[mythtv-users] using mythtv

[Calvin Harrigan]

Phill Wiggin wrote:
> On 7/18/06, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>    I've run a small network of MythTV 0.18 machines on Gentoo here at
>> home for about 15 months. We're using Gentoo and MythTV has changed
>> our TV habits completely. Almost no live TV watching ever takes place
>> around here any more. If it's worth watching then it's worth
>> recording.
>>
>>    That said, look for the easiest way to make it work.... KnoppMyth
>> may be a good one.
>>
>>    Starting last Saturday afternoon I've been trying to upgrade from
>> 0.18 to 0.19. It's now Tuesday morning. Nearly 3 days and I cannot get
>> it to work. I cannot get the backend to run and connect to the
>> database. I had problems with MySQL updates. No fun at all and 3 days
>> of missed recordings.
>>
>>    Look for the easiest way to make it work and go with that! ;-)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mark
> 
> I'm going to put in a counter-point here.  I also run Gentoo and
> upgraded from 0.18-0.19. I run multiple frontends (dedicated HTPC,
> laptop, xbox, XBMC) and my upgrade went very smoothly.  I think I was
> down for a couple of hours. (Gentoo recompiles every package when
> your'e upgrading.)  I think I spent about 20 minutes on configuration
> and migration.
> 
> Now, I'm sure I've used up my good MythTV Karma and my next upgrade
> will wipe all the hard-drives in my house... That's what I get for
> bragging. =)
> 
> --Phill W.
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I've also upgraded from 0.18.1 -> 0.19 on Gentoo recently.  It was 
painless, well except for the compiling part.  :-)  But I was able to 
upgrade a be/fe and two frontend machines within two hours.  I didn't 
even have to run the full setup again.  I would like to know how up to 
date your gentoo install was,  at least what version of gcc and c 
libraries.  Did you do an emerge sync before the upgrade?  Did you do an 
  emerge system?  The last step is not absolutely necessary, but it's 
usually easier to upgrade to newer software when the base system is up 
to date.