Is there a dfu-util that can successfully backup an existing flash?

Micael Henriksson micael.h at gmail.com
Wed Nov 12 01:24:25 CET 2008


>> Is there a dfu-util that can successfully backup an existing flash?
>>
>> Last one I tried still failed.  Its a big discouragement to trying new
>> distros/experimenting when it takes hours to reinstall/rebuild back to
>> where you were when you started when a simple flash the old system back
>> would do.
>
>  Use nanddump to read the content of /dev/mtd6 and put it into an image on
> the SD-card or (via ssh) to the desktop PC.
>
> nanddump -h
>
> I wonder if this works when you have booted from NAND, I'd rather boot from
> SD-card for this.

This is for GTA01, but it should work the same for the FR but with
different mtd devices.

http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Getting_Started_with_your_Neo1973#Initial_backup

/Micael



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