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  • #1

    mfsbackup failure

    I've been trying to backup an S3 (SATA 750) to a FAT32 partition (on a SATA 250).

    WHat happens is I issue the mount command
    (mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt)
    No error messages.

    I then enter the mfsbackup command
    (mfsbackup -f 9999 -1so /mnt/backup.bak /dev/sda)

    The backup starts and tests the drives says 2741 mb to backup at the 10% point. I get the following error message.

    (/mnt/backup.bat: No such file or directory found

    When I look at the disk, I see a file created at 130mb called backup.bak

    What am I doing wrong? Did I somehow corrupt the TiVo drive?

    Thanks <<Ken>>
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  • #2
    Sounds like you might have a bad TiVo drive, unless your target drive is full.

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    • #3
      No it is an empty drive, so I guess it is bad then.

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      • #4
        Could the directory not have privileges that allow writing? Maybe the tools are caching the data, and when they first attempt to write, they hit a privilege restriction and get an error . . .

        If you know Linux at all, you could try writing a file to that directory to see what happens.
        Been here a long time . . .

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        • #5
          Nope, I don't know unix unfortunately.

          By the way this was done on a new empty machine using only your SATA tools disk image. Is their a utility there that I can use to check the drive?

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          • #6
            You'd have to go to the drive manufacturer's website to download testing software.

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            • #7
              Thanks for your help, the drive is physically fine, appears to be a problem with th TiVo system itself. Just ordered a replacement drive from you.

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