Thread: [Announce] BackupMenu - OS backup & restore | New version - Jul 9th(v1.1)
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jsbigs is offline jsbigs
2010-11-05 , 18:40
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#222
Originally Posted by Rob1n View Post
No - must be a different version of 7zip (I was checking on the desktop). You'll need to do "tar -xzf data.tar.gz -C /" instead then.
Hmm...this didn't work either. I received the following:

Code:
Error:
Incorrect command line
I had installed 7zip from this file:

p7zip-full_9.04~dfsg.1-1-m5-1_armel.deb

from here:

http://maemo.org/packages/view/p7zip-full/

So, to get around this, on my Mac I ran:

Code:
7z x backupmenu_0.53-1_all.deb
and copied the data.tar file to the N900, where I ran:

Code:
sudo gainroot
tar -xf data.tar -C /
This SEEMED to work. Now, in addition to BackupMenu being an option when I boot with the keyboard open, I can select it and it will boot into BackupMenu. However, the next issue is even though I get the full menu, it won't accept any key presses. Neither "b" for create a backup or "x" for exit and reboot. I had to depress the "hold switch" in order to reboot.

Any ideas?

(Many thanks for all of your help!)