My files got lost!

Forum: User Feedback
Topic: My files got lost!
started by: theExile

Posted by theExile on Nov. 06 2005,17:01

My files were not saved when i shutdown and rebooted DSL later - or at least they wernt restored. My .filetool.lst file reads:

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opt/ppp
opt/bootlocal.sh
opt/powerdown.sh
opt/.dslrc
opt/.mydsl_dir
home/dsl/

Do i need to use a boot option to restore my files?

Any help appreciated

Mark

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Posted by hawki on Nov. 06 2005,20:13

Hi
Did you assign a backup device through the DSL control panel?

Posted by AwPhuch on Nov. 06 2005,23:53

Is it a straight HD install, frugal

Give us some specs and info bud....our crystal balls only work out to 50 miles....and you are too far away for me to read your mind bud

Brian
AwPhuch

Posted by theExile on Nov. 10 2005,14:38

sorry - details here

i'm using a liveCD on an i386 machine - cant find which version of DSL im using anywhere (sorry)

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Hi
Did you assign a backup device through the DSL control panel

dont know - i looked for something on the wiki about this but couldnt find anything. Can you explain?

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our crystal balls only work out to 50 miles

, sorry 'bout this.

Mark

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Posted by mikshaw on Nov. 10 2005,15:23

Start up the control panel and choose "backup/restore".
Enter a writeable partition into the box (hda2, for example).

Or use the command "echo hda2 > /opt/.backup_device".

The backup process will not run if this file is empty.

Posted by theExile on Nov. 10 2005,18:12

okay ... i typed in hda2 (which im sure ive got) and then clicked backup ... and now it seems to have crashed. What have i done wrong this time?