Mfs_Ftp: extract, archive, restore & transfer recordings

**Jamie** · 08-21-2005, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by acdc_rulz

...
07:17:43:PM - 200 PORT command successful.
07:17:43:PM - 150 About to open data connection.
bgerror invoked with error

" child process exited abnormally "
...

It's a little hard to tell what's going on without a detailed log: set info(dbl) to 5 for more detail.

My guess is that you haven't properly installed the mfs_* utilities. mfs_stream/mfs_export are really just cover scripts over mfs_uberexport, and are expected to be in the same directory as it. Your absolute (rather than relative) symbol link makes me think you haven't done this properly.

Suggestion: from a bash shell, cd to your mfs_ftp directory and run "./mfs_stream -h" and "./mfs_export -h". You should see some usage info. If you get an error message instead, it indicates they aren't installed correctly.

You could use the patch for mfs_ftp and it will use mfs_uberexport directly, so you won't have to worry about the legacy cover scripts.

**bndt12** · 08-29-2005, 12:10 PM

I am moving a ton of recordings from my old T60 to my new DSR708. I have the latest bins loaded on the S2 and am UL'ing from a Server 2003 PC to the S2. For some reason when I try to insert from this PC using mfs_ftp and SmartFTP client, a >2gb file gets to the 2gb mark and the S2 reboots! I have done may files <2gb with no issues AND have FXP'ed a number of unscrambled Dolby Digital recordings from the T60 to the S2 >2gb with no issues? All other mfs functions are working OK.

Any ideas? This is wearing me out! I have searched and researched but nothing...

Thanks!

**rkshack** · 09-05-2005, 08:39 PM

I am using a tivo airnet and mfs ftp to download files. I can upload at 300KB/s and only download at 80KB/s. The upload is good for me considering the airnet but why is the download so slow? I know about problems with uploading being slow but have not had this problem before. Any help or suggestion would be appreciated.

**sanderton** · 09-06-2005, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by bndt12

I am moving a ton of recordings from my old T60 to my new DSR708. I have the latest bins loaded on the S2 and am UL'ing from a Server 2003 PC to the S2. For some reason when I try to insert from this PC using mfs_ftp and SmartFTP client, a >2gb file gets to the 2gb mark and the S2 reboots! I have done may files <2gb with no issues AND have FXP'ed a number of unscrambled Dolby Digital recordings from the T60 to the S2 >2gb with no issues? All other mfs functions are working OK.

Any ideas? This is wearing me out! I have searched and researched but nothing...

Thanks!

Are you sure it's all there on the PC? Some PC filesystems have a 2Gb file size limit.

**bndt12** · 09-06-2005, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by sanderton

Are you sure it's all there on the PC? Some PC filesystems have a 2Gb file size limit.

These are all being stored on a Windows Server 2003 machine with NTFS.

I tried reinserting back to the T60 but it stops at 2GB as well(no reboot). I have tried SmartFTP and WS_Ftp, same results.

I haven't had time to get the logging for mfs_ftp but plan to do it soon.

Man, if I could get the in-place unscramble to work and didn't have to do the audio conversion(ty1to2) the FXP transfers work great(DD recordings).

**bndt12** · 09-06-2005, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by bndt12

I am moving a ton of recordings from my old T60 to my new DSR708. I have the latest bins loaded on the S2 and am UL'ing from a Server 2003 PC to the S2. For some reason when I try to insert from this PC using mfs_ftp and SmartFTP client, a >2gb file gets to the 2gb mark and the S2 reboots! I have done may files <2gb with no issues AND have FXP'ed a number of unscrambled Dolby Digital recordings from the T60 to the S2 >2gb with no issues? All other mfs functions are working OK.

Any ideas? This is wearing me out! I have searched and researched but nothing...

Thanks!

