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2010-03-27
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Originally Posted by SkyEagle
Hi Guys !
I have the same problem also !
SOmetimes it is really boring to re-download everything and re-install all the SW with the relative configration files :-(.
Plus I would like to have a sort of REAL FULL backup of my N900: a software that create a full backup of the entire file system plus all the conf files etc in order to get back to the exact system state if I need to play with some new apps or try some strange config.
I'm sorry that I don't know Linux/Debia/Maemo well but I mean something like ghost (disk image SW) for PC or any full backup SW for PC or like SPrite Backup/SBP Backup for windows mobile phone, that can make a sort of full imgae of the winphone also to the SD card or to the PC connected by USB/Wlan.
It is really strange that doesn't exist anything like this for N900...but perhaps I just don't know it.
Thank in advance,
SkyEagle
Totally agree. I think it does exist. How were those .bins that the Flasher 3.5 uses to restore the N900 originally created? through special hardware? can we not replicate the process?
I think the lack of interest in it is a decision more than an in-abilitly. Kinda like Portrait and MMS.
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2010-03-27
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dpkg-repack the entire system plus recursively copying $HOME (with or without MyDocs, configurable) should do. dpkg-repack would get the current configuration files and when installed again you'd get you system back and running exactly as before.
dpkg-repack is on extras-devel. It should not be difficult to build a backup utility as the one you said.
Excellent idea, by the way. Although I think you're exaggerating when you say it's not "The Unix Way".
OBS.: I know of no such utility as dpkg-repack for RPM. Does anyone know?
dpkg-repack is on extras-devel. It should not be difficult to build a backup utility as the one you said.
Excellent idea, by the way. Although I think you're exaggerating when you say it's not "The Unix Way".
OBS.: I know of no such utility as dpkg-repack for RPM. Does anyone know?
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2010-03-27
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Originally Posted by Patola
dpkg-repack. turns a package installation back into a binary .deb. how can you "dpkg-repack the entire system"? scan the all packages on the system and turn each into a .deb?........hmmmm......by $HOME, you mean /home?
dpkg-repack the entire system plus recursively copying $HOME (with or without MyDocs, configurable) should do. dpkg-repack would get the current configuration files and when installed again you'd get you system back and running exactly as before.
dpkg-repack is on extras-devel. It should not be difficult to build a backup utility as the one you said.
Excellent idea, by the way. Although I think you're exaggerating when you say it's not "The Unix Way".
OBS.: I know of no such utility as dpkg-repack for RPM. Does anyone know?
How would that work for applications that are running all the time? when it comes time to restore? won't we get some sort of access denied?
I have the same problem also !
SOmetimes it is really boring to re-download everything and re-install all the SW with the relative configration files :-(.
Plus I would like to have a sort of REAL FULL backup of my N900: a software that create a full backup of the entire file system plus all the conf files etc in order to get back to the exact system state if I need to play with some new apps or try some strange config.
I'm sorry that I don't know Linux/Debia/Maemo well but I mean something like ghost (disk image SW) for PC or any full backup SW for PC or like SPrite Backup/SBP Backup for windows mobile phone, that can make a sort of full imgae of the winphone also to the SD card or to the PC connected by USB/Wlan.
It is really strange that doesn't exist anything like this for N900...but perhaps I just don't know it.
Thank in advance,
SkyEagle