[myth-ie] Backing up for a re-install

[Justin Mason]

Glen Gray writes:
> Hey Guys,
> 
> My Mythdora 4 based box is not happy. For the last couple of days,  
> it's hard hanging in a very bad way. I'm not sure if this is heat  
> related (I've an adjuster on the cpu fan and it's turned down a good  
> bit) or something software related (recently applied some upgrades).
> 
> In the event that I've to do a fresh install, I was wondering if any  
> of you guys had some tips/guides on how to best keep my setup (xmltv/ 
> channel lists, existing recordings and db) across a re-install.
> 
> I've an external drive that I can use to move stuff onto in the event  
> I need a full re-format.

I did a mysqldump of the entire database, copied the /myth and ~mythtv
directories, and bob was my uncle.  However I just upgraded mythtv, I
didn't do any fresh install stuff...

--j.