Platform Independent Installation Upgrade

These instructions document how to upgrade an existing platform independent installation of Haromonium. If you do not yet have Harmonium installed, please refer to the installation instructions.

TiVo Requirements

  • A network enabled Series 2, Series 3, or HD TiVo.
    Note
    Configuring your TiVo to connect to your network is beyond the scope of these instructions. For help see the TiVo website.
  • The TiVo must be enabled for Home Network Applications. To do this, perform the following:
    1. From TiVo Central, go to Music, Photos, & More.
    2. Select Enable Home Network Applications...
    3. Press THUMBS UP three times, then press ENTER to enable local HME applications.
    4. Return to TiVo Central, then Music, Photos, & More. The option should now appear as Disable Home Network Applications...

Server Requirements

  • A version of Harmonium must already be installed, as per these instructions.
  • No specific operating system required
  • Java runtime evironment version 5 or later.
    Tested
    • Sun Microsystems Java SE Runtime Environment, version 6, update 6
    • Sun Microsystems Java 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition, version 5, update 15
  • Connected to same network as TiVo.
    Note
    The server's networking subsystem must be initialized before starting Harmonium. In particular, the server's network interface must have an IP address assigned before Harmonium is started. This might be an issue if your computer is connected to a wireless network and doesn't receive an IP address until late in the boot process, or after a user logs in.

Upgrade Instructions

  1. Uncompress the installation archive to a temporary location.
    Example
    $ cp harmonium.tar.gz /home/userid
    $ cd /home/userid
    $ tar zxvf harmonium.tar.gz
  2. Stop Harmonium if it is currently running.
  3. Copy the new Harmonium.jar file to the installation directory.
  4. Delete all JAR files from the lib directory within the installation directory.
  5. Copy all JAR files from the lib directory in the temporary location to the lib directory under the installation directory.
  6. Restart Harmonium using the same command line that was used in the past.