Rene,
If it's in the same machine, I'd say make an fstab entry that makes that
drive's mount point /var/snd. If there's something in the /var/snd
directory (usually the test tones and Rivindell ads by default) I'd
remove those things before you mount your /var/snd volume.
Symbolic or hard links do work too but they are not exactly the same as
a mounted file system and they have some limitations that aren't
immediately obvious. Some recursive functions don't follow links by
default for instance. You might for instance tar part of the file system
to move it somewhere and you'll find that the tar archive contains a
link but not the files you would see if you did an ls of the
sub-directory referred by the link. I'm not sure a link would cause you
any operational problems for Rivendell but the fstab entry and a mounted
file system is the best way.
We're running multiple Rivendell clients at our station (we have 2
studios and a ripping station) so we have a common /var/snd and database
server on a separate machine. We have mounts in the fstab tables on the
client machines to mount the nfs file system to the /var/snd mount point
on the clients.
Bill Putney - KPTZ Port Townsend, WA
On 6/24/12 8:35 AM, ICR Programs wrote:
Hi Bill,
Yes, we are going from RAAbuntu 1.7.2 to Rivendell on Centos 2.x.x,
sorry I wasn't clear about that.
I've got a backup of the database, I make two that go to separate
drives every day. I should also have added, the new Rivendel 2.x.x
system is already installed on a separate machine.
What I'd like to do is to take the separate drive with the audio files
out of the currently operating machine, put it into the new machine
(with Riven 2.x.x) and then make the new machine use the drive with
the audio content as var/snd.
With our previous RAAbuntu version, I just made a symbolic link from
the separate drive with the audio files to /var/snd. Someone told me
this isn't as reliable as editing our fstab files, but I'm not sure if
this is true.
Is that the procedure you'd advise too?
Thanks again!
Rene
On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Bill Putney <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I assume you're going from RAAbuntu/1.7.2 to Centos/2.x.x.
As far as Unix file systems go, Centos and Ubuntu are exactly the
same.
Make sure you make a backup of your database and keep it on a
separate drive, I kept ours on a thumb drive. When you load the
new version of Rivendell, it will install a new blank database. It
your database happens to be in the way it gets smashed. Once the
new Rivendell is all installed, restore the database from your
secret stash and Rivendell will convert it to the new schema. The
/snd files don't change.
If you can, as with any big upgrade, a complete backup is a good idea.
Bill Putney - KPTZ Port Townsend, WA
On 6/24/12 7:22 AM, ICR Programs wrote:
Hi Folks,
We have been running RAAbuntu and are switching over to
the Paravel systems version with Centos. On our RAAbuntu system,
we have all our audio files on a separate drive which we've
linked to the /snd directory.
I wondered if there's a preferred method for our doing the same
on our new Paravel system? If so, would anyone be so kind as to
explain it or point me in the right direction?
many thanks!
Rene
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