Recording to memory stick osmc tvheadend raspberry pi 3

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Hey guys, major help needed:)

so i set up tvheadend on osmc on raspberry pi 3 and the channels I added work perfectly (they are itpv channels, excellentiptv.com, but that shouldnt make any difference), but I don’t know how to configure the recording part of tvheadend! I have a 64gb usb stick that i want to use for my recordings, how do i mount it on my raspberry pi, get the file path and enter it/set it up in tvheadend control panel? please help quickly ahha.

from Harry

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Plug it in and it should be mounted at /media automatically.
You can then point TVHeadend to this path. Provided you don’t change the label, the mountpoint will be consistent; but it’s probably worth mounting via /etc/fstab instead.

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i’m sorry but would you know what comes after /media in the file path? and if you don’t how can I find out myself the specific file path for the USB stick

thankss

and what do you mean mounting via /etc/fstab I have no idea what that is😂 It’ll probably be best for me to just mount the normal ish way!

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Here is a cheatsheet and some tutorials for how to navigate in a Linux shell: Cheatsheets and Tutorials for users new to Linux based operating systems

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ooo okay but how do I access the command line in osmc??

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Details regarding how to access the command line interface can be found here on our Wiki: Accessing the command line - General - OSMC

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i’m sorry but would you know what comes after /media in the file path? and if you don’t how can I find out myself the specific file path for the USB stick

thankss

and what do you mean mounting via /etc/fstab I have no idea what that is​:joy: It’ll probably be best for me to just mount the normal ish way!

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thanks

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The only directory there will be one for each USB HDD you have connected. Otherwise, only a README file will be present there.

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so what will the final path of the USB stick be? just /media ??:slight_smile:

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I have no idea… Depends on how your USB stick is labeled or it might be listed by it’s PARTUUID designation. The links I’ve provided will lead you to the answers.

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ok well thanks

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Follow the links posted in this thread about getting access to a command line and then type:

cd /media
ls -al

If you only have one drive listed then you will see only two entries one called README and one called something else. Whatever the other one is called - that is your drive.

The full path to your drive will be /media/WhatEverYouSawInTheList