[mythtv-users] Upgrade Backend and mythtv

[Nick Rout]

On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Mark Pennock <markitman2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Aug 24, 2012 7:08 PM, "Michael Watson" <michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 25/08/2012 8:25 AM, Mark Pennock wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Where can I find the procedure to move to a new backend using mythbuntu
>>>> 12.04 with 0.25 from an existing backend with ubuntu 10.04 with mythtv .24
>>>> on it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Database_Backup_and_Restore
>>>
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>> How does this help? Do I have to restore the 0.24 database in the 0.25 back
>> end?
>>
>
> What I think you are bing told is that you are better to install 12.04
> from scratch than to upgrade it. I agree.
>
> In rough terms:
>
> Back up your database, and any specialised settings or files you want to keep.
>
> Optionally disconnect your media drives to eliminate risk of
> overwriting. If you are unlucky enough to have media files on the same
> drive as / then put them somewhere else as a backup, eg an external
> drive or drives.
>
> Install 12.04

Important: use the same hostname as the box had previously.

>
> Use mythbuntu control centre to install mythbuntu repos and update to
> latest 0.25-fixes
>
> restore your disconnected drives and backed up media.
>
> enjoy.
> restore the database