Backup flash restore what exactly

I think I've missed something. Over the last couple of weeks my N900 was sluggish, ignore calls, not able to call etc so I decided to backup and flash it. After that I restored the backup. This left me with an unrecognizable device. It looks like backup and restore does virtually nothing. no settings are restored. For starters the desktop is void. The desktop background image is gone, the alarms are gone. None of the installed applications are restored.
So that leaves me: what exactly is backuped up and restored.?

wow...small backups. i actually REALLY use my device.
btw...i was ssh into my device and copying a folder from my device to my pc, sms, sending/recieving email and also sent the above screenshot via bluetooth to my pc all at the same time!
try to do that with something else other then a nokia....fu-get-uh-bout-it!
ok, so HERE is a copy of my basic starter that i give anyone that gets a new n900 to start with. it was created a while ago, includes no contact/calendar/email data, only the repos and basic starter apps that make the device better. i cannot remember if it includes the cSSU or not....maybe i should create a new one.
but...none the less, there it is.
the back up you create on your device should back everything up that is pertaining to the original functioning of the device...meaning, that if you want to have an application data backed up, you should not rely on the device backup to include that data as the backup function will not grab it.
so the best thing to do is to either ssh and copy the entire root folder to your pc, or you can use filebox and copy only the few folders that contain the data over to a memory card and then place them back after the restore.
HERE is how to back up l337 wise.
this is what is being saved in the general backup:
The Backup application will save:
Communication and Calendar: Stored conversations, accounts, contacts, and calendar entries. Only applies to content used with stock applications. (i.e. not Pidgin, or other third-party applications)
Bookmarks: Bookmarks stored via MicroB. (Default browser only)
Settings: Your current settings in the Settings "application." (Settings in /home/user, GConf, /etc.) Third party settings applets will also be backed up and restored once installed. Manually created shell scripts or other files (except those in eMMC/MyDocs) must be manually backed up prior to a rootfs flash.
Application List: A list of repositories and installed applications to be re-activated and installed after flashing. (Only applies to applications and repositories installed via the included Application Manager)

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