[mythtv-users] Mytharchive - Time Date Mismatch Imported Database
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Jan 4 18:41:31 UTC 2007
On 01/04/2007 10:57 AM, scott at tbwifi.ca wrote:
> I would like to add some more details to my particular situation. I have
> exported my old database from a previous version using the techniques
> listed in http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-23.html#ss23.5. I followed
> the same restore instructions for bringing it into the new version. This
> procedure did allow me to watch the old recordings. What appears to be
> still “broken” is that the cut points are missing. This is fixed with a
> new transcode. The more serious problem lies with the inability to
> produce a DVD archive of even a newly transcoded “fixed” file. Mike has
> suggested what appears to be another iteration of the backup, restore, and
> additional mythtv-setup all within the new 0.20 version. Does this fix
> the name, date, and time issues that seem to be the stumbling block with
> archiving older files?
>
The only supported way to upgrade the data in your database is to let
MythTV do it. The only reason you have to go through lots of steps
(another iteration of exports/imports) is because you didn't let Myth
upgrade your data in the first place so now you have /both/ old-format
and new-format data.
The correct procedure is:
a) export the old-version database
b) import the old-version database (in its entirety), if necessary (This
step is unnecessary if you did not modify your MySQL install and its
databases (i.e. if the database contents are identical to the exported
data).)
c) start the new version of MythTV's mythtv-setup, mythfrontend, or
mythbackend to upgrade your database
If you are creating a new MythTV system (i.e. new hardware with a new
hostname/IP address), you can:
a) export the old-version old-host database
b) run mc.sql to create a new database on the new host
c) start mythtv-setup on the new host (to create the new database's
schema) and exit
d) import "partial" data as described in
http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-23.html#ss23.7
e) run mythtv-setup to configure your new MythTV system.
If you have a bunch of SQL statements created when archiving a show and
its metadata, you should import the metadata before the version upgrade.
Even if you don't put the file in place on the filesystem, importing the
data will allow Myth to automatically update its metadata. Then, you can
re-export the metadata for the new version of MythTV.
Or, you can write and--/much/ more importantly--promise to maintain for
the indefinite future all the code necessary to allow Myth to import
data from any previous version of Myth, while performing all the
necessary updates to that data--including all the database updates to be
added in the future. As a point of reference, Myth is currently at
database schema version 1174. That's a lot of previous schema (and,
therefore, metadata format) changes.
My $0.02:
I don't think Paul should be expected to do all the above-mentioned work
(and I realize you weren't volunteering him to do it, but the message
came across a little "pointed"). After all, he's keeping plenty busy
just maintaining all the code he currently maintains. Instead, I think
we should be thanking him for a wonderful addition to
Myth--MythArchive--and for all his efforts on the project and, if
possible, we should be volunteering to help him improve the project.
Perhaps, rather than removing exported metadata from the database, that
data should be maintained in an "Offline" recgroup (hidden like the
LiveTV recgroup) or something, so it can be upgraded with the database.
(Regardless of what many seem to think, the data about recordings--even
2, 4, 6+ years of recordings--takes very little storage space.) Doing so
would require significantly less developer time--allowing devs to create
more new and useful functionality for Myth. I have an interest in
"offline" data for MythVideo, and in a couple months, I may have some
time to play with Myth, again. Maybe then I'll look at making some
patches for MythVideo and MythTV/MythArchive...
Mike
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