> > there's no good (wiki or otherwise) instructions about upgrading 6.5 to > 7.x for Mac that I can find. > You're right but since it is 10 months since 7.0 - there is unlikely one to be written.
Not upgrading unless you really have to or you have a clean start (e.g. new PC) is a very sensible approach. If you do upgrade allow for 2-3 weeks settling down time when things don't all work as well as they used to. If you expect this delay then you will not be disappointed and if upgrade goes smoothly - then you'll be happy. If you do decide to upgrade then you will then decide which version 7.2.1 has just been released or 7.3 which is planned for early Dec. Immediate Plugin compatability for 7.3 may not true for all plugins. General Points to watch. 1. Directory naming may change - Slimserver to Squeezecenter. Plugins organisation changes and so locations of plugins may also change. There are now two directories for plugins - one for users and one for SC internal plugins. Make sure users plugins are installed in the correct directory. 2. Make sure you know all the Plugins you use and locate all updated versions before upgrading to 7.x. Be careful - some plugins will not work with all version of 7.x. Check for any "gotchas" such as Last.fm if not in UK/US/Germany so you know what to expect. 3. Make a note of preferences - the upgrade should migrate them all but some may be forgotten (especially plugins). 4. Backup your entire Slimserver installation so that you can revert quickly if the upgrade goes pear-shaped. 5. Manage expectations of other users. 6. Don't upgrade anything else at the same time 7. Check system specs. User interface changes with 7.x which can be more CPU intensive. The old user interface is still available as Classic but some Settings are only accessible with the new interface. -- bpa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54339 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
