Forum
  • Search
  • Member List
  • Calendar
Hello There, Guest! Login Register — Login with Facebook

Keep stuff before clean reflash
Thank you for your donation

Post Reply 
 
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Votes - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Threaded Mode | Linear Mode
Keep stuff before clean reflash
13th Apr, 2016, 07:28 AM
Post: #1
supernano Offline
Registered
Posts: 24
Joined: Jan 2015
Reputation: 0
Keep stuff before clean reflash
I hadn't used XBian for a while. Now I started using it again and had a lot of things to update. Something went wrong along the way and I believe my card is now corrupted, as I keep getting errors when trying to update.
I would like to do clean reflash with the latest XBian image, but it would be great if I could salvage some of the configurations/addons/favourites/licenses/etc that I have before reflashing. Basically save as much time as I can reconfiguring Kodi to my liking. Is there any way to do this?
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
13th Apr, 2016, 03:52 PM (This post was last modified: 13th Apr, 2016 03:55 PM by deHakkelaar.)
Post: #2
deHakkelaar Offline
Administrator
******
Posts: 360
Joined: Dec 2012
Reputation: 23
RE: Keep stuff before clean reflash
login via SSH and backup/copy the folder "/home/xbian/.kodi".
If kodi/xbian versions dont differ too much, you can copy back one on one with new install.

And of course always keep a backup with the Kodi backup addon or the backup feature in the XBian menu.

There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
13th Apr, 2016, 09:23 PM
Post: #3
Nachteule Offline
Administrator
******
Posts: 2,405
Joined: Dec 2014
Reputation: 122
RE: Keep stuff before clean reflash
(13th Apr, 2016 03:52 PM)deHakkelaar Wrote:  login via SSH and backup/copy the folder "/home/xbian/.kodi".

Maybe using xbian-config, selection 7 would be better choice

Quote:And of course always keep a backup with the Kodi backup addon or the backup feature in the XBian menu.

This function within Kodi was broken for a long time. You have to update some packages first before doing that. And now we have chicken-egg problen. Update does not work, no backup works.

So better using xbian-config selection 6 in ssh session
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
14th Apr, 2016, 04:51 AM
Post: #4
supernano Offline
Registered
Posts: 24
Joined: Jan 2015
Reputation: 0
RE: Keep stuff before clean reflash
(13th Apr, 2016 09:23 PM)Nachteule Wrote:  Maybe using xbian-config, selection 7 would be better choice

So better using xbian-config selection 6 in ssh session

Thanks Nachteule. After I create these backups, how do I restore my kodi settings with them after I reflash my SD card?
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
14th Apr, 2016, 06:11 AM
Post: #5
supernano Offline
Registered
Posts: 24
Joined: Jan 2015
Reputation: 0
RE: Keep stuff before clean reflash
(14th Apr, 2016 04:51 AM)supernano Wrote:  
(13th Apr, 2016 09:23 PM)Nachteule Wrote:  Maybe using xbian-config, selection 7 would be better choice

So better using xbian-config selection 6 in ssh session

Thanks Nachteule. After I create these backups, how do I restore my kodi settings with them after I reflash my SD card?

Never mind, just saw the instruction pop-up on xbian-config Smile
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »
Post Reply 


  • View a Printable Version
  • Send this Thread to a Friend
  • Subscribe to this thread
Forum Jump:

Current time: 10th May, 2025, 06:32 AM Powered By MyBB, © 2002-2025 MyBB Group.