[mythtv-users] upgrade

[Michael Watson]

On 18/08/2014 4:48 PM, Mark Perkins wrote:
>
>> Other than the password I set up on install I've never 
>> used/remembered any other password. Probably because I have only the 
>> one box and don't do anything remotely.
>>
>> Thanks for all the contributions thus far. I have another idea I'm 
>> considering, at my disposal is a 250GB drive and two 1TB drives. 
>> Eventually I'd like the OS to be on the 250 and the other two to be 
>> set up in RAID. The question is during this upgrade process can 
>> Ubuntu 12.04 and mythbuntu 14.04 be installed in dual boot fashion 
>> giving me the flexibility to continue to record on Ubuntu while I 
>> take my time migrating scripts and tweaking Mythbuntu?
>>
>> It was a year ago when my son separated the OS from the recordings on 
>> the same 1TB drive for me. How he did it escapes me at this time and 
>> what considerations that will give this new endeavor is unknown to 
>> me. My knowledge is directly related to my experience, so unless I've 
>> done something a couple or three times its foggy at best.
>>
>> Again, thanks for your time, consideration, and patience.
>> Daryl.
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>
> Yes you could, but I think it would be the more complicated path. To 
> be honest - my recommendation (assuming Ubuntu 12.04 (currently 
> working MythTV system) is on the 250Gb where you ultimately want the 
> *buntu 14.04 install and that one of the 1Tb drives is blank / 
> blankable) would be:
>
> 1) clone the current working system from 250Gb drive to 1Tb drive.
> 2) work out how to get the 14.04 upgrade working on the 1Tb drive in 
> your spare time just swapping between the two when recordings need to 
> happen. Repeat step 1 as and when needed (if needed)
> 3) once we have worked out how to get the upgrade to work clone the 
> 250Gb over to the 1Tb again (to act as fallback).
> 4) upgrade the 250Gb to 14.04 having already done a 'dry run' using 
> the 1Tb and knowing all the tricks needed to get it to work.
> 5) once satisfied the upgrade on the 250Gb has all worked properly 
> wipe the 1Tb fallback and add the drive as the second recording drive.
>
> Note that you would end up with Ubuntu 14.04 (not Mythbuntu 14.04) 
> because your current system is Ubuntu but I don't see any issue with 
> that unless you really really wanted to get onto Mythbuntu.
>
> But let's see what other suggestions are given as well.

Backup Database  (Copy to another System)
(IF your paranoid clone 250Gb to 1Tb Drive)

 From Desktop Press CTRL-F1 to get console
Login as your user
Type:

sudo su -
apt-get update; apt-get -y dist-upgrade
/etc/init.d/mythtv-backend stop
do-release-upgrade
reboot


Job Done.








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