.bak file

spatel783 · 01-07-2006, 06:44 PM

I downloaded an image and it is only 1 bak file. How would i burn this with nero?..

ThreeSoFar · 01-07-2006, 06:47 PM

You don't. Google "hinsdale howto" and follow those instructions.

Also, the upgrade forum is more suited to this topic.

spatel783 · 01-07-2006, 06:51 PM

Thanks for the quick response. But I want to burn the bak file because i dont want to access it off my pc's primary harddrive. i would like to disconnect the primary hdd when im doing the reinstall of the image (from a cd).

ThreeSoFar · 01-07-2006, 07:12 PM

Ah, misunderstood the question.

With nero or whatever CD burning software you have, just make a data CD containing that one file.

You can add other files, too--maybe the hinsdale guide saved as a .txt file?

spatel783 · 01-07-2006, 07:29 PM

actually i dont think you understand what im trying to say now. LOL.

What im trying to do is install the image i downloaded onto the hdd I intend to use in my tivo. Since my original tivo drive blew up (not literally lol) I cant put the tivo drive into my pc. So what I will do is, instead of hooking up the tivo drive and the drive i intend to put in my tivo, to the pc, I will connect the new drive and just use the bak file off a cd.

I dont know If im saying this right! But I didnt know if there was a special way to burn the bak file so I could access it using mfstools.

Thanks

ThreeSoFar · 01-07-2006, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spatel783

actually i dont think you understand what im trying to say now. LOL.

What im trying to do is install the image i downloaded onto the hdd I intend to use in my tivo. Since my original tivo drive blew up (not literally lol) I cant put the tivo drive into my pc. So what I will do is, instead of hooking up the tivo drive and the drive i intend to put in my tivo, to the pc, I will connect the new drive and just use the bak file off a cd.

I dont know If im saying this right! But I didnt know if there was a special way to burn the bak file so I could access it using mfstools.

Thanks

I understood you, the second time anyway. What I said still holds. Just treat it as a regular file, burn it to CD.

spatel783 · 01-07-2006, 07:52 PM

thanks!

ThreeSoFar · 01-07-2006, 08:41 PM

you just need to know how to mount the cd with the .bak file after the bootable mfstools CD boots and gives you the # prompt.

spatel783 · 01-07-2006, 09:02 PM

Any idea how to do that?

ThreeSoFar · 01-07-2006, 09:21 PM

eject the boot cd, put in the one with the .bak file, then type:

Code:

mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/d

If you get no error message, it likely worked and this should show the .bak file:

Code:

ls -alR /mnt/d

The argument to -i on the restore command will be "/mnt/d/file.bak" .

edit: changed "backup" to restore in previous line. Also, if the mount fails, be sure /mnt/d already exists and create it if it doesn't:

Code:

ls -al /mnt/d

If that says it does not exist, then:

Code:

mkdir /mnt/d

and repeat the above.