Question about update process

[csadoian 36]

I have been running on Emby 3.2.33.0 for a while now with very few problems.  Yesterday I updated to 3.2.34 and something went horribly wrong.  It may have been part my doing, but I'm not sure.

 

When I did the update to 3.2.34.0, I noticed that Luke had posted the .net core version, as well as the standard version.  I decided to install the .net core version.  I downloaded "embyserver-win-x64-3.2.34.0.7z" archive, unzipped it, renamed my old System folder to System.old, then created a new System folder and stuck the files in there.

 

I then fired up Emby and it seemed to run fine.  However, this morning I went to use my Emby Theater for Windows client and I notice the LIVE TV section is all messed up.  I at first thought it was an interface issue, so I removed Emby Theater and downloaded a fresh version.  That didn't help.  I run Emby Theater in desktop mode, and the Live TV section seems to be missing.  I see the icon in the "My Media" section, but if I click on it I am taken to a screen with "Programs, Channels, Recordings, Schedule, and Series" across the top.  Nothing shows on the bottom.  If I move to Channels I see my channels, and I can pick one and it will play.  If I go to Recordings I can see my recordings.  If I go to Schedule I see nothing.  If I go to Series I do see my scheduled series.  I don't see a guide at all.

 

If I open up Emby for Android TV on the side menu I see the menu items "On Now" and "Continue Watching" for a moment, then they disappear.

 

Clearly something got blown away.  I have rolled back to 3.2.33.0 but I have the same behavior.  Not sure what to do at this point.

 

Before you ask, in the dashboard, under "Emby Premiere", it shows "You have a Lifetime Emby Premiere plan and your device usage is well within your limit"

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[Luke 42089]

@@csadoian You have followed an unsupported update process. Nowhere do we list tampering with your system folder as part of our update process. I would suggest a clean installation. 

[csadoian 36]

That's what I am doing now.  What is the proper procedure to follow if I were to want to switch to the .net core release from the standard release?

[csadoian 36]

After doing a clean install and restoring my configuration from a backup done before I did the upgrade,  everything is working fine now.

 

When you have time, I would like to know how one would go about switching from the standard release to the .net core release.  At this point I would guess it would involve another clean install.

 

Thanks.

[Sammy 790]

Mine rolled as an update by itself and I didn't know there was a .net core version out there other than the beta going on. I assume mine is the standard .net framework v4.6.2. 

[csadoian 36]

I think the .net core is considered still to be in beta  (see:  https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/releases ) , and I made the mistake of thinking I could just download the binaries and put them in the System folder, which is what I have done on occasion with the regular beta releases.

 

If I had done a little bit more reading I would have seen the thread in the testing area  ( https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/50012-emby-server-for-net-core/ ) that is dedicated to the .net core build.  My mistake.  

[Luke 42089]

Yup just run the installers.

[csadoian 36]

Yup just run the installers.

Luke, just to be clear, clean install, right? 

 

Can one do a clean install of the .net core version and then use Backup & Restore plugin to restore the configuration from the production version?

[Happy2Play 9785]

Luke, just to be clear, clean install, right? 

 

Can one do a clean install of the .net core version and then use Backup & Restore plugin to restore the configuration from the production version?

 

Everything in the Restore process should be good except ​Plugins as not all of them are compatible. 

 

Personally if I were doing a clean install I would only restore Users and User data.