Hello,

if you're reading this you come across on my post on TBSDTV.COM.

Please read the instruction and everything will go well BEFORE starting.

The real download URL is after the instructions and disclaimer, so feel free
to skip them if you already read on TBS site.

The new version can work leaving the old one on the box, so a revert to the original can be done without a factory reset or an upgrade procedure. Read below for further info.

This is a rather advanced procedure for an average Windows world user. For a Linux guy or a sysadmin should be rather easy, so revert to your Linux guru o Linux User Group for advice if not confortable with it.

DISCLAIMER
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NO WARRANTY. NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR MISSING DATA, REBOOTS, BURNED UNITS, UNFAITHFUL WIVES, SCREAMING CHILDREN OR WHATEVER THIS SOFTWARE IS GOING TO DRIVE YOU THRU.


INSTRUCTIONS
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Download the binary. URL at the  bottom.

Copy on the box in /tmp directory

cd to /usr/local/

Extract the binary from /tmp (tar xvjf /tmp/<filename.tar.bz2>)

You'll find a new binary on /usr/local/bin/tvheadend-4.0.8 and a new folder in /usr/local/share/tvheadend-4.0.8

Now the tricky part, to avoid overwriting the original version.

Stop tvheadend from the webpage (the initial TBS presentation page, Tuning Setting -> None).

From the linux shell, perform the following:

cd /
cp -a .hts .hts.save (saving the config for later restore, just in case)
cd /usr/local/bin
mv tvheadend tvheadend-orig (rename original binary to -orig)
ln -s tvheadend-4.0.8 tvheadend (create a symlink to the new one)
cd /usr/local/share
mv tvheadend tvheadend-orig (rename the original data dir to -orig)
ln -s tvheadend-4.0.8 tvheadend (create a symlink to the new one)

Start tvheadend from the webpage as before.

Enjoy.

Please bear in mind that the configuration is upgraded after the first start, so it's not guaranteed to work with the previous one.

Rollback to original version
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If you want to retain both version, simply point the two symlinks to the version you want to use (BOTH OF THEM). Please also bear in mind that you need to either remove /.hts (blank tvheadend config) or provide the old config if you downgrade. Always stop the program from the webinterface before changing version!

If you want to stick to old version only and remove the new one, just remove the tvheadend-4.0.8 binary on /usr/local/bin and tvheadend-4.0.8 folder on /usr/local/share. Remove the symlinks and rename the -orig file/folder to the tvheadend with no suffix. I leave to the reader the actual commands.

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Download pointer:


http://www.costan.org/moiplus/tvheadend-4.0.8.tar.bz2