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On 5/17/2024 1:59 PM, pinnerite wrote:
On Thu, 16 May 2024 17:30:03 -0400
Paul <[email protected]d> wrote:
On 5/16/2024 4:50 PM, pinnerite wrote:
I have had Mythtv version 34, for several weeks but two features
unavailable:
1) The Programme Guide is unpopulated;
2) I cannot change channels from Live TV except by the up or down keys.
There is a clue on System Status -> Listings Status where the following
is displayed. WARNING:is mythtfilldatabase running?
I have run it from the terminal several times with no improvement.
Although this has been postd on the Mythtv Forum -> troubleshooting for
several days there have been no suggestions.
TIA
There seems to be some difference, between having mythtv running
the mythfilldatabase command via automation or script, and the
user issuing an actual (different) command to gather guide data. Perhaps the >> script is running as the wrong user. Now, this article is from
seventeen years ago, and of course totally irrelevant, but it
is just the approach which has likely been preserved over the years.
http://forum.linhes.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=9941
I would examine the pieces on disk, for signs of "clueless scripting" :-)
One user resorted to a chmod 777 to make the account running
the command, less of an issue.
*******
And if you Google this:
mythfilldatabase not running automatically
enjoy it while you can, because Google is about to ruin search.
Your next search may be via DuckDuckGo.com .
Paul
Thank you, although helpful and moved me forward, it hasn't solved the problem.
I have never before had to install xmltv. I have now. :)
Alan
When you install MythTV, is the distro important to you on this particular machine ?
Would another curated version of MythTV work better ?
I've tried MythTV before. One time, it took me forever, to convince
my WinTV card to work. I just could not get the tuner to attach.
I eventually got it to work, but wasn't really sure what made
the difference.
A second attempt, maybe a couple years later, no amount of work made
the tuner work. I gave up.
Maybe you could check around, and someone else has a better-prepared
Myth install which would come up with less fuss.
My old tuner is back in its box now, and there is another tuner
(for the Digital TV era). It already came with software, which is
why I haven't had a chance to try another MythTV run.
You should be checking whatever logs are on there, for an evidence stream.
I'm sure you've looked in here, many times by now.
/var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log
Paul
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