Re: Backup after reset

[rschlatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Ralf Schlatterbeck)]

> It is true, I DO have serious problems with restoring the databases.
> To figure out where the problem is I made a hard reset of the Pilot.
> The first thing I had to do after that procedure is to install the
> user and user-id (using install-user). Then I installed all databases
> (except the built-in ones) and programs - no problem. After that I
> tried to install the built-in DBs (namely AddressDB and MemoDB) -
> "fatal exception" on the Pilot. A "pilot-xfer -d MemoDB" to delete
> MemoDB on the Pilot also results in a "fatal exception". 
> 
> So the last thing I tried was to restore data with the original 3com
> Software (Windows NT), which also yields a "fatal exception".
> 
> In my opinion there are two possible reasons for this behaviour:
> 1) My Pilot has a defect.
> 2) The data format of the databases backuped with PilotManager is
> corrupt. Maybe because I am using a German version of the Pilot
> software?? 
> 
> So the last question I would like to ask in this thread: Did anyone
> successfully restore built-in databases with non-english Pilot
> software?
Yes. I have a german version of the pilot (although I am using the
austrian settings, whatever the differences are, but these have to be
manually selected in the configuration, the default is german, so I
guess my ROM version is a german one).
I have no problems installing most of the built-in databases with
pilotmgr using the Installer conduit. The only exceptions are:
* GraffitiShortCuts
* Net Prefs
These alway seem to have the 'open' flag set when running hotsync, so
that may be the reason? I am unable to install them even after a hard
reset. I have finally managed to install the shortcuts back after some
hacking with Z'Catalog, but thats nothing I would recommend.

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