I am going to quote myself from another unanswered thread in a different sub forum, asterisks denote *changes from the original text* :
(2016-03-20, 15:45)dusf Wrote: As I have been customizing my Nvidia Shield Android TV heavily the last few days, in case my config is hosed, I have been using the official Backup program most nights, with the source set to my temporary NAS solution which initially was a Samba server running on Ubuntu desktop 15.10, *now temporary samba running on Netgear 7000 DD-WRT*. Please help with the following questions.
1. The backups are quite large, the latest 3.8GB, but when I try to use the backup compression option the backup fails and the following errors are generated in the log:
http://xbmclogs.com/pycw8uz1t
Is there something I can do to make compression backup work? Non-compressed backups work fine.
(2012-04-20, 21:21)robweber Wrote: Compressing my backups isn't working, why?
The most common reason for this is going to be drive space. Non-compressed backups write files directly from your local folders to the remote directory. When compressing the archive the files are first staged locally and then only the compressed folder copied over the remote directory. This means for both backup and restore operations you need to have enough space on your local drive for creation/extraction of the compressed archive. Depending on the folders you are selecting - especially for custom directories - this could be a lot of extra drive space, or very little.
I have the Pro version of the Nvidia Shield TV, so it has 500GB internal storage. Also, I can play media from the external HDD connected to the router fine, which is where I have Backup source set to. I only have the Shield just over a week, so I do not think I have done anything to change where files are normally stored. You mention a lack of space being a possible issue, I have the source for the Backup program set to the HDD connected to the router, which I can browse and play media from fine, and it has about 50Gb free, is there somewhere else I need to configure a location for the data to be compressed locally on the Shield?
(2016-03-20, 15:45)dusf Wrote: 2. I have twice restored backups made from my Nvidia Shield Android TV to Kodi running on my Android Nexus 7 tablet. The first time I did this I noticed the skin did not change from Confluence to Aeon Nox (as is configured on the Shield), but I surmised this is just the way restoring backups works, afterall it does not take much to switch the skin, which was installed from the backup, in system settings. Last night I noticed the EPG I use had none of my settings saved, and some other addons were asking me to input account details which were set on the Shield. Please note, this was a restore to the Kodi app which had the cache and data cleared, so it was not the case the backup failed completely, for the most part, after the restore Kodi on the tablet is the same as the setup on the Shield.
I do have Backup configured to backup everything, only leaving the custom folders unset. Should it be restoring all settings for every aspect of Kodi, including addon settings? If so, what can I do to make sure everything is getting backed up, and restored properly
(2016-03-20, 15:45)dusf Wrote: 3. I only ever experienced XBMC in the past on an Rpi, and an overpriced Android STB, both of which had a lot of problems. Since getting the Shield I really love using Kodi, tinkering with it, making everything about it exactly as I want I want to encourage some family members to use it, perhaps gifting them devices I have configured for Christmas etc., but I would like to be able to restore a backup I have of my own Kodi to theirs (probably after removing some usernames and passwords, and library metadata), so I do not have to go through the long set up process repeatedly. Whatever boxes I buy for my family will probably be Android, but if they were something else could I still restore a configuration I made on my own Nvidia Shield Android TV? I also worry about something going wrong some time after I have made a present of Kodi to family, I do not live close to them, some are overseas, is there a recommended method for 'fixing' or updating Kodi settings remotely for my non-geek family members? Perhaps this is best done through Android, directed at the Kodi install, rather than through Kodi itself?
Family members, try as they might, just would not have the patience to configure Kodi on their own to set it up, or work out how to fix it if something goes wrong.
Would the official backup program be a feasible solution for this, perhaps pointed a server where I keep a backup? I know we can schedule backups, but can we also schedule restores?