Re: Upgrade newbie question... :(
On 3/24/07, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is true. ;) And as I thought more about it, I realized that I'm pretty comfortable with simple copy commands via command line. So I hope it worked :) ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Upgrade newbie question... :(
No... Its not that tough, do give it a shot - if anything goes bad, you are reinstalling anyways :-) Good luck, Maku On 3/23/07, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmf. Oh, well... Yeah, the command line method seems a bit out of my scope of technical ability (thanks, though, Maku!), so I guess I'm stuck reinstalling everything for now. :( Thanks, Tim --- Weblog ~ http://tim.samoff.com Baby Blog ~ http://kc.samoff.com Photography ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/timsamoff Music ~ http://www.adkoc.com - Original Message - Subject: Re: Upgrade newbie question... :( From: Jonathan Greene To: मयंक जैन (makuchaku) CC: Tim ,Maemo Users Group Date: 03/23/2007 10:04 am For now though the average user is SOL on restoring apps. The backup does seem to preserve your prefs and settings which is certainly helpful, but far from ideal. On 3/23/07, मयंक जैन (makuchaku) wrote: On 3/23/07, Tim wrote: Ok, so I thought making a backup would back up all of my apps settings as well as all of the system stuff... I was wrong and now all of my apps are gone after upgrading to the latest firmware. I understand that I am out of luck in this case, but in the future... Is there a way to backup my apps settings as well? You were backing up data from your flash or memory card? If flash - have a look at http://www.makuchaku.info/blog/dual-booting-your-n800-a-few-tips try the step 8 I copied my flash to my MMC everything was preserved - each configuration! :) Maku ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users -- Jonathan Greene m 917.560.3000 AIM / iChat - atmasphere gtalk / jabber - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gizmo - JonathanGreene blogs - http://www.atmasphere.net/wp / http://www.maemoapps.com ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Upgrade newbie question... :(
That is true. ;) And as I thought more about it, I realized that I'm pretty comfortable with simple copy commands via command line. Thanks! Tim --- Weblog ~ http://tim.samoff.com Baby Blog ~ http://kc.samoff.com Photography ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/timsamoff Music ~ http://www.adkoc.com - Original Message - Subject: Re: Upgrade newbie question... :( From: मयंक जैन (makuchaku) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Jonathan Greene [EMAIL PROTECTED],Maemo Users Group maemo-users@maemo.org Date: 03/24/2007 2:12 am No... Its not that tough, do give it a shot - if anything goes bad, you are reinstalling anyways :-) Good luck, Maku On 3/23/07, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmf. Oh, well... Yeah, the command line method seems a bit out of my scope of technical ability (thanks, though, Maku!), so I guess I'm stuck reinstalling everything for now. :( Thanks, Tim --- Weblog ~ http://tim.samoff.com Baby Blog ~ http://kc.samoff.com Photography ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/timsamoff Music ~ http://www.adkoc.com - Original Message - Subject: Re: Upgrade newbie question... :( From: Jonathan Greene To: मयंक जैन (makuchaku) CC: Tim ,Maemo Users Group Date: 03/23/2007 10:04 am For now though the average user is SOL on restoring apps. The backup does seem to preserve your prefs and settings which is certainly helpful, but far from ideal. On 3/23/07, मयंक जैन (makuchaku) wrote: On 3/23/07, Tim wrote: Ok, so I thought making a backup would back up all of my apps settings as well as all of the system stuff... I was wrong and now all of my apps are gone after upgrading to the latest firmware. I understand that I am out of luck in this case, but in the future... Is there a way to backup my apps settings as well? You were backing up data from your flash or memory card? If flash - have a look at http://www.makuchaku.info/blog/dual-booting-your-n800-a-few-tips try the step 8 I copied my flash to my MMC everything was preserved - each configuration! :) Maku ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users -- Jonathan Greene m 917.560.3000 AIM / iChat - atmasphere gtalk / jabber - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gizmo - JonathanGreene blogs - http://www.atmasphere.net/wp / http://www.maemoapps.com ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Upgrade newbie question... :(
Ok, so I thought making a backup would back up all of my apps settings as well as all of the system stuff... I was wrong and now all of my apps are gone after upgrading to the latest firmware. I understand that I am out of luck in this case, but in the future... Is there a way to backup my apps settings as well? Thanks, Tim --- Weblog ~ http://tim.samoff.com Baby Blog ~ http://kc.samoff.com Photography ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/timsamoff Music ~ http://www.adkoc.com ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Upgrade newbie question... :(
For now though the average user is SOL on restoring apps. The backup does seem to preserve your prefs and settings which is certainly helpful, but far from ideal. On 3/23/07, मयंक जैन (makuchaku) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/23/07, Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, so I thought making a backup would back up all of my apps settings as well as all of the system stuff... I was wrong and now all of my apps are gone after upgrading to the latest firmware. I understand that I am out of luck in this case, but in the future... Is there a way to backup my apps settings as well? You were backing up data from your flash or memory card? If flash - have a look at http://www.makuchaku.info/blog/dual-booting-your-n800-a-few-tips try the step 8 I copied my flash to my MMC everything was preserved - each configuration! :) Maku ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users -- Jonathan Greene m 917.560.3000 AIM / iChat - atmasphere gtalk / jabber - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gizmo - JonathanGreene blogs - http://www.atmasphere.net/wp / http://www.maemoapps.com ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Upgrade newbie question... :(
Hmf. Oh, well... Yeah, the command line method seems a bit out of my scope of technical ability (thanks, though, Maku!), so I guess I'm stuck reinstalling everything for now. :( Thanks, Tim --- Weblog ~ http://tim.samoff.com Baby Blog ~ http://kc.samoff.com Photography ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/timsamoff Music ~ http://www.adkoc.com - Original Message - Subject: Re: Upgrade newbie question... :( From: Jonathan Greene To: मयंक जैन (makuchaku) CC: Tim ,Maemo Users Group Date: 03/23/2007 10:04 am For now though the average user is SOL on restoring apps. The backup does seem to preserve your prefs and settings which is certainly helpful, but far from ideal. On 3/23/07, मयंक जैन (makuchaku) wrote: On 3/23/07, Tim wrote: Ok, so I thought making a backup would back up all of my apps settings as well as all of the system stuff... I was wrong and now all of my apps are gone after upgrading to the latest firmware. I understand that I am out of luck in this case, but in the future... Is there a way to backup my apps settings as well? You were backing up data from your flash or memory card? If flash - have a look at http://www.makuchaku.info/blog/dual-booting-your-n800-a-few-tips try the step 8 I copied my flash to my MMC everything was preserved - each configuration! :) Maku ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users -- Jonathan Greene m 917.560.3000 AIM / iChat - atmasphere gtalk / jabber - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gizmo - JonathanGreene blogs - http://www.atmasphere.net/wp / http://www.maemoapps.com ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
