Sorry for the redundant post. But, I forgot to mention the operating systems. Old server had Windows Vista and new server has Windows 7.
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Mayuresh Kasture <mayuresh.kast...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I was using subversion with tortoise few months ago. Then, I had to > change the server. Hence, I copied svn/repos directory from the server > as a backup. I don't remember the version of the svn installed on old > server. What is the best way to get the repository working on new > server? > > I followed these steps which didn't work, >> I installed svn 1.4.6 because I guess this was the version installed on the >> old server. I am not sure though. >> I skipped the "svnadmin create" command since I have the repository already. >> Then, I created the service using "sc create svn binpath= "C:\program >> files\Subversion\bin\svnserve.exe --service -r \"E:\Source >> Control\svn\repos\"" DisplayName= "Subversion Server" depend= Tcpip start= >> auto" where "E:\Source Control\svn\repos\" is the old repository. >> Executed "net start svn" >> Installed tortoise 1.6.6. >> Opened TCP Port 3690 through firewall >> And then, using tortoise, tried to checkout "svn:\\localhost\". I got error >> "expected FS format 2 found 3" > > Can any body tell me what did I do wrong? > > - Mayuresh >
