[mythtv-users] Problem controlling external tuners in new upgrade using mythtv V0.25.3

[Mark Perkins]

>> I know that it will get more stable with the first point release (14.04.01?) so if you were already happily on Mythbuntu 12.04 + fixes/0.27 there would be nothing to gain going now, but there are a lot of improvements since 10.04 + fixes/0.23.
>> 
>> I assume the next Mythbuntu release is still 4 months or so away?
> 
> The upgrade path for Ubuntu/Mythbuntu between LTS releases normally
> requires the .1 release now.  So you can upgrade 13.10 to 14.04 LTS
> now, but the upgrade from 12.04 LTS to 14.04 LTS is supposed to wait
> for 14.04.1.  Upgrade directly from prior LTS releases is also
> supposed to wait for the .1 release.  My 12.04 systems are not
> offering the 14.04 upgrade option yet.  My 13.10 on my laptop is.
> _______________________________________________

But technically is this an upgrade? I assume that the recommended path from 10.04 + fixes/0.23 (particularly given that Craig has the spare disk for the new o/s) would be clean install  on the new disk. I would then probably mount the old disk in a USB enclosure and move across the database for upgrade and any scripts that I wanted to try and keep etc.

Although thinking about it I guess (in theory) there is no reason not to clone the old disk to new disk and then do successive in place upgrades with fallback to old disk if problems arise. I think I would still personally go with the clean install option though.

I need to go back and re-read the OP.