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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:
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1. Install "bootloader-n900"
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# Install "[http://maemo.org/packages/view/bootmenu-n900/ bootmenu-n900]" from the "extras-devel" repository
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2. Download [[http://robbiethe1st.afrair.org/BackupMenu/BackupMenu.item BackupMenu.item]
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# Download [http://robbiethe1st.afraid.org/BackupMenu/BackupMenu.item BackupMenu.item]
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3. Copy the file to the "/etc/bootloader.d/" directory(requires root access)
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# Copy the file to the "/etc/bootloader.d/" directory(requires root access)
To run:
To run:
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1. Reboot with keyboard slide out.
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# Reboot with keyboard slide out.
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===Forum Topic===
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http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=754837#post754837
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===Current Status===
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Mainly working, just finding bugs and fixing them.
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Beta testers needed.
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===Known Bugs===
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Potential rootFS restore issue:
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If, after restoring, the device is "bricked" or doesn't work correctly:
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1. Flash the default PR1.2 image to the device
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2. Using the flasher utility, flash your backup rootfs image(-r option).
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Not sure why this works, but it seems to solve all manner of problems.

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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