Quick and dirty script to backup images, tar...

Posted by: Toysoft

Quick and dirty script to backup images, tar... - 12/31/23 11:41 AM

Script below, modify as you want (folders, etc) and add then pigz compression tool (mipsel), chmod 777 it naturally.

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DM52xHD/DM820HD/DM7080HD
Code:
#!/bin/sh -x
rm /home/root/.ash_history
exec > /tmp/backup_DM520HD.log 2>&1
#cat /tmp/backup_DM520HD.sh
df -h
umount /tmp/root
rmdir /tmp/root
mkdir /tmp/root
mount -o bind / /tmp/root
/bin/tar -cf /media/hdd/dm520hd/Image_Backup_dm520.tar  -C /tmp/root .
/media/hdd/dm520hd/pigz /media/hdd/dm520hd/Image_Backup_dm520.tar
umount /tmp/root
rmdir /tmp/root
chmod 777 /media/hdd/dm520hd/Image_Backup_dm520.tar.*
ls -alh /media/hdd/dm520hd/Image_Backup_dm520.tar*
du -h /media/hdd/dm520hd/Image_Backup_dm520.tar* > /tmp/.backup-result
df -h
#rm /tmp/.backup
exit 0


DM9x0UHD/DreamOne-Two
Code:
#!/bin/sh -x
rm /home/root/.ash_history
exec > /tmp/backup_DM900UHD.log 2>&1
#cat /tmp/backup_DM900UHD.sh
df -h
umount /tmp/root
rmdir /tmp/root
mkdir /tmp/root
mount -o bind / /tmp/root
/bin/tar -cf /media/hdd/dm900uhd/Image_Backup_dm900.tar  -C /tmp/root .
gzip /media/hdd/dm900uhd/Image_Backup_dm900.tar
umount /tmp/root
rmdir /tmp/root
chmod 777 /media/hdd/dm900uhd/Image_Backup_dm900.tar.*
ls -alh /media/hdd/dm900uhd/Image_Backup_dm900.tar*
du -h /media/hdd/dm900uhd/Image_Backup_dm900.tar* > /tmp/.backup-result
df -h
#rm /tmp/.backup
exit 0
Posted by: misup

Re: Quick and dirty script to backup images, tar... - 01/01/24 08:06 AM

Very good !
Let say we don't want to backup the current partition !!!
We are into a GPT Multiboot of Dream ONE/TWO and we want
to backup any of not running mmcblk0p6 mmcblk0p7 mmcblk0p8 !
A very interesting case of study !