[mythtv-users] From 0.22 to 0.24 via JYA's repos

[sonofzev at iinet.net.au]

On Tue Nov 30 16:27 , Mike McMullin  sent:

>On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 13:46 +0100, Alan Ferrero wrote:
>> Hi all! :)
>> 
>> Since I'm still running Mythbuntu 9.10 (64 bit) and don't wish to 
>> upgrade to 10.04/10.10, I added (as suggested by the List) the JYA's 
>> repos to my system in order to upgrade MythTV (version 0.22) to the new 
>> 0.24 (because, as you know, the official auto-builds service doesn't 
>> provide it for 9.10).
>> 
>> However, when I launch Update Manager, a message pops up telling me that 
>> only a "partial upgrade" can be performed (i.e. some MythTV packages are 
>> checked, while the others aren't).
>> 
>> What does it mean and what can I do?
>> 
>> Also, as far as I have learnt, the correct procedure to upgrade MythTV 
>> is the following:
>> 
>> 1) exit the front-end
>> 2) back-up the database
>> 3) stop the back-end
>> 4) upgrade MythTV
>> 5) run the MythTV setup (and check everything is OK :))
>> 6) start the back-end and front-end
>> 
>> Is that all, or there's something else you suggest/recommend?
>> 
>> Thanks a lot for the help! :)
>
>  I did it that way on two systems.
>


I would do a manual backup of the database AFTER stopping the backend.. This way
you can ensure there is no missed activity..