[mythtv-users] Android build on bintray

Jim Abernathy jfabernathy at gmail.com
Mon Jan 27 14:32:08 UTC 2020


On 1/27/20 8:52 AM, Peter Bennett wrote:
>
>
> On 1/27/20 8:29 AM, Jim Abernathy wrote:
>>
>> On 1/20/20 12:32 PM, Peter Bennett wrote:
>>> I have posted a new v31 android preview build 
>>> (mythfrontend-20200119-arm-v31-Pre-1785-g83d8bbc825.apk) on bintray 
>>> at https://dl.bintray.com/bennettpeter/generic/
>>>
>>> There are many changes, including the new render code.
>>>
>>> From now on the android build will only work with the corresponding 
>>> mythbackend version. To use it you need the latest v31 preview of 
>>> mythbackend.
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>> Just a few questions before I screw up.
>>
>> 1.  To use this new v31 preview on my Shield TV or Fire TV 4K I need 
>> to upgrade my backend to V31-pre?
>>
> Yes
>> 2.  Once the backend is updated all my Shields and Fire TVs need to 
>> be running this new version?
>>
> The old v30 for android will still work but some things will fail. So 
> it is best to upgrade all.
>> 3.  my current apt sources statement for mythtv is:
>>
>> deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/30/ubuntu bionic main
>>
>> Do I simply change the 30 to 31 to make this backend upgrade???
> Yes, but be careful, this is a major change to all your backends and 
> frontends.
>> Jim A
>>
>>
>
So I know to backup first, and I'm already using XMLTV for Schedules Direct.

Anything else I should do first before upgrading besides having a bottle 
of bourbon standing by??

Jim A




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