Backing up N900 to a Linux PC - Revision history

amigadave: redirect to Manual backup and restore

amigadave — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:15:57 GMT

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-	~~{{expand}}~~	+	#REDIRECT [[Manual backup and restore]]
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-	~~== About this Document ==~~	+
-	~~== Backup requirements ==~~	+
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-	~~=== Connectivity ===~~	+
-	It is assumed that the backups will have to take place over ssh, as the USB mass storage mode on the phone does not provide access to the root file system. Therefore, the first prerequisite is a working TCP/IP network between the phone and the target machine.	+
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-	~~=== Power ===~~	+
-	~~We do not want our backups to drain the phone's battery, so we should only consider running the~~ backup ~~if we are connected to external power.~~	+
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-	~~=== Automation ===~~	+
-	Once set up, the backups should happen automatically without intervention from the user, BUT complain loudly if they fail. This implies a script that we can schedule from cron that should perform whatever combination of tests and ~~operations we may need. It also implies key-based access to our backup host.~~	+
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-	~~=== Snapshots ===~~	+
-	~~At any given time we want a decent ability to backtrack, which means storing regular snapshots using something like rdiff-backup or rsnapshot.~~	+
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-	So, what we've got so far is that we want to run a script on the N900 that tests whether we have external power (or dies), then tries to get a wireless connection to the backup server (or dies), then performs an incremental backup of the entire phone.	+
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-	~~== Useful References ==~~	+
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-	* [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=48488&page=2 Forum thread about backup & restore ~~via rsync]~~	+
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-	~~[[Category:N900]]~~	+
-	~~[[Category:Users~~]]	+

amigadave: {{expand}}

amigadave — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:50:31 GMT

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	== About this Document ==		== About this Document ==
	== Backup requirements ==		== Backup requirements ==
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	== Useful References ==		== Useful References ==
-	[http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=48488&page=2 Forum thread about backup & restore via rsync]	+
		+	* [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=48488&page=2 Forum thread about backup & restore via rsync]

	[[Category:N900]]		[[Category:N900]]
	[[Category:Users]]		[[Category:Users]]

amigadave: wikify slightly, categorize

amigadave — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:05:34 GMT

wikify slightly, categorize

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-	= About this Document =	+	== About this Document ==
-	= Backup requirements =	+	== Backup requirements ==

-	== Connectivity ==	+	=== Connectivity ===
	It is assumed that the backups will have to take place over ssh, as the USB mass storage mode on the phone does not provide access to the root file system. Therefore, the first prerequisite is a working TCP/IP network between the phone and the target machine.		It is assumed that the backups will have to take place over ssh, as the USB mass storage mode on the phone does not provide access to the root file system. Therefore, the first prerequisite is a working TCP/IP network between the phone and the target machine.

-	== Power ==	+	=== Power ===
	We do not want our backups to drain the phone's battery, so we should only consider running the backup if we are connected to external power.		We do not want our backups to drain the phone's battery, so we should only consider running the backup if we are connected to external power.

-	== Automation ==	+	=== Automation ===
	Once set up, the backups should happen automatically without intervention from the user, BUT complain loudly if they fail. This implies a script that we can schedule from cron that should perform whatever combination of tests and operations we may need. It also implies key-based access to our backup host.		Once set up, the backups should happen automatically without intervention from the user, BUT complain loudly if they fail. This implies a script that we can schedule from cron that should perform whatever combination of tests and operations we may need. It also implies key-based access to our backup host.

-	== Snapshots ==	+	=== Snapshots ===
	At any given time we want a decent ability to backtrack, which means storing regular snapshots using something like rdiff-backup or rsnapshot.		At any given time we want a decent ability to backtrack, which means storing regular snapshots using something like rdiff-backup or rsnapshot.

	So, what we've got so far is that we want to run a script on the N900 that tests whether we have external power (or dies), then tries to get a wireless connection to the backup server (or dies), then performs an incremental backup of the entire phone.		So, what we've got so far is that we want to run a script on the N900 that tests whether we have external power (or dies), then tries to get a wireless connection to the backup server (or dies), then performs an incremental backup of the entire phone.

-	= Useful References =	+	== Useful References ==
	[http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=48488&page=2 Forum thread about backup & restore via rsync]		[http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=48488&page=2 Forum thread about backup & restore via rsync]
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		+	[[Category:N900]]
		+	[[Category:Users]]

magick777 at 17:13, 13 July 2010

magick777 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:13:43 GMT

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	So, what we've got so far is that we want to run a script on the N900 that tests whether we have external power (or dies), then tries to get a wireless connection to the backup server (or dies), then performs an incremental backup of the entire phone.		So, what we've got so far is that we want to run a script on the N900 that tests whether we have external power (or dies), then tries to get a wireless connection to the backup server (or dies), then performs an incremental backup of the entire phone.
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		+	= Useful References =
		+	[http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=48488&page=2 Forum thread about backup & restore via rsync]

magick777 at 17:02, 13 July 2010

magick777 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:02:06 GMT

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		+	= About this Document =
	= Backup requirements =		= Backup requirements =

magick777: New page: = Backup requirements = == Connectivity == It is assumed that the backups will have to take place over ssh, as the USB mass storage mode on the phone does not provide access to the root f...

magick777 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:01:32 GMT

New page: = Backup requirements = == Connectivity == It is assumed that the backups will have to take place over ssh, as the USB mass storage mode on the phone does not provide access to the root f...

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= Backup requirements =

== Connectivity ==
It is assumed that the backups will have to take place over ssh, as the USB mass storage mode on the phone does not provide access to the root file system. Therefore, the first prerequisite is a working TCP/IP network between the phone and the target machine.

== Power ==
We do not want our backups to drain the phone's battery, so we should only consider running the backup if we are connected to external power.

== Automation ==
Once set up, the backups should happen automatically without intervention from the user, BUT complain loudly if they fail. This implies a script that we can schedule from cron that should perform whatever combination of tests and operations we may need. It also implies key-based access to our backup host.

== Snapshots ==
At any given time we want a decent ability to backtrack, which means storing regular snapshots using something like rdiff-backup or rsnapshot.

So, what we've got so far is that we want to run a script on the N900 that tests whether we have external power (or dies), then tries to get a wireless connection to the backup server (or dies), then performs an incremental backup of the entire phone.