Comments on: Recovering from a Firmware Flash

By: The Syncing Apple » 770 Previous Post Redux

The Syncing Apple » 770 Previous Post Redux — Fri, 19 May 2006 21:54:36 +0000

[...] Firmware bootstrap scripts [...]

By: dillera

dillera — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:42:13 +0000

Yes, backups are critical and I think that Flegg has a better jump on that side. I’m more worried about having a quick and easy way to set things back up once I’ve flashed the device.

By: Teemu’s Blog » Blog Archive » Some contradictory opinions about 770 update

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 08:54:14 +0000

[...] Downside for the upgrading is still the fact that making a complete backup of the system is impossible. At least installed applications and browser cookies disappear. Luckily I remembered to manually take backups of my Monkey Island save files. An extra backup of your /home/user directory is worth doing. Some solutions for making post-upgrade hassle little easier can be found from here and here. All in all… these upgrades are making the device much more pleasant to use. Just keep em coming. [...]

By: Andrew Flegg

Andrew Flegg — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:07:58 +0000

Of course, a really smart script would identify if it’s running as root or not:

if [ `id -u` == "0" ]; then
….
fi

By: admin

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 16:46:15 +0000

Regarding one script: that would be neater, but what about someone that hasn’t enabled R&D mode- I want them to have something also.

We can come up with just one all encompassing root script to run if you have root, otherwise a user script.

The point about sudoing the commands as ‘install’ user is a good point. I’ll update them to show that. I haven’t tried to remove any packages, so I’ve never run into that.

By: Andrew Flegg

Andrew Flegg — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 09:41:38 +0000

Another thought: instead of having two scripts (one for the user to run, one to run as root); combine them into one with some appropriate chmods and chowns.

Makes it that bit neater, IMHO…

By: Riku Voipio

Riku Voipio — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 08:40:14 +0000

run app-installer-tool in the user script as:

sudo -u install app-installer-tool install ..

else you may not be able to (un)install anything with gui anymore.

Alternative is to tar/cp -a /var/lib/lib/install and /home/user and preserve permissions.

I would also recommend starting dropbear-sshd as needed as user, instead of at boot as root. More secure and leaves you more ram..

By: Andrew Flegg

Andrew Flegg — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 18:12:37 +0000

By: admin

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 13:46:32 +0000

Opps, I fixed your name spelling.

Yeah, the scripts get me to the point that I consider the absolute baseline:

1. i can ssh in from my mac
2. i can use VIM

By: Andrew Flegg

Andrew Flegg — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 09:57:36 +0000

One typo: s/Klegg/Flegg/ - it’s an uncommon surname, but never had “Klegg” before
I like the idea of bootstrapping via scripts. I’ve added a link here from my synchronisation bit.

Cheers,

Andrew