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« on: September 03, 2003, 02:43:53 am »
:?: Do anybody know how can make a Backup of the Zaurus on the PC and not on the memory cards ?

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« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2003, 10:47:02 pm »
I can only imagine this being done via a smb mount, but the only options I\'ve ever seen for backup destinations are SD and CF.
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« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2003, 01:14:37 pm »
what rom are you using? The backup on the 3.10 (and any based off this rom) do backup directly to the pc

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« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2003, 11:35:55 am »
On a 5500, before upgrading to 3.1 rom, I could do a backup by
simply tar-ing the /home/*

I notice this no longer (under 3.10) seems to be the case. If the backup
file is un-tared, (assuming it *is* nothing but a tar file) there is also a
text file named pcmcia_scheme.backup. (in my case, containing a single
line, such as:
CardSuspend

Are there any other files that might be added to the backup by the
3.10 backup utility?  Is just tar-ing the /home/* (as root) and then
restoring it still a safe way to do a \'complete device\' backup?
What is the interpretation of the content of the aforementioned file
during the \'restore\' process?

TIA