[mythtv-users] Raspberry Pi upgrade advice

[Barry Martin]

Hi Larry!

> I have a Raspberry Pi 4B that I acquired a while back and I was
> successfully running Mythtv Light with first Buster, and later, Bookworm.
> Along the way, I upgraded mythtv a couple of times (to v33).
>
> Recently, that device started having some weird issues so I decided to wipe
> it and install fresh.

My "#1 Rule" is to always keep the old SD card until the replacement 
works.  Re-use the card later.

I've also found there are poor-good-better-best cards.  I prefer 
SanDisk; YMMV.  The RPi folks are selling their own optimized card; I 
have not tired as of yet.  Also, a nearly full card or an aging card can 
cause 'weird issues'; I don't know if your weird issues are similar to 
my weird issues.

Another potential cause of weird issues is the need for a reboot.  Some 
say rebooting is a work-around to the real problem; I'm not a programmer 
so since I haven't a clue how to fix the real problem I do it another 
way.  I have multiple RPi's around the house (only a few with MythTV) 
and a once-a-week reboot generally keeps them happy.


> I'm currently on Myth 33, so i was looking here:
>
> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bO1JOeLDjptllPWl9ZCIg1XsI6m30qmg

From  my notes:

MythTV-light > Raspberry Pi > list of versions through 34 /(as of Nov. 
2024)/

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18W5HmYL1C6D8Awkq60rI0kH3wcNDue9Z 
<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18W5HmYL1C6D8Awkq60rI0kH3wcNDue9Z>

> As a work-around, I installed a fresh Bookwork and then the full mythtv
> frontend (not the light version), but that is painfully sluggish on the 4B.

My 'main' Frontend is a Raspberry Pi 4B, with Bookworm. on a 32 GB SD 
card.  The Lite version for MythTV is installed. I've not tried the full 
version except on a AMD/Intel motherboard.  From what I've read the full 
version on a RPi will result in  your sluggishness issue.

Another potential issue causing bad results is the use of WiFi. ** 
Please note the following information  is probably outdated! **    
Several years ago I was using an RPi (possibly a 3B - whatever was 
current at the time) and connecting using WiFi -- mediocre results.  
Switched over to Ethernet -- the sluggishness, etc., vanished.  LIS, 
that one is probably outdated but WiFi still can have problems.

Hope this helps!

Barry
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