Thread: Two extensive previews of N900 prototype
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2009-09-29 , 21:10
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Originally Posted by grenadejumper View Post
Awesome review from My-Symbian.com. Big up! I am eagerly awaiting the full review, as I am a bit worried about the battery-life.

I have a question somewhat related to a paragraph in the preview:



I was wondering if someone knew if there were any ways (perhaps from third parties) to create images of your phone? Similar to Norton Ghost for computers? The thing is I am kind of a linux n00b, and have on occasion been known to break my linux-box, and forced to reinstall. Incremental backups would therefore be a good solution in case I suddenly do something stupid (which, let's face it, is inevitable).
If Maemo5 isn't to different than Maemo4 then we already have a working mechanism. Just plug your tablet/phone into a computer (instructions for both Linux and Windows have been provided here before). For Linux you'll be using partimage. For Windows, I think Acronis does the job (make sure it supports ext2) file systems. Though I don't know what FS the phone will be using.

Plug it in, for Linux you just type in the command "sudo partimage" and follow the instructions. The end result will be a compressed image of it on your computer!

I've been doing that for a while so if something on my n800 screws up, a simple restore to that last known good image (I do backups once every 3 months since I don't install software as often anymore due to the slowed pace of new software coming out for the n800) takes less then an hour.
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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
They're maemo and MeeGo...

"Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...
 

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