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'''BackupMenu for N900/Maemo 5:'''
==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:
1. Install "bootloader-n900" from the "extras-devel" repository
# Install "bootloader-n900" from the "extras-devel" repository
 
# Download [http://robbiethe1st.afrair.org/BackupMenu/BackupMenu.item BackupMenu.item]
2. Download [http://robbiethe1st.afrair.org/BackupMenu/BackupMenu.item BackupMenu.item]
# Copy the file to the "/etc/bootloader.d/" directory(requires root access)
 
3. Copy the file to the "/etc/bootloader.d/" directory(requires root access)


To run:
To run:
1. Reboot with keyboard slide out.
# Reboot with keyboard slide out.


'''Current Status:'''
===Current Status===
Mainly working, just finding bugs and fixing them.
Mainly working, just finding bugs and fixing them.
Beta testers needed.
Beta testers needed.


'''Known Bugs:'''
===Known Bugs===
-none-
-none-

Revision as of 12:23, 16 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:

  1. Install "bootloader-n900" from the "extras-devel" repository
  2. Download BackupMenu.item
  3. Copy the file to the "/etc/bootloader.d/" directory(requires root access)

To run:

  1. Reboot with keyboard slide out.

Current Status

Mainly working, just finding bugs and fixing them. Beta testers needed.

Known Bugs

-none-