Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of sshflash

Timestamp:

11/08/10 15:43:24 (3 years ago)

Author:

matthijs

Comment:

Add instructions on preserving configuration

sshflash

@@ -11 +11 @@
 {{{
 # cd /tmp
-# wget http://path.of/filename.image
+# wget http://path.of/filename.img
 }}}
 
@@ -19 +19 @@
 Connect to your Fonera 2.0 via ssh and type the following:
 {{{
-# cd /tmp
-# mtd -r write filename.image image
+# mtd -r write /tmp/filename.img image
 }}}
-Depending on the hardware version of the Fonera the operation may take up to 20 min. Then the Fonera will reboot initiating the custom firmware.
+Depending on the hardware version of the Fonera the operation may take up to 20 min (early 2.0g models are slow, 2.0n models should be done in just a few minutes). Then the Fonera will reboot initiating the custom firmware.
+
+'''This operation will give you a clean firmware, your configuration changes will be lost'''
+
+To preserve your configuration, you can first make a dump of (most) configuration files and then ask {{{mtd}}} to put those files in the newly created JFFS partition. To do this, use the following commands:
+
+{{{
+tar cvzf /tmp/sysupgrade.tgz /etc/passwd /etc/group /etc/dropbear /etc/samba/smbpasswd /etc/samba/secrets.tdb /etc/config/firewall /etc/config/upnpd /etc/config/umtsd /etc/config/registered /etc/config/gdata /etc/config/facebook /etc/config/flickr /etc/config/mountd /etc/config/fon /etc/config/ddns /etc/config/wizard /etc/pureftpd.passwd /etc/pureftpd.pdb /etc/config/pureftpd /etc/config/samba /etc/config/luci_dlmanager
+mtd -j /tmp/sysupgrade.tgz -r write /tmp/filename.img image
+}}}
+
+The list of files that need preservation might change: For a current list, see the {{{action_backup}}} function, somewhere around [source:trunk/luci/modules/admin-fon/luasrc/controller/fon_admin/fon_admin.lua#L173 here in fon_admin.lua].