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

[John Pilkington]

On 21/10/12 21:11, John Brown wrote:
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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:
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> custsomHostName = "MyHostName"
>
> ... where MyHostName was the one I'd dentered in the MythTv Setup > General menu, and now it works.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>

That was my first attempt, but the recommended way is to edit 
~/.mythtv/config.xml

> <Configuration>
>   <UPnP>
>     <UDN>
>       <MediaRenderer>some_magic_number</MediaRenderer>
>     </UDN>
>     <MythFrontend>
>       <DefaultBackend>
>         <LocalHostName>YourFrontendIdentifier</LocalHostName>   <<<here
>         <DBHostName>localhost</DBHostName>
>         <DBUserName>mythtv</DBUserName>
>         <DBPassword>mythtv</DBPassword>
>         <DBName>mythconverg</DBName>
>         <DBPort>3306</DBPort>
>       </DefaultBackend>
>     </MythFrontend>
>   </UPnP>
> </Configuration>

John P