[mythtv-users] frontend cannot see recordings after upgrade to 0.29

Sun Oct 29 12:11:44 UTC 2017

Hoi Andy,

Sunday, October 29, 2017, 3:10:24 AM, you wrote:

> Hi,
> I have been running Mythtv for 13 years...  Switched to Ubuntu at
> some point a long the way.  I recently updated from 0.28 to 0.29 and
> now the frontend of my combined frontend backend  cannot see any
> recordings.  The recordings listed in the frontend are grey with and
> "x" by them showing they are missing.  But those aren't all the
> recordings on the backend.  Mythfrontend starts  and Watch Live TV works just fine. 

> Since the upgrade from 0.28 to 0.29, I did not change any settings.
> On the frontend, the hostname is set to ip address 192.168.2.253.  I
> do have "use custom identifier for frontend preferences" = Yes.  I don't remember why I set that. 

> The backend is recording shows just fine and I recently installed
> Mythfrontend on a new laptop and that can playback recordings without any issue. 

> Thanks for the help.

> The frontend that doesn't work is running , fixes/29
> [v29.0-48-gcf364af] and shows theses messages,
> Oct 28 21:21:38 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: C
> thread_unknown mythcommandlineparser.cpp:2619 (ConfigureLogging)
> mythfrontend version: fixes/29 [v29.0-48-gcf364af] www.mythtv.org
> Oct 28 21:21:38 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: C
> thread_unknown mythcommandlineparser.cpp:2621 (ConfigureLogging) Qt
> version: compile: 5.5.1, runtime: 5.5.1
> Oct 28 21:21:38 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: N
> thread_unknown mythcommandlineparser.cpp:2623 (ConfigureLogging) Enabled verbose msgs:  general
> Oct 28 21:21:38 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: N
> thread_unknown logging.cpp:927 (logStart) Setting Log Level to LOG_INFO
> Oct 28 21:21:38 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: N
> thread_unknown mythdirs.cpp:195 (InitializeMythDirs) Using runtime prefix = /usr
> Oct 28 21:21:38 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: N
> thread_unknown mythdirs.cpp:197 (InitializeMythDirs) Using
> configuration directory = /home/ajbarr/.mythtv
> Oct 28 21:21:38 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> Logger logging.cpp:313 (run) Added logging to the console
> Oct 28 21:21:38 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:271 (Init) Assumed character encoding: en_US.UTF-8
> Oct 28 21:21:38 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext mythcontext.cpp:607 (LoadDatabaseSettings) Using localhost value of mythtv
> Oct 28 21:21:38 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext mythcontext.cpp:849 (TestDBconnection) Start up testing
> connections. DB 192.168.2.253, BE , attempt 0, status dbAwake
> Oct 28 21:21:38 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> LogForward loggingserver.cpp:302 (SyslogLogger) Added syslogging
> Oct 28 21:21:39 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: N
> CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:1768 (InitLocale) Setting QT default locale to en_US
> Oct 28 21:21:39 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext mythcorecontext.cpp:1801 (SaveLocaleDefaults) Current locale en_US
> Oct 28 21:21:39 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: N
> CoreContext mythlocale.cpp:123 (LoadDefaultsFromXML) Reading locale
> defaults from /usr/share/mythtv//locales/en_us.xml
> Oct 28 21:21:39 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> SystemIOHandlerW mythsystemunix.cpp:92 (run) Starting IO manager (write)
> Oct 28 21:21:39 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> SystemIOHandlerR mythsystemunix.cpp:92 (run) Starting IO manager (read)
> Oct 28 21:21:39 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> SystemSignalManager mythsystemunix.cpp:509 (run) Starting process signal handler
> Oct 28 21:21:39 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> SystemManager mythsystemunix.cpp:276 (run) Starting process manager
> Oct 28 21:21:39 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext screensaver-x11.cpp:51 (ScreenSaverX11Private)
> ScreenSaverX11Private: XScreenSaver support enabled
> Oct 28 21:21:39 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext screensaver-x11.cpp:82 (ScreenSaverX11Private)
> ScreenSaverX11Private: DPMS is disabled.
> Oct 28 21:21:40 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: N
> CoreContext DisplayRes.cpp:64 (Initialize) Desktop video mode: 1920x1080 60.000 Hz
> Oct 28 21:21:40 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext serverpool.cpp:422 (listen) Listening on TCP 0.0.0.0:6547
> Oct 28 21:21:40 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext serverpool.cpp:422 (listen) Listening on TCP [::]:6547
> Oct 28 21:21:43 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext mythtranslation.cpp:73 (load) Loading en_us translation for module mythfrontend
> Oct 28 21:21:43 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext lirc.cpp:322 (Init) LIRC: Successfully initialized
> '/dev/lircd' using '/home/ajbarr/.mythtv/lircrc' config
> Oct 28 21:21:43 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext jsmenu.cpp:153 (ReadConfig) No joystick configuration
> found, not enabling joystick control
> Oct 28 21:21:43 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: E
> CoreContext cecadapter.cpp:150 (Open) CECAdapter: Failed to load libcec.
> Oct 28 21:21:43 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext mythudplistener.cpp:32 (Enable) UDPListener: Enabling
> Oct 28 21:21:43 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext serverpool.cpp:546 (bind) Binding to UDP 0.0.0.0:6948
> Oct 28 21:21:43 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext serverpool.cpp:546 (bind) Binding to UDP [::]:6948
> Oct 28 21:21:43 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:1046 (Init) Using Frameless Window
> Oct 28 21:21:43 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:1057 (Init) Using Full Screen Window
> Oct 28 21:21:43 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:1084 (Init) UI Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080
> Oct 28 21:21:43 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:1190 (Init) Using the Qt painter
> Oct 28 21:21:45 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext mythuiwebbrowser.cpp:1091 (LoadUserStyleSheet)
> MythUIWebBrowser: Loading css from -
> file:///usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/htmls/mythbrowser.css
> Oct 28 21:21:46 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext mythuiwebbrowser.cpp:998 (Init) MythUIWebBrowser: enabling plugins
> Oct 28 21:21:46 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> SendMessage mythcorecontext.cpp:448 (ConnectCommandSocket)
> MythCoreContext::ConnectCommandSocket(): Connecting to backend
> server: 192.168.2.253:6543 (try 1 of 1)
> Oct 28 21:21:46 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> SendMessage mythcorecontext.cpp:1665 (CheckProtoVersion)
> MythCoreContext::CheckProtoVersion(): Using protocol version 91 BuzzOff
> Oct 28 21:21:46 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext schemawizard.cpp:120 (Compare) Current MythTV Schema Version (DBSchemaVer): 1348
> Oct 28 21:21:47 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: N
> CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:2099 (RegisterMediaPlugin)
> Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
> Oct 28 21:21:47 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: A
> CoreContext mediamonitor-unix.cpp:210 (CheckMountable)
> MMUnix:CheckMountable: DBus interface error: The name
> org.freedesktop.UDisks was not provided by any .service files
> Oct 28 21:21:47 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: W
> CoreContext mediamonitor-unix.cpp:217 (CheckMountable)
> MMUnix:UDisks2 service found. Media Monitor does not support this yet!
> Oct 28 21:21:47 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: W
> CoreContext mythplugin.cpp:143 (MythPluginManager) No plugins directory /usr/lib/mythtv/plugins
> Oct 28 21:21:47 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: N
> CoreContext main.cpp:1190 (RunMenu) Found mainmenu.xml for theme 'MythCenter-wide'
> Oct 28 21:21:47 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext themechooser.cpp:1050 (ThemeUpdateChecker) Checking for theme updates every hour
> Oct 28 21:21:47 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext housekeeper.cpp:633 (RegisterTask) Registering
> HouseKeeperTask 'HardwareProfiler'.
> Oct 28 21:21:47 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext housekeeper.cpp:706 (Start) Starting HouseKeeper.
> Oct 28 21:21:47 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: I
> CoreContext bonjourregister.cpp:118 (BonjourCallback) Bonjour:
> Service registration complete: name 'Mythfrontend on mythtv' type
> '_mythfrontend._tcp.' domain: 'local.'
> Oct 28 21:21:51 mythtv mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[22249]: E
> PlaybackBoxHelper playbackboxhelper.cpp:96 (CheckAvailability)
> PlaybackBoxHelper: CHECK_AVAILABILITY
> 'myth://mythtv/3491_20161121010000.ts' file not found

