[mythtv-users] importing old videos

[Howard Cokl]

--- Sim <simon.hampton at freebel.net> wrote:
> On Tue 01 Mar 2005 06:07, Tony Rein wrote:
> > * Renaming the files with names that reflect the
> content.
> > * Moving the files into my MythVideo directory.
> >
> > This is probably not exactly what you had in mind
> -- the recordings show up
> > in the list of videos, and not in the list of
> recorded programs, but you
> > can watch them.
> 
> I have a few stranded nuv files from when I rebuilt
> the database (after 
> messing up a change of hostname...).  I can find
> them now as videos but I 
> can't play them - whay should I do?
> 
> Simon

Did you back up the database before you rebuilt it? 
If so you can import the data back into the recorded
table.  I've done this a couple of times using webmin,
although I'm sure there is an easier cmdline that
would do the same thing.  If you don't have a backup
you can still put the information into that database
using webmin, you just won't have all of the
description, category, etc.  Always backup your
database before mucking around with it unless you are
willing to lose the data.

Howard