[mythtv-users] Problem: Mythfrontend "thinks" there are no recordings

Jeroen Doumen doumen at gmail.com
Thu Jun 23 14:00:13 UTC 2005


I get this whenever mythfrontend doesn't have permissions to rad the files - 
check whether mythfrontend is suid root, or whether the user you're running 
as has sufficient priviliges.

Jeroen


> A very strange thing just happened to my MythTV setup. All of a sudden,
> > when attempting to view the listing of recorded shows, mythfrontend
> > reports
> > "Sorry, there are no recordings." It worked fine a few days ago when I
> > watched a new recording. Then I went away for the weekend and when I 
> came
> > back, this happened.
> >
> > My setup:
> > Myth .18.1 from apt-get repositories
> > Fedora Core 3
> > Installed using Jarod's guide
> >
> > Here is what I've tried:
> >
> > - I can use MythWeb to list them, and even delete them.
> > - Nuvexport sees them and allows me to convert them.
> > - The files exist in the /var/mythtv folder.
> > - An experience Linux friend of mine used Ethereal to sniff the traffic
> > between the frontend and the backend, but it looks like they are 
> talking.
> > - There are no error messages in the console window even when running if
> > very verbose mode.
> > - Backend log reports nothing.
> > - I've restarted both frontend and backend and then rebooted and still 
> no
> > luck.
> > - Deleted all shows from the "recorded" table except one show that I've
> > had in there for about 1 year and it still says the same thing.
> >
> > Has this happened to anyone else? Any suggestions for troubleshooting
> > this one? I am desperate here!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tommy
> >
> >
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