[mythtv-users] Music database lost and can't rescan

[Paul Harrison]

On 03/03/13 19:06, Kenneth Emerson wrote:
> I'm currently using git master and have been using MythMusic for many 
> years.  I've worked through the new interface without much trouble, 
> but this is the first time I've tried ripping a CD into my music 
> database since all of the work has been done in this plugin.  Here are 
> the steps I took:
> 1) Tried to rip, no CD found -- I had the wrong CD player as the 
> default in Myth.
> 2) After changing the CD input device, started a rip.
> 3) Myth could not find the artist, album name or track names 
> (everything came up as Unknow).
> 4) After the rip completed, I could not find any of the tracks just 
> ripped (looking under "Unknown")
> 5) Tried re-scanning for new music.
> 6) All of my music disappeared from the plugin.
> 7) Checked the file system and all of the music is still there, but I 
> cannot get MyrhMusic to see it now.
>
> I've restarted the frontend and the backend, re-scanning each time. 
>  Anyone else have any ideas?
>
> Regards,
>
> Ken E.
>

Try running mythfrontend with -v file,database and look at the log to 
see if there is anything obviously wrong in there.

Paul H.