[mythtv-users] Transferring Master Backend

[Karl Newman]

On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com> wrote:

>
> On 11/8/2014 10:33 AM, Kirk Bocek wrote:
>
>> Transferring a headless master backend and I *almost* made it. I'm
>> following most of the instructions on the wiki. The main difference is that
>> first I'm getting an old version of Myth, 24.3, up and running on the new
>> host before I upgrade.
>>
>> I have it running. The front ends can access the new backed and can play
>> the existing recordings and can make new recordings.
>>
>> Mythweb at the moment is on the old host but seems to be working. It can
>> view all the recordings and can schedule as well. I'll move it once I get
>> things fixed.
>>
>> There is some problem with preview generation. The preview is not
>> generated and attempts to delete a recording in progress say the master
>> backend has the file locked for preview generation.
>>
>> Does anyone know what I've missed in the transfer? File permission in the
>> new directory? selinux setting?
>>
>> I got the host name changed in the database so all the *old* previews are
>> showing. Just no new ones.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kirk
>>
>
> Oh, just caught a segfault on the new server:
>
> mythpreviewgen[3598]: segfault at 0 ip (null) sp 00007fa393eaba40 error 14
> in mythpreviewgen[400000+6000]
>

Maybe you're encountering this: https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/11452

If that's the case, then an upgrade to 0.27.4 should fix it. If the preview
gen is the only thing not working, I'd say go ahead and do the upgrade,
because it will probably fix that problem.

Karl
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