[mythtv-users] MB Blew up - How do I move the database to the new system?

David Campbell dave at cpfc.org
Sat Jun 16 11:57:36 UTC 2007


Michael Jones wrote:
> To add to the category "I hate it when that happens"...
> 
> The mb on my FC3 system died and I replaced the board with the same  
> model (slightly different revision) but the OS won't boot.  The data  
> is fully intact when I boot single user.. but I can't (or at least I  
> think I can't) export the database under single user mode.
> 
> I've installed a new system with Knoppmyth on a different drive - the  
> old drive is still fully intact .. it just won't boot.   The new  
> system is "almost" up and running (just a couple little tweaks to  
> make and I'm back up again.
> 
> I'd like to move the mysql database from the old FC3 drive to the new  
> knoppmyth system so that I can keep my recordings.
> 
> What's the best way to accomplish this.
> 


copy /var/lib/mysql/mythconverg to new system - start mysql and see if 
the database comes up.

Dave


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