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Currently, to install:
Currently, to install:
# Install "[http://maemo.org/packages/view/bootmenu-n900/ bootmenu-n900]" from the "extras-devel" repository
# Install "[http://maemo.org/packages/view/bootmenu-n900/ bootmenu-n900]" from the "extras-devel" repository
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# Download [http://robbiethe1st.afrair.org/BackupMenu/BackupMenu.item BackupMenu.item]
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# Download [http://robbiethe1st.afraid.org/BackupMenu/BackupMenu.item BackupMenu.item]
# Copy the file to the "/etc/bootloader.d/" directory(requires root access)
# Copy the file to the "/etc/bootloader.d/" directory(requires root access)
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2. Using the flasher utility, flash your backup rootfs image(-r option).
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.
Not sure why this works, but it seems to solve all manner of problems.
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Personal experience:
 
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I recently screwed things up OCing, and went to restore both RootFS and OptFS from images with my tool.
 
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I restored both "successfully", go to reboot, and get a green message"Malfunction! Device will shut down in 10 seconds".
 
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I tried to flash my rootFS image via flasher, got an error(I used the -n option instead of -r), and flashed the 1.2 fiasco image.
 
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I then booted it, or tried to, and got a "hang on dots" error(probably OptFS error).
 
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I flashed my RootFS image via flasher, rebooted, and it worked. But, no themes, and blank squares on icons for (optified) applications.
 
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I then tried to flash OptFS via my tool - This worked fine.
 
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I'm guessing the method I used to restore the RootFS isn't quite good enough when faced with something majorly different. Perhaps it can't access some bit of it?
 
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In the meantime, use flasher to flash the RootFS.
 
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However, I just backed everything up again, then later after some OCing(and getting the same "malfunction" message after a number of crashes), I restored the RootFS via my tool, and everything was fine. So, this may be an isolated problem.
 
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Can someone else test please?
 

Latest revision as of 00:25, 20 July 2010

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[edit] 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 "bootmenu-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.

[edit] Forum Topic

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=754837#post754837

[edit] Current Status

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

[edit] 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.

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