[mythtv-users] Downgrading 0.24 to 0.23.1 and want to avoid losing the few recordings since the upgrade

Paul Gardiner lists at glidos.net
Sun Nov 21 12:29:21 UTC 2010


On 20/11/2010 20:12, Jason Chambers wrote:
> On 20/11/2010 19:08, Paul Gardiner wrote:
>> Looks like I might need to go back to 0.23.1 from 0.24. I have my
>> old database, but I'll have recorded 4 things since the upgrade.
>> What's the easiest way to fake them as recordings into the old
>> database.
>>
>> One idea I thought of was to make a simple "Copy to mythvideo"
>> job, which I could run on the recordings before downgrading, and
>> that way get them under mythvideo with sensibly named files, but
>> I'd rather maintain them under the "Recordings" heading if
>> possible.
>
> As well as burning a disc that can be played by a DVD player,
> MythArchive has the option ("Create Archive") to copy the recordings and
> the metadata (as XML) to a data DVD that can then be imported into
> another MythTV system.

Oh handy. I didn't realise mytharchive did that. Thanks. That might
be the best way.

Paul.


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