[18:51] <jac1d> Hello all.  Upgrading from a very old version of mythbuntu (11.x branch, looking for version now) to the latest, due to the SD conflict.  Actually not upgrading per se, going to do a fresh install on a new HDD but want to pull in the history of shows we've already recorded and possibly some existing recordings.  Is this feasible?
[18:53] <jac1d> I am way back in ancient history with:  Installed: 0.22.0+fixes23893-0ubuntu0+mythbuntu3
[18:53] <jac1d> on Karmic
[18:53] <tgm4883> hmm
[18:53] <tgm4883> jac1d: I think you have to upgrade your DB to 0.24 first
[18:56] <jac1d> So the system is in "production", in that the family is depending on it.  I was planning on dropping a new HDD in today, seeing how far I can get with the fresh install and then reverting this evenign if I need to.  If I upgrade the .22 production system I could wind up inbetween working versions.  Can I "upgrade" it once I export it with the backup and restore tool?  (just reasding up on that now) or will the tool not even work that fa
[19:01] <gedakc> jac1d:  In 2013 I did an upgrade from mythbuntu 11.04 to mythbuntu 12.04.  Just yesterday I upgraded from 1204 to 1404.  I documented my 1104 to 1204 migration process at http://gedakc.users.sourceforge.net/documentation.php.  I've yet to document the 1204 to 1404 migration.
[19:03] <gedakc> The specific doc for the 1104 on HDD to 1204 on SSD migration is at:  http://gedakc.users.sourceforge.net/display-doc.php?name=pvr-migrate-mythtv
[19:23] <jac1d> Thank you
[19:24] <jac1d> I was just discussing it with my wife, I'm tempted to sacrifice my recordings history on the alter of precious weekend family time
[19:24] <jac1d> We're moving from a cable servifce to just dual tuner off air and NetFlix so the liklihood of recording "old" stuff is considerably lower than it would otherwise be
[19:26] <gedakc> Since the recordings are .mpg files, if you encountered problems with upgrading, you could instead do a new install and then copy the .mpg files to the videos folder to watch from there.  'Just a suggestion.
[19:27] <gedakc> Of course you'd be missing the TV Show name information.  The date the show was recorded is embedded in the .mpg filename.
[20:09] <jac1d> There is a script that I had a hand in making about 10 years ago that will create a symlink directory of human readable names
[20:09] <jac1d> just looking for it now, it crept in to most distros over the years
[20:18] <jac1d> In this case: /usr/share/doc/mythtv-backend/contrib/user_jobs/mythrename.pl --link /var/lib/mythtv/pretty/
[20:18] <jac1d> creates entries that look like:
[20:19] <jac1d> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 50 2014-10-26 13:11 The Voice - 2014-10-20, 8-00 PM - The Battles, Part 3.mpg -> /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/2171_20141020200000.mpg
[20:19] <jac1d> making it easier to manager
[20:19] <jac1d> *manage
[20:22] <jac1d> I am off to forage for a big HD, I think I'll leave the old OS disk in place, and use it to acces the old recordings, but otherwise put the new OS on a small SSD Ihave left over from a junked PC and find a 1-3TB drive around the shop to use for the data disk, off to hunt
[20:22] <jac1d> thanks all
[20:30] <gedakc> You're welcome.  Best wishes for a smooth, successful install.  :-)
[20:42] <jac1d> Oh one last question
[20:43] <jac1d> I have an older Command IR, I recall it was a bit of a challenge to get it going, do you know if there is native support for that now (oh and found a 2TB drive under a pile of stuff on my desk that had a backup so old I forgot it and bought a new drive some time in the last year... so that is getting repurposed and almost ready to go - burning DVD now).  So yes, Command IR II is the model, any thoughts?
[22:23] <jac1d> Gah having issues
[22:23] <jac1d> Something about not being able to mout a swap partition... I'm sitting on the screen where it looks like the OpenOffice grapohics and says the install wil be done soon but I've been sitting there for about 15 mintues
[22:23] <jac1d> Is it downloading updates here from the net and all is well or am I in some weird error state that isn't being reported to the UI?
[23:20] <qwebirc97905> Just installed 14.04.1 and it's not populating my program guide. Can I run a mythfilldatabase in such a way as to get the schedules direct response in a file to inspect?
[23:21] <qwebirc97905> alternatively, if there is a utility I can run on my mythbuntu or Windows 7 to test the JSON response that would be great.
[23:23] <qwebirc97905> trying thist: https://github.com/SchedulesDirect/mfdb-json/tree/API-20140530