[mythtv-users] Ubuntu 11.04 Myth 0.24 -> Ubuntu 12.04 Myth 0.25 TU

[Mike's JdJ]

My MythTV Back End with Ubuntu 11.04 (32 bit desktop) was 
working well.  I pulled out the system drive and put in a fresh 
drive and built Ubuntu 12.04, then installed MythTV 0.25.  I 
could only see half of my tuners on my two Hauppauge HVR-2250 
tuner cards.  I pressed ahead and put a copy of my database into 
the new install.  It didn't like that.  I put the old system 
drive back in and continued to Google for information.

Months pass.  This time I'm desperate to upgrade the Ubuntu and 
MythTV.  I make a copy of my database.  I take a big breath and 
tell Ubuntu to upgrade itself from 11.04 to Ubuntu 11.10 (the 
recommended path).  After the upgrade, I start MythTV, and it 
works!  It has all the tuners and I can watch my old recordings.

Well, I should know better, but I tell Ubuntu to upgrade to 
12.04 (a currently supported version).  After the Ubuntu 
upgrade, I start the MythTV Front End on my Back End, and it 
works!  Still has all the tuners.  I can watch my old 
recordings.  It has upgraded the MythTV Back End to 0.25.2 and 
successfully done the conversion on my old database.  I was 
expecting to spend days trying to recover information from my 
old database.  The upgrades worked!  No heroics required.  Now I 
can watch my MythTV Back End on my iPad and LG TV.

Thanks so much to the developers and support folks who make this 
possible!  I love my MythTV and really appreciate your 
contributions!


Mike