> The backend log shows this,
> Oct 28 21:21:51 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[22067]: E
> ProcessRequest programinfo.cpp:2617 (GetPlaybackURL)
> ProgramInfo(3031_20160816000000.mpg): GetPlaybackURL:
> '3031_20160816000000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
> Oct 28 21:21:51 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[22067]: E
> ProcessRequest programinfo.cpp:2617 (GetPlaybackURL)
> ProgramInfo(3491_20150117130000.mpg): GetPlaybackURL:
> '3491_20150117130000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
> Oct 28 21:21:51 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[22067]: E
> ProcessRequest programinfo.cpp:2617 (GetPlaybackURL)
> ProgramInfo(3251_20150115020000.mpg): GetPlaybackURL:
> '3251_20150115020000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
> Oct 28 21:21:51 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[22067]: E
> ProcessRequest programinfo.cpp:2617 (GetPlaybackURL)
> ProgramInfo(3031_20160816000000.mpg): GetPlaybackURL:
> '3031_20160816000000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
> Oct 28 21:21:51 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[22067]: E
> ProcessRequest programinfo.cpp:2617 (GetPlaybackURL)
> ProgramInfo(3491_20150117130000.mpg): GetPlaybackURL:
> '3491_20150117130000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.
> Oct 28 21:21:51 mythtv mythbackend: mythbackend[22067]: E
> ProcessRequest programinfo.cpp:2617 (GetPlaybackURL)
> ProgramInfo(3251_20150115020000.mpg): GetPlaybackURL:
> '3251_20150115020000.mpg' should be local, but it can not be found.

The backend log says it can not find the above files. So they either
do not exist or are inaccessible by the backend user, because either
it has not the right rights to them or they are in a location you have
not added to the storage group they are in according to the database.

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