[mythtv-users] Upgrade Help! fc3 .18 to fc5 .19

Gregg 3gemail at gmail.com
Mon Jun 12 23:10:22 UTC 2006


yes the data is on a seperate partition. I have the database.  It is version
.18. Are you saying I can restore the .18 database, then install myth .19
and it will upgrade the existing database?

-Gregg



>1. Stop myth processes
>2. Backup mysql
>3. Backup the OS
>4. Reinstall using FC5 (including mysql-server)
>5. Patch OS
>6. Add 3rd party repos to yum config
>7. Restore database
>8. Install myth
>9. Tweak settings to what they were before, relying on your backup for
>config items, cron jobs, scripts, etc... (things like
>modprobe.conf, .asoundrc, .mplayer/config...)
>
>Assuming that your recordings are on a different partition than your OS
>drive, you should be okay.  FWIW, I'm migrating my MBE from FC3-x86_64
>to FC5-x86_64 right now.  I'm currently on step 3.  I'm hoping to get it
>done today so that I can still get tomorrow's World Cup matches... ;)
>
>      -I
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/attachments/20060612/466fbd8c/attachment.htm 


More information about the mythtv-users mailing list