[mythtv-users] can't play .18.1 recordings on .20 system

Craig Yuen craig.yuen at gmail.com
Tue Jun 19 01:24:42 UTC 2007


mike,

that was exactly it. i did exactly as you said and old recordings are back.

much thanks!!!

On 6/18/07, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
>
> On 06/18/2007 07:12 AM, Craig Yuen wrote:
> > i'm building a new frontend/backend system using ubuntu 7.04/mythtv
> > 0.20.  i've extracted the mythtv data from the database on the old
> > system and restored it to the new one and have copied all the old
> > recordings.  when i run the frontend, i see the old recordings listed
> > but they can't be played.  i can play new recordings.  the frontend
> > gives the following messages:
> >
> ...
> > 2007-06-18 02:51:28.257 RingBuf(/): Invalid file (fd -1) when opening
> '/'.
>
> Seems somebody imported a 0.18.1 database into an /already existing/
> 0.20 database (i.e. created a new 0.20 database and then imported
> data).  Therefore, Myth did /not/ upgrade the database data to its new
> format...
>
> So, right now you have a mess of old and new format data.  The best bet
> is to start with your 0.18.1 DB (backup and then drop the current DB and
> import the 0.18.1 DB), let Myth upgrade it (by running mythtv-setup),
> then bring in the new recordings, if they're worth the trouble (I'd
> recommend using myth.rebuilddatabase.pl).  If you only have a few
> off-season recordings since the upgrade, I'd just re-record them.
>
> Mike
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