E4200, Lion and Time Machine backup

Hi there!
Sorry if I'm double posting this, but I didn't find any posts of this thread.
Since lion is there for a while, it is still not possible to make a time machine backup on an USB hdd that's connected to the router.
Is there a fix or workaround for this? Or is Cisco coming with an firmware update?
Thanks in advance!
- Michael

fernandoe wrote:
I know, late to the party... But was wondering if anyone had any success in connecting an HFS+ formatted external HDD to the E-4200, and being able run Time Machine backups against it?
The disk does not have to be HFS+ formatted. The disk must be formatted in whatever format the NAS, i.e. the E4200 can handle.
Time Machine saves backup in a sparsebundle on network drives. A sparsebundle can be written on any formatted drive. Doesn't have to be HFS+. I do time machine backups on a NAS with ext3 formatted drives...
As mentioned before: the problem is with AFP the protocol to access the network drive. AFP is required to access the network drive and if that doesn't work you can't do the backup. You'll have to wait until Linksys fixes this...

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OK, you're right. I wish Apple would get rid of the Applications Folder in the User Folder.
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Hello everybody,
I have updated from Snow Leopard to Lion over the App Store and now my iMac (the 27" one from last year) seems to suffer from several slowdowns. Quite unusual for a new Mac. So I decided to try a clean install. Of course I would like to keep my data, my programs and stuff. I am doing daily backups with my Time Machine, so this should not be a problem.
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greetings
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the_whispering wrote:
So I decided to try a clean install.
I'd recommend against starting with the "nuclear" option.
First, is there a "pattern"? Does the problem seem to coincide with any particular app(s)?
How full is your internal HD? If it's over about 85%, that can contribute to slowness.
Check for directory damage, by Verifying your internal HD, per #6 in Using Disk Utility.
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If you suspect a problem with your installation of OSX, download and install the "combo" update, per Installing the"combo" update and/or Reinstalling OSX.
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The following I intend to do:
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- boot from the disc, delete the HDD
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Hi,
Can anyone help me to recover OSX Mountain Lion using TIme Machine backup as i accidently corrupted the recovery HD and the Macintosh Drive?
Regards,
Sanil

As Linc stated, you can boot from your Time Machine backup of OS X Mountain Lion.
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Lion's Time Machine backup crashes Mountain Lion

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Anyone come across this?
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OS X v10.6.8 or later
2GB of memory
8GB of available space
and the supported models are:
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
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Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of memory
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1. Should I in fact go to ML or would a fresh install of Lion be better for performance?
2. Since I have 4 years of stuff on this computer, id like to keep my apps and settings, If I do a Lion Time Machine backup, can I then load my apps and settings to ML after I do a clean install?
3. How will this process affect my Boot Camp install of Windows 7?
4. Could I upgrade, then do a Time Machine Backup, dro a fresh install, and then import the backup?
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1. I would not upgrade until you resolve whatever problems exist with your Lion installation.
2. Upgrading OS X generally always retains settings, does not affect third-party applications, and does not affect your data and files.
3. If there are no problems with your hard drive and you have a Recovery HD partition in place then your Boot Camp partition should be unaffected.
4. You can always use a Time Machine backup to migrate your files to a newly installed OS X system. This is usually done via the Setup Assistant or the Migration Assistant.
My suggestion is:
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If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.3.) if DW cannot fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall Snow Leopard.
B. Make a Bootable Backup Using Restore Option of Disk Utility:
Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
Select the destination volume from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Check the box labeled Erase destination.
Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
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C. Important: Please read before installing:
If you have a FireWire hard drive connected, disconnect it before installing the update unless you will boot from this drive and install the update on it. Reconnect it and turn it back on after installation is complete and you've restarted.
You may experience unexpected results if you have installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. (This does not apply to normal application software installation.)
The installation process should not be interrupted. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation, use the standalone installer (see below) from Apple Downloads to update. While the installation is in progress do not use the computer.
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Make Your Own Mountain/Lion Installer
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Double-click on the InstallESD.dmg file to mount it on your Desktop.
Open Disk Utility.
Select the USB flash drive from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Select the USB flash drive volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Drag the mounted disc icon from the Desktop into the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
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Note: The term Mountain/Lion used above means Lion or Mountain Lion.
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Your worry now is what will you do when the single hard drive containing both your library and its backup makes a screeching sound one day and is toast, or get stolen?
from a YouTube video
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Downloading (using iOS or computer) past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519

Best Setup for Lion Server Time Machine Backup with Drobo?

