<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 5:24 AM, Chris Rouch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chris.rouch@gmail.com">chris.rouch@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On 29 July 2011 10:20, Phil Wild <<a href="mailto:phil@holobyte.com.au">phil@holobyte.com.au</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi all,<br>
><br>
> I currently run a split frontend/backend mythtv system using JYA's<br>
> repo on ubuntu lucid. I use a HD Homerun for tuners.<br>
><br>
> I have a second server running centos that is low powered and provides<br>
> asterisk and zoneminder functionality.<br>
><br>
> my mythtv backend is also my file server/backup server/squeezecenter<br>
> server, my firewall and and internet gateway and provides things like<br>
> web services (reverse proxy for myth, squeeze etc and pptp VPN access<br>
> in from the internet.<br>
><br>
> I am about to add more cameras to zoneminder and the centos server<br>
> won't cut it. I want to consolidate down to just one server in order<br>
> to uncomplicate things and reduce my energy consumption. asterisk and<br>
> zoneminder run so much better on centos than on ubuntu (installation<br>
> issues - IMHO). Looking at buying a new i5 2500 processor and<br>
> compatible mobo etc.<br>
><br>
> Question is, what is the best way of moving from one to the other?<br>
> Frontend will stay on ubuntu.<br>
><br>
> Am thinking build everything new from scratch on centos, then transfer<br>
> mysql database across and make sure all mount points are the same.<br>
><br>
> Any issues with centos be and ubuntu fe?<br>
<br>
</div>That's what I have - centos 5.x be and mythbuntu 10.10 fe. The backend<br>
has atrpms mythtv 0.24 rpms and the fe has the JYA repo enabled for<br>
0.24. I couldn't get mythbuntu 11.04 to work reliably, but 10.10 works<br>
really well.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
Chris<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><div>Most Mythbuntu developers recommend LTS + mythbuntu-repos to stay up to date. No need to upgrade the entire OS unless you need some new hardware support.</div>