<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Johnny <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jarpublic@gmail.com">jarpublic@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">> OK, here's a dumb question. How dow I check my repositories? How do I know<br>
> if they're the right repositories? If they're not, how do I disable or<br>
> delete and add the correct repositories?<br>
<br>
</div>In Mythbuntu you go to your menu and choose System -> Software<br>
Sources. On the "Ubuntu Software" tab make sure that you have the<br>
restricted, universe, and multiverse repositories enabled. Next you<br>
want to look at the "Third-Party Software" tab. This is where the<br>
mythbuntu repositories should be. If there is a check by them then<br>
they are enabled. You should click edit and make sure the distribution<br>
is set to 'jaunty'. A safer way if you aren't sure might be to go<br>
ahead and remove anything that you aren't sure you need from here,<br>
including any old mythbuntu references. Then go to<br>
<a href="http://mythbuntu.org/auto-builds" target="_blank">http://mythbuntu.org/auto-builds</a> and download the mythbuntu package<br>
that will setup your repositories for you. You will just have to<br>
choose which branch you want (e.g. .21-fixes). When that is done you<br>
can go back into your software sources and you will see that the<br>
proper entry for mythbuntu should be present in your third-party tab.<br>
<br>
You can do all of this manually by editing /etc/apt/sources.list and<br>
the files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d. If somebody gives you an apt<br>
repository line that start with "deb" then this is where you would<br>
paste that. After your sources are in order you need to update your<br>
repositories like this:<br>
<br>
sudo aptitude update<br>
<br>
Then you can try a safe upgrade:<br>
<br>
sudo aptitude safe-upgrade<br>
<br>
I use aptitude rather than apt-get in situations like this because it<br>
tends to give a little more information about what is going on and<br>
does more to try and solve conflicts.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Additionally, I hope my existing MythTV recordings and configuration will be<br>
> recognized when I get things up an running. If I reinstall mythtv database,<br>
> will my previous data be wiped out?<br>
<br>
</div>You should always have a backup of your database before doing any<br>
upgrade like this. I have my database backed up daily. Having said<br>
that you should have no problem reinstalling mythtv-database. It will<br>
just use what is already there, and doesn't wipe things clean on each<br>
reinstall.<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br>Johnny,<br><br>Thanks for the great detailed help. You're a lifesaver. I have Mythbuntu installed and the database is intact.<br><br>I think I'm about 90% complete with my upgrade. I have one last (I hope) problem. When I boot and MythTV starts up, I see the theme background but no pictures or menu text. If I hit enter, I go into Live TV viewing. I'm not able to get any menus however.<br>
<br>Thanks,<br>Greg<br>