The following is a short write-up of how I accomplished converting my mythtv master-backend to a virtual machine. I did this for the purpose of hardware flexibility, which allowed me to run my backend on my fileserver while I upgraded it's hardware and OS.

This should apply to almost any linux version, but the target machine I performed this on was Fedora 6.

It was performed on a running machine.

Step 1: Prepare the Virtual Disk
I used qemu to create an image of a particular type. Raw is easiest to deal with for native block device handling and it can be converted to another format later.

In my case I created this device on a storage partition that wasn't being converted to the virtual machine. You can easily use an NFS or SMB mount point if need be.

Well, Nickey and I have started making what is almost a an annual tradition of carving pumpkins that represent characters from the Simpsons. This is the third time Homer has graced our front porch for Halloween, but this is the best year for sure. Check them out in the link above.

On September 10th Nickey had an "almost" surprise party for me. It was at & above the Marina over in Silver Lake. The weather was crappy, but after enough drinks it didn't matter anymore. We were also happy that our friend Silence was here from China at the time, so he came and sampled all kinds of American liquor. To quote him on Tequila "I think it has a very special taste", which means it's not to bad; I believe he did 3 shots of Tequila that night. Anyhow, pictures are in our photo gallery.

Well. I haven't been good at updating this at all as I hoped. Also, I haven't gotten Nickey to do it to let me off the hook.

Anyhow, Nickey and I went to China in May together. I've been there 3 times for work, and on the third time we decided it would be cool for us both to go. We had a fun time, got to see the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, and some temples. There are pictures in Our Photo Gallery above.

In early August we went to Vegas. We met our friends Mike and Christa there (they live in Canada). It was a lot of fun, we drank a lot, and spent a lot; as expected. Pictures will be in the gallery soon.