[mythtv-users] Multiple Folders For Videos

[Risto Treksler]

or you could bind mount

mkdir /videos/winvideo
mount -o bind /mnt/winvideo /videos/winvideo

essentially mounting one folder into the other
usually it's better than a symlink
more transparnet to the application


On Thursday 15 July 2004 11:43 am, Geoff at Hundekeandroyal dot com wrote:
> Quick question.
>
> I noticed in MythMusic (either that or MythGallery) there was a way to
> define more than one directory for holding music/pictures using a ":" to
> separate the directories.
>
> I can't seem to do that for videos.
>
> I have mounted a share on a box running that other OS with some videos
> and movies.  It's mounted as /mnt/winvideo.  I also have videos on the
> MythTV box in the directory /videos.  On the setup page for the videos,
> I entered /videos:/mnt/winvideo.  This did not seem to work as it saw
> neither directory and said I had no video (it also screwed up my video
> information pulled from IMDB.com).
>
> Any ideas or am I just smoking crack here and making my life too
> complicated by having two video locations?  I'd like to keep it that
> way...if MythGod will allow that.
>
> -Geoff-

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Risto Treksler
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