[mythtv-users] Anything special about upgrading?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 02/12/2006 02:48 AM, David Whyte wrote:
> On 2/12/06, Mike <stuff at dustsmoke.com> wrote:
>   
>> I'm just curious, I read the documentation about upgrading saying all
>> changes in the database should be applied automatically. But I just want
>> to check that I don't need to do anything else, just build and install
>> over the old version after I backup my .18 mythconverg scheme? Should I
>> attempt a make uninstall first? I seem to recall that dumping my
>> database last time I did it. *but I could be mistaken*
> I could be totally wrong, but I think you need to run mythtv-setup to
> update the database scema.  I am sure now I have written this, I will
> get corrected if I am wrong.
>   
The database updates are applied whether you run mythtv-setup or 
mythbackend or mythfrontend (so make sure they are all the same 
version).  However, you /should/ run mythtv-setup to check the values in 
case you need to adjust them.  And, you /really should/ start 
mythbackend before mythfrontend...

For example, if running PVR-x50's and if your packager automatically 
upgrades you from a 0.2.x series driver to 0.4.x, the driver makes 
changes which require you to re-define your card inputs.  There may be 
other occasions where running mythtv-setup first is required, too.

Mike