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==BackupMenu for N900/Maemo 5== | |||
My current project, BackupMenu is a bootloader-based application that allows you to backup & restore images of your RootFS and OptFS, so you can entirely restore your N900 if you brick it - without starting from scratch. | My current project, BackupMenu is a bootloader-based application that allows you to backup & restore images of your RootFS and OptFS, so you can entirely restore your N900 if you brick it - without starting from scratch. | ||
Currently, to install: | Currently, to install: | ||
# Install "[http://maemo.org/packages/view/bootmenu-n900/ bootmenu-n900]" from the "extras-devel" repository | |||
# Download [http://robbiethe1st.afraid.org/BackupMenu/BackupMenu.item BackupMenu.item] | |||
# Copy the file to the "/etc/bootloader.d/" directory(requires root access) | |||
To run: | |||
# Reboot with keyboard slide out. | |||
===Forum Topic=== | |||
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=754837#post754837 | |||
===Current Status=== | |||
Mainly working, just finding bugs and fixing them. | |||
Beta testers needed. | |||
===Known Bugs=== | |||
' | Potential rootFS restore issue: | ||
- | If, after restoring, the device is "bricked" or doesn't work correctly: | ||
1. Flash the default PR1.2 image to the device | |||
2. Using the flasher utility, flash your backup rootfs image(-r option). | |||
Not sure why this works, but it seems to solve all manner of problems. | |||
Latest revision as of 00:25, 20 July 2010
BackupMenu for N900/Maemo 5
My current project, BackupMenu is a bootloader-based application that allows you to backup & restore images of your RootFS and OptFS, so you can entirely restore your N900 if you brick it - without starting from scratch.
Currently, to install:
- Install "bootmenu-n900" from the "extras-devel" repository
- Download BackupMenu.item
- Copy the file to the "/etc/bootloader.d/" directory(requires root access)
To run:
- Reboot with keyboard slide out.
Forum Topic
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=754837#post754837
Current Status
Mainly working, just finding bugs and fixing them. Beta testers needed.
Known Bugs
Potential rootFS restore issue: If, after restoring, the device is "bricked" or doesn't work correctly: 1. Flash the default PR1.2 image to the device 2. Using the flasher utility, flash your backup rootfs image(-r option). Not sure why this works, but it seems to solve all manner of problems.
