[Pvt_Ryan]

Do i just upgrade the OS to 10.04 then change the apt sources to point to the 10.04 location?

If not what do I need to do to upgrade the Live version (that I have installed to the HDD) to Dharma B1?

[AaronD]

I haven't done this yet with the Beta1, but have upgraded from previous versions (to XBMCFreak). I assume the process is the same. Basically, create a USB disk with the Beta software, boot to this new version, do a fresh install mounting the data partition to /home.

Voila - new Beta1 software, and data in your home directory preserved.

Assuming you have seperate partitions for your data and OS.

[handsomepete]

Its suggested that upgrading to Dharma requires a fresh install(backing up userdata first). You could also just upgrade via svn-ppa.

[Bobby Blixberg]

Yesterday I upgraded my XBMC Live 9.11 installation and installed the Dharma Beta, so far it's running smoothly.

Maybe you should give that a try first

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc-svn/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade xbmc

There was one little issue: I had to reinstall the Nvidia drivers after the first boot into XBMC, this can only be done by stopping the X server - you can do this by typing

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/xbmc-live stop
sudo /etc/init.d/x11-common

Hope it helps

[AaronD]

Oh, what a dilemma. Whenever I upgrade these things, I go through a week of hell trying to get it all working again, then swear that next time "if it ain't broke don't fix it" will be my moto!

Now I am really tempted to upgrade to the Beta

Ca you provide more details about your setup?

- platform - Revo by any chance?
- Do you use start from MCE remote, and if so is it working?
- Any sound issues? HDMI, optical - what do you use?
- Standby working ok?

These are the main issues I dealt with last time.

EDIT: Just saw your signature, and that you have a Revo R3610 same as me, so that is a good start!

[Bobby Blixberg]

Yeah, it was a dilemma for me, too, but suddenly i thought something like "when it fails I can setup XBMC Live 9.11 in about 1 or 2 hours again" (I backup my userdata folder on a regular basis and I took the bait.

HDMI as well as optical output work on my R3610 (use either one of them).

I can test standby later today.

- Do you use start from MCE remote, and if so is it working?

You mean wakeup from standby?

[AaronD]

Hmmm... good point. I could rebuild my system pretty damn quickly, especially since I use EMM to keep NFOs and artwork alongside my movies.

Yes, wake from standbye is what I meant. Please post if you find this is working.

[Bobby Blixberg]

Okay...neither standby nor wake up with remote do work.
After sending to standby and pressing the power button on the Revo there's just a blank screen.

But I should add that I did not care too much about these features under 9.11 as I can accept that it needs about 30 seconds to boot. Would be nice to have anyways, maybe a setting missing, perhaps you can push me in the right direction