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: ???? ??? (makuchaku) <mayank.gnu at gmail.com> > To: "Tim" <tim at samoff.com> > CC: "Jonathan Greene" <atmasphere at atmasphere.net>,"Maemo Users Group" <maemo-users at 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 <tim at samoff.com> 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: "???? ??? (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, ???? ??? (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 at maemo.org > > > https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > > > > -- > > Jonathan Greene > > m 917.560.3000 > > AIM / iChat - atmasphere > > gtalk / jabber - jonathangreene at gmail.com > > Gizmo - JonathanGreene > > blogs - http://www.atmasphere.net/wp / http://www.maemoapps.com > > > > > >
