Re: [Announce] NEW Backupmenu-multiboot and new multiboot 0.2.11 ( update )
 

@Amboss,

The kernel is stored in one of the MTD partitions. The rootfs is another one of the MTD partitions.

Don't know if you can simply read/write to any of those partitions (except the rootfs which has a file system).

Re: [Announce] NEW Backupmenu-multiboot and new multiboot 0.2.11 ( update )
 

You can't that why we need flasher ;) (on both kernel installation from repos, and flashing locally), over plain cp or untar.

/Estel

Re: [Announce] NEW Backupmenu-multiboot and new multiboot 0.2.11 ( update )
 

@Estel,

Yup, but perhaps something like:

# cat bzImage > /dev/mtd3

might work to easily flash a new kernel.
However I get "Error: Insufficient balls" :)

Re: [Announce] NEW Backupmenu-multiboot and new multiboot 0.2.11 ( update )
 

You can try to use dd: dd if=bzImage of=/dev/mtd3

But it is better to use flasher.
There is a N900's version so you can flash from phone itself (using flasher + softupd) which the same method used by multiboot.

Re: [Announce] NEW Backupmenu-multiboot and new multiboot 0.2.11 ( update )
 

@Fabry,

Have *YOU* tried to flash the kernel with dd?
If yes, did it work?

Re: [Announce] NEW Backupmenu-multiboot and new multiboot 0.2.11 ( update )
 

No I didn't try it

Re: [Announce] NEW Backupmenu-multiboot and new multiboot 0.2.11 ( update )
 

I had a quick skim through this thread, but I couldn't see anything related to my issue, I have the stable flavour of CSSU installed:

I can't seem to install any of the dependencies (debs posted in this thread) that backupmenu-multiboot requires, I upgraded multiboot to 0.2.11 fine, but i cant install i2c-tools or mtd-utils, it says "incompatible package"

I have tried installing i2c-tools from the repo itself, but still no joy. Anyone else had this issue?

Re: [Announce] NEW Backupmenu-multiboot and new multiboot 0.2.11 ( update )
 

which files should i install as i have nitdroid and multiboot installed. i dont want to lose any of my entry in multiboot. now i have three entries in multiboot. they are kernel49, maemo kernel and nitdroid. which files should i install and do i have to remove old multiboot please help.

Re: [Announce] NEW Backupmenu-multiboot and new multiboot 0.2.11 ( update )
 

You need to install them via dpkg/apt-get on the command line - App Manager refuses to install these packages as they're not tagged as user packages.

Re: [Announce] NEW Backupmenu-multiboot and new multiboot 0.2.11 ( update )
 

OK, cheers for that, makes sense.

I always just click on them to see if my phone "approves" of them, but thanks ill install via dpkg