(2012-09-25, 02:06)thrak76 Wrote: Please link the entire log, using xbmclogs.com or pastebin.com.

(2012-09-21, 15:20)Rhothgar Wrote: If you are on ATV2, simply go into Program Add-ons, select XBMC Backup without pressing enter and hold Menu button down for 3 seconds to bring up context menu then go to Add-on settings.

(2012-09-21, 19:56)robweber Wrote:

(2012-09-19, 19:25)boppyman Wrote: Pretty stupid question but where do i go to create a backup?

I've configured it all, i just cant find any options to create the backup

Do what Rhothgar said to configure the addon. If you've already setup everything all you have to do is highlight the addon under Programs and hit OK on your remote (or enter on the keyboard). Unless you have run silent turned on the progress bar will pop up at this point. For scheduled backups they will just run, with a small notification when they start.

(2012-09-25, 20:02)robweber Wrote: @pmolson - based on this line

Code:

"/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/XBMC/addons/script.xbmcbackup/resources/lib/vfs.py", line 102, in listdir
                                                jsonobject = json.loads(json_response)
                                            AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'loads'

I'm going to venture a guess that you've deleted a needed library somewhere that this addon needs to run. At the top of the python file vfs.py you'll see the line "import json". This is where the json module comes from. The error that the json module does not contain the function "loads" comes from the fact that python cannot load the module as needed to run the correct method. Given that it was working and by your own admission you deleted some stuff, I'm going to guess there was a dependency somewhere. The bad part is that I couldn't even tell you which one it was. The json module being used is supposed to be part of xbmc's python library set, so it should always be available.

Are you running Eden on your ATV or one of the Frodo nightlies? If you're on Frodo let me know and I can hook you up with a pre-Frodo build of this addon that does not need the vfs.py library.

(2012-10-04, 07:28)TubbyPoutine Wrote: First of all, this app is a great idea - Much appreciated!

Question:
After I've done my backup and I load up a fresh install of XBMC for the first time, what are the steps to do the restore properly?
For example, do I add my Movie, TV show, and Music paths again first - and then do the restore? Or should the restore be the first thing that I do?

Background info:
I'm running XBMC (Crystalbuntu) off a USB drive on my ATV and I want to scrap that and do a fresh install of XBMC (Crystalbuntu) onto the ATV's internal hard drive. So I'm just looking to do the backup from the USB install and restore it to the hard drive install.

Thanks!

(2012-10-08, 17:49)Beer40oz Wrote: Thank you for this Robweber... this is pretty handy.

Question...

When I installed this in configure the only option not ON was the ADDON DATA in the file selection...
do I need this on or not?

Or is it best just to have everything on?

Thanx

(2012-09-19, 15:37)robweber Wrote:

(2012-09-19, 15:24)fuffa Wrote: I have the same problem of muppet1986!
I try to restore but when I select the folder with date there was a "remote path doesn't exists" error...
In which way can I restore manually? Where are the folder to overwrite from backup?
Thanks

When you select "restore" an additional setting becomes visible. This is where you input the folder name (date basically) of the backup you'd like to restore from. Do not browse to the folder with the path selection browser - this is incorrect. Once you set the path to your backups folder you should never have to change it if you are doing a backup or restore.

What is happening is that the addon is putting the path and folder name together when you are trying to do the restore, if you browse for the folder you get a path does not exist message. If your backup path is smb://machine/backups all you have to do is enter the date of the backup when you select restore and it will create a path of smb://machine/backups/YYYYMMDD when you run the addon. Please check the logs and see what path it is trying to find to figure out what you are doing wrong.

(2012-10-16, 13:16)BrianM Wrote: I'm having the same problem:
Browse Remote Path smb://ALARM/TV Recordings/
Backup Folder Name: 20121016

Ddidn't work 3 times - just tried again (to properly report error message) and, guess what? It worked this time...

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And it got the movies but not the config files (eg. MPEG2 / VIC) nor the Live TV settings

(2012-09-25, 17:30)boppyman Wrote:

(2012-09-21, 15:20)Rhothgar Wrote: If you are on ATV2, simply go into Program Add-ons, select XBMC Backup without pressing enter and hold Menu button down for 3 seconds to bring up context menu then go to Add-on settings.

(2012-09-21, 19:56)robweber Wrote:

(2012-09-19, 19:25)boppyman Wrote: Pretty stupid question but where do i go to create a backup?

I've configured it all, i just cant find any options to create the backup

Do what Rhothgar said to configure the addon. If you've already setup everything all you have to do is highlight the addon under Programs and hit OK on your remote (or enter on the keyboard). Unless you have run silent turned on the progress bar will pop up at this point. For scheduled backups they will just run, with a small notification when they start.

I've set everything up in the settings but when i go into program addons and highlight XBMC backup and press enter it just goes into addon information

right clicking or holding select to bring the context menu up just says show information and configure, so im stuck stuck