[mythtv-users] mythconverg - read from a backup?

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Fri Apr 6 12:49:30 UTC 2007


On 04/05/2007 06:20 PM, A JM wrote:
> Is there a way to read the mythconverg database from a backup copy on
> a second hard drive if I mount the drive in a readable folder?

For anyone looking to do this in the future, please see the HOWTO.

http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-23.html#ss23.5
http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-23.html#ss23.7

Working with the binary MySQL files is dangerous (once corrupted, you're 
out of luck).  Working with plain text SQL files is safer--it's human 
readable and human fixable.

Mike


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