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 Jun 6 2006, 06:21 AM
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I'd like to try out the new beta4 on my c1000, I'm currently running beta1. I've got a 1g SD card so lots of spare storage. But I really can't afford to lose my existing system so I need a cast iron backup and restore procedure. How do I do that?
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Jun 6 2006, 06:44 AM
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QUOTE(johnsutton @ Jun 6 2006, 08:21 AM) I'd like to try out the new beta4 on my c1000, I'm currently running beta1. I've got a 1g SD card so lots of spare storage. But I really can't afford to lose my existing system so I need a cast iron backup and restore procedure. How do I do that?  NAND backup & restore (especially when testing the beta4 release). The only caveat is that you'll need a cf card. As far as I've been able to find, sd won't work. |
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Jun 6 2006, 07:12 AM
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QUOTE(grog @ Jun 6 2006, 10:44 PM) QUOTE(johnsutton @ Jun 6 2006, 08:21 AM) I'd like to try out the new beta4 on my c1000, I'm currently running beta1. I've got a 1g SD card so lots of spare storage. But I really can't afford to lose my existing system so I need a cast iron backup and restore procedure. How do I do that? NAND backup & restore (especially when testing the beta4 release). The only caveat is that you'll need a cf card. As far as I've been able to find, sd won't work. For me, neither SD/CF works  I've posted earlier on the same issue but no one answered. NAND backup works but restoration failed with format error. Both my SD/CF are in FAT format. And I did put in only one card to try each time. |
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Jun 6 2006, 07:28 AM
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[QUOTE]For me, neither SD/CF works{/QUOTE]
Sounds to me like the Z doesn't like your CF card. What make and size is it? In my experience (700, 760, 3100), I can NAND backup and restore to anything up to 1GB, but no bigger. Mike. |
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Jun 6 2006, 08:13 AM
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omg that is somehow shocking to me... I'll try to restore with my 512MB Kingston SD card. Hopefully it works.
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Jun 6 2006, 09:31 AM
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[quote=w14,Jun 6 2006, 09:28 AM]
[QUOTE]For me, neither SD/CF works{/QUOTE] Sounds to me like the Z doesn't like your CF card. What make and size is it? In my experience (700, 760, 3100), I can NAND backup and restore to anything up to 1GB, but no bigger. [/quote] Sounds right to me. I had to buy a 512mb just for nand's 'cause my 2gb card wasn't working. |
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Jun 7 2006, 01:25 AM
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I tried to NAND restore an older image under beta 3 on a C3200 and it failed. So I lost my installation completely. There was normal NAND restore operation, but I couldn'd boot the system afterwards (kernel panic). The used CF card worked perfectly afterwards in other devices.
I think, it depends on the CF card you use. If I have to, I will try with a new CF card next time. I never had these problems with my old C860, but I think, no one should trust a NAND backup on a Cxxxx without trying it with a specific card. |
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Jun 7 2006, 05:35 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 94 Joined: 22-September 05 From: Hong Kong Member No.: 8,168 |
[quote=w14,Jun 6 2006, 11:28 PM]
[QUOTE]For me, neither SD/CF works{/QUOTE] Sounds to me like the Z doesn't like your CF card. What make and size is it? In my experience (700, 760, 3100), I can NAND backup and restore to anything up to 1GB, but no bigger. Mike. [/quote] Yes the Z likes my CF/SD before beta4. The issue just happened with beta4. I have no problem restoring my previous images w/ the same card and same FAT format. |
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