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| Author: | tscholl [ Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Drive going bad |
Looks like my 6 year old drive is starting to fail. It takes forever to load and I'm getting read errors. So far I've copied all the modified and custom files from /home/mythtv , the MYSQL Database, and the last nightly system backup, and the Kodi database. Did I miss anything else I might need to copy? I think /etc is included in the nightly backup is that correct? Also what will be the easiest way to reinstall? I'm thinking an ISO install then restore the database, /home/mythtv, and /etc thoughts anyone? |
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| Author: | knappster [ Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
I believe the only time I restored a backup was upgrading from r7 to r8 using the instructions here: http://linhes.org/projects/linhes/wiki/ ... _R7X_to_R8 I would think the same would apply in your situation. I have always used clonezilla to backup drives, but if you think that yours in corrupted then it may not be the best solution for you. |
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| Author: | welner [ Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
the nightly backup script will back up /home, /etc, and the database. the restore script will restore the database. /home and /etc is not restored, but it is rather left to the user to selectively restore from the tar file here is a different page outlining the backup/restore scripts: http://linhes.org/projects/linhes/wiki/ ... nd_Restore it is similar as the link outlining steps to upgrade from 7 to 8, but this page shows how to do it via command line, web, or myth-gui and assumes you are restoring to the same version |
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| Author: | tscholl [ Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
Thank you knappster & welner for pointing me in the right direction I think I'm ready. Hopefully I can still make a copy of /myth It' New drive arrived today looks like it will be my project for the weekend. |
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| Author: | knappster [ Sat Sep 14, 2019 5:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
Good luck! |
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| Author: | tscholl [ Mon Sep 16, 2019 1:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
Well I have the drive installed, then installed the same version from the ISO using new install. Now I have questions about the next steps? I think I need to do the following. Skip the setup screen. Overwrite - (restore) /home/mythtv from my backup. Overwrite - (restore) /etc from my backup. Restore files to /myth from my backup. Finally do a full restore of the MySQL DB Then Reboot and everything should work? Did I miss anything. Did I miss or overlook anything? Thanks |
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| Author: | nbdwt73 [ Mon Sep 16, 2019 3:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
I have had to do this a couple of times - what I have found is that all works better if you get a working initial system first (do a complete install and initial setup) then restore your key directories and then a DB restore. I have tried it without the initial setup only to run into issues after the restores (biggest was network and capture card setup if I remember right)... Anyway, you are on the right track... |
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| Author: | tscholl [ Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
nbdwt73 I tried to create a working system but can't get past a "Unable to Connect to Database" message. I tried the setup but everything looks right there. If I restore a database then it connects. I don't understand what's happening that I can't go any further? Any thoughts? |
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| Author: | nbdwt73 [ Tue Sep 17, 2019 4:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
So I am not sure that I understand... Are you saying that you cannot get a virgin system installed from a CD (or image)? |
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| Author: | tscholl [ Tue Sep 17, 2019 11:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
Yes, that is correct. I have managed to restore all the data and /home/mythtv from backups applied the latest fixes (which I had done on the old drive) and have restored the database. It shows all recorders are available Tuner 7 - HDPVR (HDPVR) on mythtv : Idle Tuner 12 - HDPrime-0 (HDHOMERUN) on mythtv : Idle Tuner 13 - HDPrime-1 (HDHOMERUN) on mythtv : Idle Tuner 14 - HDPrime-2 (HDHOMERUN) on mythtv : Idle But I can not watch live tv , it just flashes starting playback and that's it. I have scheduled recording it say it recorded them but I can't find them, They show up in the list but are grayed out. Frontend log says Code: It appears that your backend may be misconfigured. Check yo ur backend logs to determine whether your inputs, lineups, channels, or storage configuration are reporting errors. This issue is commonly caused by failing to complete all setup steps properly. You may wish to review the documentation for mythtv-setup. I updated the locations in setup with the new path names. I am also having a problem with kodi. The database got to big so I had moved it to the media dir and created a link. For some reason it can't read the link. I just doesn't start if I delete the link it starts and creates .kodi in /home/mythtv What I don't understand is that the mythweb/status shows this. Code: Directories: mythtv:/data/storage/WDCWD10EZEX-60WN4A0_WD-WCC6Y1AADZ2V/media/LiveTV, mythtv:/data/storage/WDCWD10EZEX-60WN4A0_WD-WCC6Y1AADZ2V/media/tv Which is correct but all of the file names in Watch Recording are greyed out. Bed time... |
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| Author: | tscholl [ Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
Britney, Should I have done a partial restore instead of a full database restore? Would that have created the new path names in the database? Thanks |
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| Author: | tscholl [ Wed Sep 18, 2019 11:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
After getting a good nights sleep it finally dawned on me that the database had the "OLD Storage Drive ID" in all of the path names. I went through and updated all of the storage paths. Works like a charm!! |
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| Author: | mattbatt [ Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
Great to hear!!! I'm sure there is a great reason for using those drive specific paths, but I've run into problems more than once with those. |
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| Author: | tscholl [ Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drive going bad |
mattbatt Have any idea's on this? viewtopic.php?f=23&t=25081 |
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