[mythtv-users] Moving to Fedora Core & Myth 0.13: Backup and Restore...

[Richie Jarvis]

Hi Jarod,

Well - using a bit of sql tweaking, I managed to import the rest of my 
shows.  I have now, as you suggested, created a partition dedicated to 
mythtv and storage - and it works perfectly - hopefully the next upgrade 
will be less fraught!

Strange about LIRC - I don't quite understand that - my serial IR 
detector is plugged into COM1 - but lircd kept crashing whenever I tried 
to run irw or irxevent - still, with my workaround, it is working fine 
now - so alls well that ends well.  One thing I don't quite understand 
is whether Mythtv requires irxevent now - do i need to run it?

Thanks,

Richie

Jarod C. Wilson wrote:

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>On Tuesday 23 December 2003 01:38, Richie Jarvis wrote:
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>>It took me a little longer than anticipated, but I am happy to report a
>>partial success.
>>
>>Things I have learnt:
>>
>>1. Make sure /var is clear of everything but the mythtv progs! (had to
>>reinstall FC1 twice because of this!)
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>Even better is to put your video all on a dedicated partition, because /var 
>gets used for a ton of other things (/var/lib/mysql, /var/log, /var/spool, 
>etc). Using a dedicated partition will significantly reduce trouble when 
>upgrading. I use a dedicated /video partition myself, which I simply didn't 
>reformat when I did a clean install of FC1 (after running RHL9 for some 
>time).
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>>2. Backing up the db didn't go as planned - I haven't been able to
>>reimport my old progs due to problems with the database - will send a
>>query email about this.
>>    
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>I was able to reimport all but two of mine (out of maybe 25 shows I had laying 
>around). Not sure what happened with those two, and haven't investigated 
>yet...
>
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>>3. The apt-get of LIRC does not support LIRC_SERIAL out of the box.
>>    
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>Yes it does, but I believe only on com1.
>
># head -10 lirc.spec
>%kernelmodule lirc
>
># The driver(s) you want to compile in, e.g. "pctv", "serial", "any"
># Whitespace separated list of cards for which to compile a driver
>%define drivers lpt1 sir_com3 it87 flyvideo avermedia tekram_bt829 any udp 
>avermedia98 com1 hauppauge
>
>Summary: The Linux Infrared Remote Control (LIRC) package.
>Name: lirc
>Version: 0.7.0
>Release: pre2_%atrelease 16
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>>I had to recompile the kernel, modify the uname string, compile
>>lirc-0.7.0pre2 manually to get an lirc_serial.o suitable for running
>>with my kernel.
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>What serial port are you on?
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>>Apart from that, all is well.  I have a couple of support related
>>queries - but will pop those in a separate email.
>>    
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>Save the two shows not reimporting, everything was perfect for me. :)
>
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