Sanderton,

I have this thread going to track this issue. Please take a look see..

http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/sh...944#post233944

**Masnark** · 09-09-2005, 01:25 AM

When I run MfsFtp I get the below message. I tried running MfsAssert -please a bunch of times and still happens:

Code:

=[tivo:root]-# no such object: CONFLICT err=0x30019
    while executing
"dbobj $obj fsid"
    (procedure "dump_object" line 5)
    invoked from within
"dump_object $a $attr [expr $depth-1] "$prefix ""
    ("object" arm line 1)
    invoked from within
"switch $atype {
        object { append output [dump_object $a $attr [expr $depth-1] "$prefix "]; set a "" }
     }"
    (procedure "dump_object" line 38)
    invoked from within
"dump_object $a $attr [expr $depth-1] "$prefix ""
    ("object" arm line 1)
    invoked from within
"switch $atype {
        object { append output [dump_object $a $attr [expr $depth-1] "$prefix "]; set a "" }
     }"
    (procedure "dump_object" line 38)
    invoked from within
"dump_object $obj "_top""
    (procedure "dump_xml" line 6)
    invoked from within
"dump_xml [db $db openid $fsid]"
    ("uplevel" body line 1)
    invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
    invoked from within
"transaction {uplevel $body}"
    (procedure "RetryTransaction" line 5)
    invoked from within
"RetryTransaction { set xml "[dump_xml [db $db openid $fsid]]" }"
    (procedure "cache_xml_2_disk" line 15)
    invoked from within
"cache_xml_2_disk $fsid"
    (procedure "rec_info_from_db" line 22)
    invoked from within
"rec_info_from_db $fsid"
    (procedure "update_rec_fsids" line 17)
    invoked from within
"update_rec_fsids 1"
    (procedure "init_procs" line 11)
    invoked from within
"init_procs"
    (file "./mfs_ftp.tcl" line 1534)

Anybody has any idea?

**mboroff** · 09-09-2005, 11:42 PM

I have two SD tivo units at 6.2. I have installed MFS_FTP in /var/mfs_ftp. added this directory to the path. I can retrieve a file from one Tivo to my PC. When I attempt to transfer to the other I get an abend: " can't read "TmkEvent::EVT_DATA_CHANGED": no such variable "

Log from Tivo:

bash-2.02# more port.3105.log
03:16:01:AM - sourcing settings
10:16:04:PM - updating cached recording info
...

...

catch close lastsock val "can't read "info(lastsock)": no such element in array"
10:16:15:PM - 220 Mfs_Ftp ver 1.2.9p - {sock22} from "192.168.0.100:2097"
10:16:15:PM - 331 User name okay, need password.
10:16:15:PM - 230 Running in TiVo Mode.
10:16:15:PM - 257 "/" is current directory.
10:16:15:PM - 215 UNIX
10:16:15:PM - 227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,0,102,12,32).
10:16:15:PM - 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list.
10:16:15:PM - 226 Transfer complete.
10:16:17:PM - 250 Directory change successful.
10:16:17:PM - 257 "/tmf" is current directory.
10:16:17:PM - 227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,0,102,12,32).
10:16:17:PM - 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list.
10:16:17:PM - updating cached recording info
...

...

10:16:18:PM - 226 Transfer complete.
10:21:51:PM - 250 Directory change successful.
10:21:51:PM - 257 "/" is current directory.
10:21:53:PM - 250 Directory change successful.
10:21:53:PM - 257 "/tmf" is current directory.
10:22:08:PM - 200 Type set to I
10:22:08:PM - 227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,0,102,12,32).
retrying after errTmActiveLockConflict ...
10:22:11:PM - 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for "{{Talk Sex With Sue J
ohanson}{2005-01-14}{}{10.00 PM Sun Sep 04, 2005}{OXGN}.tmf}"
bgerror invoked with error

" can't read "TmkEvent::EVT_DATA_CHANGED": no such variable "

re-initializing mfs_ftp

close the current ftp connection and simply open another

"core dump"

info(version): 1.2.9p
info(tswv): 6.2-01-2-351
info(dbl): 0
info(ithrottle): 2
info(insert_priority): 10
info(multithreaded): 0
info(saveuntil): suggestion
info(name_detail): 5
info(bjuggle): 0
info(active): 0
info(ac_interval): 1800
info(gatewayip): 127.0.0.1
info(gatewayport): 3105

catch close lastsock val ""
bash-2.02#

I have replaced tzoffset.tcl.

