[mythtv-users] 0.27 FE with 0.28 MBE?

[faginbagin]

> On 05/29/2016 04:33 PM, Peter Bennett (cats22) wrote:
>> On 05/29/2016 06:49 PM, Mike Carron wrote:
>>> I currently have a MBE running on a server and multiple FEs throughout
>>> the house. I'm considering upgrading my 0.27.6 to 0.28 but it isn't
>>> practical to do all of the units at once. If I upgrade the MBE first
>>> will the old FEs still work properly with it? Or, the other way
>>> around, will a 0.28 FE work properly with a 0.27 MBE?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> mike
>> Unfortunately neither will work. I think best is to upgrade the backend
>> first. Once you are happy with that, upgrading the frontends is less
>> work, installing a new package or build on each.
>> Peter
> ***
> Thanks, I was afraid of that.
>
> mike

That's one reason why I've set up my master and frontends to multiboot. I
can install a new OS as well as a new version of myth, test, and then go
back to the working version when it's time to record or playback
recordings.

Helen