converting from win7 32bit to 2008 64bit

[rdefino]

So I'm building a 2008 server 64bit. I would like to try to keep everything from sage from my previous win7 32bit system. But I know on 64bit sage get installed in the "program files x86" directory opposed to "programs files" on 32bit.

So what do I have to change in what files to copy the exsiting config over. Like the wiz.bin, any ini files.

Any thoughts would be great.

thanks

[rdefino]

anyone?

[Spectrum]

When switching OS's like that it's probably better to do a clean install in the new location, get all your tuners working, then import your wiz.bin and your old recordings. You may or may not want to just drop in your sage.properties (and sageclient.properties if applicable) but save copies and run a diff on the new one and the old one and make any relavent changes.

Just make sure you know what you are getting into going to x64 (no firewire channel changing) and a Windows server OS (No BDA). Others have gotten BDA working and have stable configs on Server 2k8, but it's not a supported config

[rdefino]

Thanks for the reply.

I'm actually doing a clean install now and it's 2008 R2 64bit.

Now for the BDA. I did load the BDA drivers. Should I have not?

I'm using a divco fusion tuner and hdhomerun tuner.

as for importing the wiz.bin and recording, that I'll need to check on. Not sure how to do that.


Thanks again

[rdefino]

also, I'm going from a 32bit os to a 64bit. So the pointers are what I'm worried about. 32- used programs files. 64-uses program files (x86).

thanks

[Helheim]

How do you import wiz.bin and recording? Just replace the existing wiz.bin file and make sure the recordings are in the same path as before?

[Spectrum]

Originally Posted by rdefino

Thanks for the reply.

I'm actually doing a clean install now and it's 2008 R2 64bit.

Now for the BDA. I did load the BDA drivers. Should I have not?

If your tuners require BDA than you need it. I'm not sure about either of yours

Originally Posted by rdefino

also, I'm going from a 32bit os to a 64bit. So the pointers are what I'm worried about. 32- used programs files. 64-uses program files (x86).

Not much difference in x32 and x64. Driver compatibility is more of a worry than where things are installed and if that is going to bite you you'll find out real quick Now that x64 is mainstream most new hardware and quite a bit of legacy hardware has 64bit drivers. It's not like it was with 64bit XP.

Originally Posted by Helheim

How do you import wiz.bin and recording? Just replace the existing wiz.bin file and make sure the recordings are in the same path as before?

Yep. And your recordings don't actually have to be in the same place. Just make sure wherever they are is included as a recording directory and set
advanced_video_file_recovery=true
in sage.properties then fire up sage and let it scan. It should find all the recordings and link them with their new location. Then shut down sage and set that value back to false.