[mythtv-users] OT: Ubuntu Slow Upgrade Procedure

[DaveD]

As Mike suggested, a dual boot system is how I always do it (on my third 
OS and have tried three others along the way that I didn't end up 
using).  I just keep a 50 gig partition set aside for installing the new 
OS and keep the myth recordings directory accessible to both.  Exporting 
the recordings table and importing into the new installation's DB takes 
a little finesse, but is not hard (be sure to get the recordedseek table 
if you want to fast forward in your old recordings).  Once I decide I 
like it, I just change the grub default boot image and start using it 
all the time.  I use symlinks to folders like ~/.mozilla to keep all the 
bookmarks and things syncronized between the multiple OS's.

DaveD

Mike LaPlante wrote:
> Ian Newby wrote:
>   
>> Hi Folks,
>>     I currently have MythTv 0.20 running on Ubuntu 6.10 (using the 
>> standard reposistory).
>>
>> However, I would like to upgrade to 7.04 and a newer version of Myth. I 
>> have read that my tuner (Nova-T 500) may have problems with 7.04 so I 
>> would like to do a slow upgrade... I'll explain.
>>
>> I would like to be able to upgrade without affecting the current system 
>> while the upgrade is in progress, Ie keep 6.10 until I'm happy with the 
>> installation of 7.04.
>>
>> With this in mind I would like to boot from the ISO image, and store my 
>> customizations either on a USB pen drive or the hard disk somewhere. 
>> When the new version is working correctly, I would like to be able to 
>> replace my existing 6.10 with the 7.04 version.
>>
>> Is this a good way forward, and if so, does anyone have any ideas how to 
>> do it? I want to be able to take my time with the upgrade but be able to 
>> restore the 6.10 version when the wife wants to watch TV. (so the 
>> upgrade will probably take about 2 months!).
>>
>> Regards
>> Ian Newby
>>     
> My suggestion would be a separate hard drive to install 7.04 on, then 
> reboot into your old working install during critical TV watching hours. 
> Once you know Myth is going to run how you like it follow the normal 
> myth upgrade procedures.
>
> If it were me I wouldn't do any important recordings under 7.04 until 
> after the upgrade. Meaning I wouldn't plan to keep anything I recorded 
> during testing. It will be easier to move your old install to a fresh 
> environment, rather than trying to merge the two installs each with 2 
> months worth of recordings on them.
>
> Just my n00bish 2 coppers.
>
> Mike
> Mike
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