[mythtv-users] MythBuntu 9.04 Upgrade - Now Dependency Problems

[Nick Rout]

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Greg Hermsen<g.hermy15 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Johnny <jarpublic at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > OK, here's a dumb question.  How dow I check my repositories?  How do I
>> > know
>> > if they're the right repositories?  If they're not, how do I disable or
>> > delete and add the correct repositories?
>>
>> In Mythbuntu you go to your menu and choose System -> Software
>> Sources. On the "Ubuntu Software" tab make sure that you have the
>> restricted, universe, and multiverse repositories enabled. Next you
>> want to look at the "Third-Party Software" tab. This is where the
>> mythbuntu repositories should be. If there is a check by them then
>> they are enabled. You should click edit and make sure the distribution
>> is set to 'jaunty'. A safer way if you aren't sure might be to go
>> ahead and remove anything that you aren't sure you need from here,
>> including any old mythbuntu references. Then go to
>> http://mythbuntu.org/auto-builds and download the mythbuntu package
>> that will setup your repositories for you. You will just have to
>> choose which branch you want (e.g. .21-fixes). When that is done you
>> can go back into your software sources and you will see that the
>> proper entry for mythbuntu should be present in your third-party tab.
>>
>> You can do all of this manually by editing /etc/apt/sources.list and
>> the files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d. If somebody gives you an apt
>> repository line that start with "deb" then this is where you would
>> paste that. After your sources are in order you need to update your
>> repositories like this:
>>
>> sudo aptitude update
>>
>> Then you can try a safe upgrade:
>>
>> sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
>>
>> I use aptitude rather than apt-get in situations like this because it
>> tends to give a little more information about what is going on and
>> does more to try and solve conflicts.
>>
>> > Additionally, I hope my existing MythTV recordings and configuration
>> > will be
>> > recognized when I get things up an running.  If I reinstall mythtv
>> > database,
>> > will my previous data be wiped out?
>>
>> You should always have a backup of your database before doing any
>> upgrade like this. I have my database backed up daily. Having said
>> that you should have no problem reinstalling mythtv-database. It will
>> just use what is already there, and doesn't wipe things clean on each
>> reinstall.
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>
> Johnny,
>
> Thanks for the great detailed help.  You're a lifesaver.  I have Mythbuntu
> installed and the database is intact.
>
> 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.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg

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