robert on December 17, 2006 in Uncategorized
Upgraded mythtv system to Fedora Core 6 today. It wasn’t too bad. Had some issues to fix after install but it’s up and running … have tested both recording and playback. Experimented a bit with MythDora but elected not to use it since I was rather concerned about retaining my recording data. It does look like a pretty reasonable tool for getting a “fresh start” up and going.
Tried cloning the OS drive before upgrading to see if I could get it onto an 80GB (currently on a 40) but without success. Oh … and a bonus and a big reason for upgrade was the fact that it now supports the gigabit NIC. 
You’ve got gigabit through your house? Or are you just planning for the future?
Curiosity question: do you have access to MythWeb from outside your house? No, I’m not asking for access or anything, I was just curious. I do on mine, by the way. It’s pretty handy to be able to schedule something while I’m out in the world. Even works from my Blackberry (and it’s not horrible on that little screen either!), which is pretty nice.
The recording data is one reason I haven’t messed with my install much. I know I’m talking a fresh install, but I’ll hate having to re-setup all my scheduled recordings…
I have a gigabit switch downstairs and was thinking I’d do wiring for Cat6 … but I think I’m going to end up starting with Cat5e due to $$ constraints and the difficulties involved with Cat6 wiring specs (turn radius, etc.).
I do have mine accessible from the web and have authentication in place for off-LAN visitors.
I don’t think it would be too difficult to migrate over to a new box (dump sql database from machine A and load into machine B), but I haven’t tried it.