[mythtv-users] [sort of solved] Re: Mythbuntu 14.04 fresh install trouble restoring old database

Hika van den Hoven hikavdh at gmail.com
Mon Dec 15 04:41:18 UTC 2014


Hoi Daryl,

Monday, December 15, 2014, 5:29:46 AM, you wrote:





> On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 11:10 PM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hoi Daryl,
>  

>  Monday, December 15, 2014, 4:05:20 AM, you wrote:
>  
>  
 >> On Dec 14, 2014 9:41 PM, "blind Pete" <0123peter at gmail.com> wrote:
 >>>
 >>> On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:44:39 -0600
 >>> jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
 >>>
 >>> > On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 02:49:29AM +0000, Marlon Buchanan wrote:
 >>> > > >________________________________
 >>> > > > From: blind Pete <0123peter at gmail.com>
 >>> > > >To: Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
 >>> > > >Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2014 6:29 PM
 >>> > > >Subject: [mythtv-users] Mythbuntu 14.04 fresh install trouble
 >>> > > >restoring old    database
 >>> > > >
 >>> > > >
 >>> > > >Hi,
 >>> > > >
 >>> > > >I've just done several fresh installations of Mythbuntu 14.04.1
 >>> > > >LTS Trusty Tahr.  There have been a few puzzles to solve.  After
 >>> > > >fumbling through most of them, this one has me stumped.
 >>>
 >>> Sort of solved the problem;
 >>>
 >>> Make ~/.mythtv/backuprc world readable.
 >>> Run as user "mythtv", not me.
 >>> Use the mythconverg* backups rather than the mythbuntu-system* backups.
 >>>
 >>> Possible GOTCHA, UID numbers can change between releases, be prepared
 >>> to use "chown".
 >>>
 >>> What extra information is in the system backups that the ordinary
 >>> backups are missing?  Should I leave things alone now, or have another
 >>> try at it?
 >>>
 >>> This was the successful command;
 >>>
 >>> $ sudo -u mythtv /usr/share/mythtv/mythconverg_restore.pl
 >>> --directory /mnt/tv/mythbuntu/db_backups   --filename
 >>> mythconverg-1331-20141211083921.sql.gz  --drop_database
 >>> --create_database
 >>>
 >>>
 >>> [OT] Can I configure my mailing list subscription such that I can see
 >>> my own posts?  (And occasionally reply to myself.)
 >>>
 >>> > ...this is kind of off topic but I thought it might be a useful data
 >>> > point related to Ubuntu 14.04.
 >>> >
 >>> >    While I have been unable to build my old/current version of myth
 >>> > on the current Ubuntu LTS release, I have been able to copy and run
 >>> > pre-built copies of my current myth version (which is 0.23).
 >>> >
 >>> >    I have an Asus Chromebook runing Ubuntu 14.04. VAAPI seems to work
 >>> > well in other apps like VLC and mplayer.
 >>> >
 >>> >    The main thing holding me back is closed caption issues in 0.27.
 >>> >
 >>> > [deletia]
 >>>
 >>> Sorry, I have no sensible suggestions here.
 >>>
 >>> --
 >>> testing
 >>> bP
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 >> I use sent mail to see my own posts.
>  
>  

> It's a gmail thing. It doesn't receive it's own mail. You'll find them
>  in the send folder. If you pop the mails local you can set a rule
>  moving them from send to your list folder.
>  
>  Tot mails,
>    Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>  

> Hoi Hika, I'm fine pulling them from sent mail, I was sharing my
> method with the OP, who may want to "pop the mails local" 

Yeah, in some ways gmail is annoyingly doing to much. Like the above
and keeping track of what you have poped already (which it should
leave to your mail program) ones retrieved you cannot get it again.

Tot mails,
  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

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