Settings
>
> I currently have the temp file set as:
>
> drwxrwxr-x mythauto mythauto ... /home/mythauto/.mythtv/tmp/
>
> Under various suggestions I have tried various users and group 
> ownership, including mythtv mythtv, and various locations, but nothing 
> makes any difference.
>
> I noticed that I now have two options to write a DVD in the Archive 
> Files menu: 1) Create DVD and 2) Create Archives. The above error 
> results from using the Create DVD option. If I use Create Archives 
> instead it works, but never gives me the option to use the Cut Lists.
> When I press M for the menu on a particular recording the only option 
> I have is the remove the recording. There is no option to use the 
> cut-list or change the recording profile etc.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> John
>

Does this fit?
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/527187#527187

REPLY:
Yes, I edited mythburn.py by changing the customHostName setting to:

custsomHostName = "MyHostName"

... where MyHostName was the one I'd dentered in the MythTv Setup > General menu, and now it works. 

Thanks,

John


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