update liveCD 1.19.5 to ZM 1.20

philippe0206 · Post by **philippe0206** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:42 pm

Hello,

How to update liveCD 1.19.5 with ZM 1.20 ?

witch option for ./configure ?

Thank you
Philippe

rdmelin · Post by **rdmelin** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 8:30 pm

At this point there are unresolved problems running 1.20.0 on the livecd system. We are still working on it. They will hopefully be fixed in 1.20.1 in a few days. When I have a solution that works I will post a HOWTO here.

Best regards,

Ross

philippe0206 · Post by **philippe0206** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:07 am

Hello Ross,

Thank you for your answer and good work.

Best regards,

Philippe

especial_k · Post by **especial_k** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:32 pm

With the release of 1.20.1 is it possible to do a successful upgrade yet?
Thank you
Chris

caseystone · Post by **caseystone** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:45 am

bump...

I recently installed via the LiveCD, and man was I impressed how easily that worked. Thank you so much for making that available, and yes, I just donated!

I also would like to know if an upgrade procedure is yet possible.

Thanks.

-Casey

rdmelin · Post by **rdmelin** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:06 am

No, sorry, no upgrade solution yet. The version of php in Mandrake 10.0 and ZM 1.20.1 don't play well together. Phil has a handle on the problem and indicated that 1.20.2 will be along shortly, so maybe then.

In the mean time I have been tuning up the next livecd, based on Mandrake 10.1. It will use ZM RPMs rebuilt from oskin's FC3 RPMs, so hopefully upgrades will be a snap in the future.

Best regards,

Ross

caseystone · Post by **caseystone** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:20 am

Sounds good...

Just to clarify... would there be a way for those running your version installed from the live CD to fully upgrade to the 10.1 mandrake and the then-current ZM?

-Casey

rdmelin · Post by **rdmelin** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:38 pm

No, sorry, no plans for such an upgrade function. It is theoretically possible to do such an upgrade manually using Mandrakes tools. Define ftp sources for 10.1 packages, use urpmi, etc. Then upgrade ZM using the instructions in the README. But I have always found such upgrades to be tedious and buggy. To attempt to script such an upgrade would require more time and energy than I have to devote to it.

So I would suggest backing up your home directory if it has anything you want saved, and restore it after a fresh install.

You can save Monitor and Zone settings from zm with mysqldump and restore them after.

Ross

2tomcats · Post by **2tomcats** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:36 pm

Just to make sure I understand correctly: If you are going to provide a version of live cd 1.20, all i have to do is to make sure my sql db is backed up.
Then i install 1.20 live cd, restore the db and i'm done?

Is it really that easy?

thx
Uli

rdmelin · Post by **rdmelin** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:10 pm

What I am saying is the new version will do a fresh install, not an upgrade.
If you do not want to to go through a tedious redefining of multiple monitors, and zones, you can back up those settings by using mysqldump. Then restore them on the new system.
I am not discussing saving and restoring event/video data.
The new version will use ZM rpms created by Serg Oskin and rebuilt by me for Mandrake. This means events are stored in a different location in the filesystem. This may (probably will) create difficulties in trying to transfer the entire database and data (Events) to the new system.
The big plus to using the rpms is that future updates to ZM will (hopefully) be as simple as "rpm -Uvh zm*.rpm"

Best regards,

Ross

caseystone · Post by **caseystone** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:17 pm

Looking forward to it, Ross!

-Casey

ps- Do you accept donations for your work on the LiveCD?

rdmelin · Post by **rdmelin** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:52 pm

ps- Do you accept donations for your work on the LiveCD?

Certainly. Paypal to rdmelin at elltel dot net. Or cash via snailmail. PM me if you want an address.
And thank you for asking

Best regards,
Ross