>> Michael Heironimus wrote: >> >On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 09:57:48AM +1100, glenhawk@optusnet.com.au >wrote: >> The configuration before that I was still using an always on server >> and had mounted the nfs shares using fstab. The problem with this is >> that during boot up I would get internal errors related to mounting >> the shares that would slow the boot time considerably (but once it >> finally booted mythvideo, mythmusic, etc. all found their shared files >> without a problem). >Use autofs. Nothing will try to mount until something accesses an autofs >mount, and then when it's not being used it will umount automatically. >> Just had a thought... how does MythTV access the TV storage >> directories? You can watch recorded TV no problems after waking up a >> BE with a FE; can you set up the video and music shares in the same >> way? >Recordings will be streamed if the frontend can't see the recordings >directory, but nothing else works that way. >-- >Michael Heironimus Awesome reply Michael! thanks, I'll check it out Glen