I can transfer the same file to a SA Tivo which is at 4.01.

MRV works between the three. I know I can use this but I sometime insert home videos and must have mfs_ftp to transfer those.

Edit [Correction found]
Someone ought to post the updates for 6.2 near the sticky with the files or update the files. I found one post that suggested the events be commented out of mfs_ftp.tcl. This corrected the problems for both of my 6.2 machines.

**sparx** · 09-12-2005, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by gr0k

I'm having trouble with linux command line ftp... as soon as I login and do anything, mfs_ftp crashes. Just doing a dir causes a crash:

...

When I ftp using OSX's command line ftp, it works fine... I also tried turning off auto login and SSL AUTH with this command: ftp -n -z nossl tivo 3105, but I get the same error.

I experimented with several different platforms and ftp clients trying to get it to work. I found that I could ftp files to my Mac or my PC (running Linux) but it was never very stable-about half the time it would work and half the time it would fail. Then I built a new machine and just used MS Internet Explorer to access the ftp files and it was surprisingly reliable. I would just use a command line like the following:

ftp://192.168.0.3:3105

There did not seem to be any pattern to which ftp clients work and which do not. I have both an SAS2 and a DTV. Lately I have had trouble using MSIE to ftp files from the DTV. I just select the files in the FTP window and drag them to my local folder, but lately it starts the copy and dies immediately, just like yours.

I can still use MSIE to grab files from my SAS2 to the local drive, so I don't think it is anything to do with the client machine. The problem started after I selected and then deleted files on the DTV. In the past I had always deleted the files from the Tivo's Now Showing window.

I don't know for sure, but I think certain file handling operations (e.g. deleting files with my ftp client) may be corrupting something on the DTV. Did your problem start after deleting files with the ftp client?

---

I just finished uninstalling and reinstalling mfs_ftp on my DTV. File transfers are working fine again. I suggest uninstalling and reinstalling mfs_ftp on your Tivo before doing anything drastic.

**peterf** · 09-17-2005, 01:25 PM

I was able to get mfs_ftp to function. Being able to transfer files to/from TiVo via IE is way cool. But I did run into a snag along the way that I'm just itching to understand.

Executing mfs-ftp.tcl via bash get's these results:
bash-2.02# bash "/var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl"
/var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl: proc: command not found
/var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl: global: command not found
/var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl: line 17: syntax error near unexpected token `info(v'
/var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl: line 17: `set info(version) "1.2.9p"'
bash-2.02#

However executing via tivosh works fine:
bash-2.02# tivosh /var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl
bash-2.02#

The first line of mfs_ftp.tcl contains "#!/tvbin/tivosh", and this is in fact the directory where tivosh is located, so I don't understand why the bash approach does not function.

-peter

**Jamie** · 09-17-2005, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by peterf

bash-2.02# bash "/var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl"
/var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl: proc: command not found
...

From the bash man page:

Code:

SYNOPSIS
bash [options] [file]

and later:

Code:

... Bash reads and executes  commands  from this file, then exits.

So bash is attempting to read shell commands from mfs_ftp.tcl. Perhaps you meant:

Code:

bash -c /var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl

which would execute it as a command instead of trying to read it as a bash script.

