Help please Back up Problem??

[Jocky666]

Guys I did a back up of my working Kaos 1.1 image via the built in script and then ftp'd the image to my desk top. I then rar'd the .image up and e-mailed to my mate who has yet to fix the AU problem.

I have now found that when my friend wrote the back up image to his box it has no roms in it despite being from a fully AU (working) DM500,

Is this a design of the back up script in the Kaos panel deliberately not including the roms etc. or have I done something wrong??

Thanks for any help

Jocky

[cgscott]

No it should be fine mate. I have done this before.

Thats the whole point of a backup.

[rockinbob]

No it should be fine mate. I have done this before.

Thats the whole point of a backup.

hi I have the same problem I have backed up my programme before as i have 2 d500c boxes this time when i try to download to my box it will not let me open my programme as if it is saved in the wrong format would be glad of any help as i like to keep a back up Rockin Bob

[cgscott]

Rmember when you backup through the box the file is a .img file. This can only be flashed using dreamup and a null modem.

If you want to flash with flash wizarzd then backup the image up with that program as the .img file is too large for flash wizard to flash.

And remeber when flashing with dreamup click no to flash erase or else you will lose the roms etc.

Hope this helps guys.

[Jocky666]

Rmember when you backup through the box the file is a .img file. This can only be flashed using dreamup and a null modem.

If you want to flash with flash wizarzd then backup the image up with that program as the .img file is too large for flash wizard to flash.

And remeber when flashing with dreamup click no to flash erase or else you will lose the roms etc.

Hope this helps guys.

will I lose the roms out of the image or just the one still on the box??

Thanks

[cgscott]

If you flash erae with dreamup you will lose the roms on that flash

Click no to flash erase

[Jocky666]

If you flash erae with dreamup you will lose the roms on that flash

Click no to flash erase

Thanks Scott

[Devilfish]

Remember if you are flashing a backup image using Dreamup, select NO when it asks if you want to 'Perform a flash-erase during the process'.



If it does 'Perform a flash-erase during the process' it will erase all your services and bouquets, keys and scce files. So it will be as if you are flashing a raw image.

When the image is created, the /var folder is left empty, all the files are placed in /var_init. When dreamup does a flash-erase, everything in /var is deleted and everything in /var_init is copied to /var. So...all you backup data will be lost and if the image is a FTA image you won't get jack-sh!t!

[Jocky666]

sorted

got it sorted didin't realise about the flash erase!!!!
So thanks to all who gave some input and to the evil pike too LOL