[mythtv-users] Help needed for MultiRec

[Another Sillyname]

On 16 June 2010 15:13, Alan Ferrero <alanf at tin.it> wrote:
>>> > If you want to 'clean' the database you'll have to delete the existing
>>> > tuners, shut down mythtv-setup, shut down the mythbackend service,
>>> > restart the mysql database, restart mythbackend, re run mythtv-setup
>>> > and re-install the tuners.
>
>> Not true.
>>
>> If you want to remove traces of all configured capture cards in the
>> database, run mythtv-setup (without mythbackend running) and choose
>> the "Delete All Capture Cards" option on the capture cards screen.
>> This truncates the relevant capture card tables and resets numbering.

Sorry my typo, I meant with mythbackend off, however certainly up
until .21 fixes I found that Delete All did not always correctly
remove the cards from the database unless you shutdown the sql server
and restarted it.  It's quite possible from .22 on that the problem
has been fixed as I haven't changed my card configuration since then.
I have manually in the past had to go into the sql database and remove
cards to ensure a new clean setup.


>>
>> This procedure also applies to video source configuration - choose the
>> "Delete All" option and all relevant source/channel numbering is
>> reset.
>
> One question: I have two "Delete All" menu items, one with the name of
> my HTPC and one without it.
> Which one are you referring to?
> As I recall, in the past I always used the one with the name, but it
> never reset numbering. :(
>
>> Additionally:
>>
>> i) there is no requirement to restart mythtv-setup after deleting
>> capture cards and before reconfiguring
>> ii) you should never run mythtv-setup whilst mythbackend is running
>> (this is unsupported), and
>> iii) you should never ever have to restart the MySQL server.
>
> OK, thank you very much! :)
>
>
> Alan
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