[mythtv-users] NEWBIE QUESTION--Backing up database from command line and other dumb questions

andrew wordsworth andrewwordsworth at gmail.com
Tue Mar 24 22:44:01 UTC 2009



> From: Johnny <jarpublic at gmail.com>
> Date: 24 March 2009 21:39:32 GMT
> To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] NEWBIE QUESTION--Backing up database  
> from command line and other dumb questions
> Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>
> 2009/3/24 Bobby Gill <bobbygill at rogers.com>:
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Database_Backup_and_Restore
>>
>> I've been using it for some time now and have it as a cron job so  
>> it backs
>> up the database every night at 5am (or morning if you're one o'  
>> them there
>> early birds ;)). It also keeps the last 5 most recent backups,  
>> ongoing.
>>
>
> Along with that backup script it is good to be aware of the info in
> the docs about creating the initial database:
> http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-6.html#ss6.2. You may need to
> create the database before you can restore the old one. In fact
> mythbuntu will will set up one by default so you may need to drop
> mythconverg first, then create and empty database, then restore the
> old one. If it is a just a display issue you may want to look at your
> drivers. If you are using an nvidia card, try reinstalling nvidia-glx
> and try running nvidia-xconfig. On ubuntu systems EnvyNG can be
> helpful in getting things installing and configured properly with
> little input on your part.
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Many thanks everyone I will get reading
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