**eastwind** · 09-17-2005, 03:00 PM

Or just leave bash out of it and type /var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl at the bash prompt. This would let tivosh take over as the shell for the script.

ew

**mrwalker66** · 09-21-2005, 08:28 AM

found it, earlier in the thread....what a surprise.... rm -R /var/mfs_ftp
cleaned out the mfs_ftp directory and reinstalled...it started connecting, but wouldn't transfer...so i replaced the s2bins with the s2bins.tar file in the thread and now i am back to normal....

my /var was wiped , i reinstalled mfs_ftp, now when i run mfs_ftp.tcl i get this error message after i attempt to connect to the tivo with flashfxp. tia..

bash-2.02# /var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl
bash-2.02#
bash-2.02# can't read "info(786680,rec_filename)": no such variable
while executing
"lappend info(rec_filenames) "$info($fsid,rec_filename)""
(procedure "build_rec_filenames" line 7)
invoked from within
"build_rec_filenames"
(procedure "update_rec_fsids" line 23)
invoked from within
"update_rec_fsids 1"
(procedure "init_procs" line 11)
invoked from within
"init_procs"
(file "/var/mfs_ftp/mfs_ftp.tcl" line 1534)

**artdent002** · 09-25-2005, 02:19 AM

I'm using a S2 DTivo, running 6.2... Have MFS_FTP working very well for downloading from the TiVo... can edit the files, make DVD's, etc.

But now I'm trying to get files back onto the TiVo, and MFS_FTP keeps dropping the connection and not accepting the upload.

When I keep Smart_FTP in active mode I find the following in the MFS_FTP log:

Code:

01:38:45:AM - 220 Mfs_Ftp ver 1.2.9p - {sock22} from "192.168.0.106:4225"
01:38:45:AM - 331 User name okay, need password.
01:38:45:AM - 230 Running in TiVo Mode.
01:38:45:AM - 215 UNIX
01:38:45:AM - 502 Command not implemented "FEAT"
01:38:45:AM - 200 Type set to I
01:38:45:AM - 350 Restart okay, awaiting file request.
01:38:45:AM - 257 "/" is current directory.
01:38:46:AM - 250 Directory change successful.
01:38:46:AM - 257 "/tmf" is current directory.
01:38:46:AM - 502 Command not implemented "SIZE {Battlestar Galactica}{2005-09-23}{Pegasus}{10.00 PM Fri Sep 23, 2005}{SCFI}.tmf"
01:38:46:AM - 200 PORT command successful.
01:38:46:AM - 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list.
01:38:49:AM - updating cached recording info
............................................................................................................

............................................................................................................

01:39:04:AM - 226 Transfer complete.
01:39:04:AM - 200 PORT command successful.
01:39:05:AM - 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for "{{Battlestar Galactica}{2005-09-23}{Pegasus}{10.00 PM Fri Sep 23, 2005}{SCFI}.tmf}"
bgerror invoked with error 
 
 " can't read "TmkEvent::EVT_DATA_CHANGED": no such variable " 

re-initializing mfs_ftp

close the current ftp connection and simply open another

And when it's in passive mode the error changes to:

Code:

bgerror invoked with error 
 
 " can not find channel named "sock25" "

I'm sure (or at least I hope) that I'm missing something obvious here... Any ideas?

EDIT: As I had hoped, I was missing something obvious

Searching on TmkEvent didn't turn up anything, but a page-by-page review of the MFS_FTP thread for series 2 led me to some guidance on commenting out the event lines... Jamie's post was the critical link (#322) and FredFillis posted a link to another helpful thread (#7 helped with my problem): http://www.dealdatabase.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=43827

**jdlugosz** · 10-03-2005, 11:25 PM

I've been using TyTool for some time, and at some point it started doing transfers very slooooowly. Never found out why.

I'm wanting to use mfs_ftp now, so I can use FTP from my own Perl script.

At last, I got the server working.

But... using the ftp command line program (in Windows), how do I enter the file name? I'd rather just use a wildcard so I don't have to type the whole name, just the first few characters. But the spaces I think are the problem. This is more of a ftp (client) command question, but I think folks here would know.

FWIW, I tried using Windows explorer, and it worked great. The readme says to report other clients that work well. Well, I can browse and drag just fine from the Explorer gui.

But... after copying an XML file, I can't get either browser to open it. Both Mozilla and IE give me errors about line 1 position 16 is an invalid version number.
<?xml version="1.1" ...

What's up with that?

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