[mythtv-users] Moving frontend/backend to a new machine

[Mark Perkins]

> Thanks.  There is one something that occurred to me recently.  There
> are warnings about having different host names on the MythTV.org site,
> and directions on how to deal with it.  My current system apparently
> doesn't even have a host.  When ever Apache updates I see messages
> about not finding a host name, and to use mythweb I have to specify
> the IP address of my machine.  Do you know how this will affect moving
> the database over?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jon
> _______________________________________________

I've just completed a backend migration. To be honest the easiest part was migrating the database. Followed the wiki and used the scripts and it was all done in a few minutes.

I was also very conscious of the hostname change as well so I definitely followed the additional steps for that, check the wiki for the specifics - I found it excellent. And make sure mythtv-setup is the first Myth program to run after migration is complete, not the backend or the frontend just in case. I would strongly recommend following the additional hostname change steps if you are uncertain - just to be on the safe side.

Actually I forget - are you moving to a new version? If you are there may be additional steps related to updating the database, something to keep in mind.

Even with the hostname change my database migration only took a few minutes it was the easiest part. The hardest part was getting my USB tuners to work properly and video card drivers. Even now I still haven't got the video or audio stuff sorted but though I have a combined BE/FE the main FE duties are commflag boundaries on recordings and maintenance stuff not really viewing so that can wait to another day. And I still had a lot of knowledge in my head regarding all the idiosyncrasies of my USB tuners so that really helped a lot.

Good luck!
 		 	   		  
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