I've been thinking about this a lot, yet I don't feel I have a good solution for this, so I'm going to throw it out to the community.
I have a home server setup using a Mac Mini running Lion Server 10.7.2 with a Firewire 800 Drobo attached. The Drobo is used for both Time Machine backups and files. I also have a Powerbook G4 running Leopard and a MacBook 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with Lion 10.7.2 which connect to the Server and the Drobo wirelessly thorugh an Airport Extreme.
I want to use Time Machine to have all of my computers back up to the server & Drobo, but realize there are several ways to go, each with their pluses and minuses:
Server Time Machine Backup:
+ Centralizes backup process, rules, and other elements
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Client-Driven Time Machine Backup:
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Clean install of Lion and Time Machine

I have done a clean install of Lion and re-installed all software.
Now I would like to continue backing up this new, clean computer to the same Time Machine I was using before the clean install, preserving previous backups.
Is there any way to do this? I don't want to loose all of the data backed up...will choosing the old Time Machine disk overwrite everyting?
I don't want to try anything until I'm sure.
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Margotvbp wrote:
I have done a clean install of Lion and re-installed all software.
How are you planning to put your data back? If you use Setup Assistant or Migration Assistant, that should leave a "trail" for the next Time Machine backup to "associate" your "new" (erased) disk with the old backups.
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Hello!
I am hoping that some of you could provide me with advice.
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My concern - I noticed that Apple has issued an update to the Migration Agent on Snow Leopard. I did not get a opportunity to apply this update on the MBP before it was stolen. Will this affect the migration of data/apps/settings to Lion when I get the new machine?
Second question - if I wanted to move the data/settings manually without using the Migration Agent, how would I extract them from the Time Machine backups?
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I upgraded to Mavericks a few days ago and now I find my time machine backups keep failing. I first tried turning off the power to the time machine then turning it on again and I managed to get one complete backup but that took over 20 hours to complete.
The time machine backup mode never seems to get beyond " preparing backup" then showing the message "backing up failed, disc already in use"
The time machine backup worked fine before I upgraded, is there a way round this problem or will I have to go through reloading the time machine as if it were a new piece of equipment?
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I have exactly the same problem.
MBP 2011 running 10.9 named "ebook"
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everything works fine UNTIL for some reason the MBP is interrupted during a TM backup ...
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Looking on the Mini server I noticed :
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After restarting the AFP process the remote TM Backup started to work again !
A couple of days later, the same problem occurred again, fixed it by this work around ...
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Hi,
I just finished upgrding to Maverick with a fresh install on my Mac Pro (2009 model). Prior to upgrading, I have been using Time Machine to do the routine backup of my computer system.
My question is whether I should continue my Time Machine backup with the original backup set or I should start a new backup set?
But if I start a new backup set, how can I get to some of the older files in the old backup set in case I need to restore those files from the Mountain Lion version?
Thanks in advance.

Yes, Mavericks has smashed people's old backups.. start a new backup in a different location.. or archive off the old backup from the TC onto a USB drive.. wipe the drive and start again. You can then access the backups on the USB any time you want.. plug it into the computer and use TM to look at the files.
Spend a bit of time reading how TM works.
And what you can do with it.
http://pondini.org/TM/Home.html
Even if you just skim through FAQ.. check out how to mount TM backups from another mac..(effectively your old Mountain Lion install is another mac).
http://pondini.org/TM/17.html
Keeping your old backup intact makes good sense.. !!

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