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Author:  shplad [ Sat Mar 11, 2006 5:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Error trying to backup using Mondorescue
Hi folks:

I tried to get that "warm and fuzzy feeling" others talked about after backing up their config
using Mondorescue. Instead, I got an error :-(

I added the sources to my sources.list as described on the wiki.
I then installed Mindi-kernel and Mondo.
Code:
apt-get update
apt-get install mindi-kernel
apt-get install mondo


And then I ran the command given on the wiki
Code:
mondoarchive -OVi -d /myth/backup/mondo -gF -s 4200m -E "/myth/tv /myth/backup" -k FAILSAFE


Towards the end, I get this error:
Code:
Fatal error. Failed to get real kernel
package for virtual kernel package
candidate(s) linux-image-2.6-486
kernel-image-2.6-386 linux-image-386.
Terminating.

I checked some of the Mondo docs for this, and Googled, but nothing at all turned up.
Does anyone know what this error means?


Thanks in advance.


Shplad
Author:  lynchaj [ Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:08 am ]
Post subject: 
Hi,
The error means it cannot find the "failsafe" kernel that Debian based Linux distributions should use. If you leave off the "-k FAILSAFE", it should use your kernel "as is". If you are the only person using this backup on only that computer, you should be fine.

Thanks!

Andrew Lynch
Author:  mad_paddler [ Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:32 am ]
Post subject: 
Whenever I tried it without the failsafe kernel it fails. On my R5A22 system mondo works fine using that exact command. However I didn't need to add those apt sources as mondo is in the debian repositry. You could "apt-get remove mondo mindi-kernel", delete those extra sources, apt-get update, then apt-get install mondo.

Good luck!
Author:  marc.aronson [ Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:53 pm ]
Post subject: 
An old thread, but thought I would add my recent experience. As of R5F27 using the "-k FAILSAFE" option will actually cause mondoarchive to fail. As Andrew suggested in his previous post, it will work if you omit the "-k FAILSAFE" option.
Author:  cyborg [ Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:04 pm ]
Post subject: 
try this
Code:
mondoarchive -OVi -d /myth/backup/mondo -gF -s 4200m -E -k


notice the -k
and not
-k FALESAFE
works for me.
Author:  marc.aronson [ Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:21 pm ]
Post subject: 
Cyborg, thanks for the suggestion but I worked just fine for me without the "-k" option.

Marc
Author:  soundoff [ Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:06 am ]
Post subject: 
guys,

I recently got my R5F27 install working great.

I want to install azureus as a torrent client, but before I do I would like to backup my entire system to another disk.

if i use "mondo" before instlaling, can i easily get back to where i was system wise if azureus hoses my install?

I have never made an image of a linux install before. Thanks
Author:  marc.aronson [ Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:17 am ]
Post subject: 
soundoff wrote:
if i use "mondo" before instlaling [azureus], can i easily get back to where i was system wise if azureus hoses my install?


The short answer is yes, but be sure to consider the following:

1. As with any backup procedure, it is prudent to do a trial restore to a spare drive to make sure that the backup/restore process works.

2. I'm backing up to DVD, so I am excluding the really large directories like /myth/tv, /myth/gallery, /myth/music, etc. This means that the restore procedure will not recover recordings, photos, music, etc. Keep this in mind if you take a similar approach.

The wiki writeup is at http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php? ... erverToDvd

Marc
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