Comments on The Canned OS Project: Personal Backup Appliance Getting Started

The "Can't find the INSERT filesystem" error seems...

2008-11-14T06:08:00.000-08:00

The "Can't find the INSERT filesystem" error seems to be due to SATA CD/DVD drives. I have backed up numerous systems with SATA hard drives, but have only run into this with a system with a SATA DVD drive that was used to boot off the CD. Makes sense with the error, as the INSERT filesystem would be on the CD not the Hard Disks.

Steven, if you could share the steps you used to upgrade the ISO to a newer INSERT release, that would be very helpful. Then maybe we can get the PBA release updated to include that new ISO image!

Steven, i have the same "INSERT Filesystem" error,...

2008-09-06T08:47:00.000-07:00

Steven, i have the same "INSERT Filesystem" error, could you share with us how to upgrade the INSERT OS or give instructions to us on the upgrade process.

Oops, I had my previous post the wrong way around....

2008-02-07T15:02:00.000-08:00

Oops, I had my previous post the wrong way around. Error 22 occured when trying to backup to the PBA server.
When the backup started I got the Error 22 message.

When trying to restore a backup I connect to PBA a...

2008-02-07T14:53:00.000-08:00

When trying to restore a backup I connect to PBA and the restore starts but I get an Error 22.
What is Error 22?

I was wondering if I could use this to backup to a...

2008-01-31T16:44:00.000-08:00

I was wondering if I could use this to backup to a remote location in a secure way. I'm afraid that the connection between the client and server is not encrypted. Can anyone let me know?

I resolved the INSERT OS error by upgrading the IN...

2008-01-16T12:57:00.000-08:00

I resolved the INSERT OS error by upgrading the INSERT OS to the latest release and recreating the client ISO. After doing so it works like a champ. I am more leaning to this being due to the delivered version of INSERT not being compatible with SATA hard drives.

I've since been able to use the disk without probl...

2008-01-15T21:14:00.000-08:00

I've since been able to use the disk without problems on other systems. In this case I think it was an unsupported raid card since the problem machine was an old server.

I tested the client cd on my dell laptop and it bo...

2008-01-15T14:06:00.000-08:00

I tested the client cd on my dell laptop and it booted fine. I am guessing some issue may exist with the hardware on my inspiron 531s that is not letting INSERT boot correctly. I am leaning toward it being because the Hard drive and DVD/CDROM are sata maybe? It's either that or some USB issue because when it breaks out into the limited shell I can't type anything via my usb keyboard. The keyboard works in the bios and in windows though.

I get the same error as above "INSERT File system ...

2008-01-15T13:48:00.000-08:00

I get the same error as above "INSERT File system not found"

this looks so promising but it seems that I cannot...

2007-11-09T08:00:00.000-08:00

this looks so promising but it seems that I cannot boot properly from the boot cd created from the .iso. I even burned At boot it complains that it can't find the INSERT filesystem and drops me to a "very limited shell".

I'm trying to run a client (the slax version due t...

2007-03-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to run a client (the slax version due to SATA hdd), but it keeps hanging when trying to scan for PnP cards. It reads:

isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...

My computer does not have any ISA slots, only PCIs, which are not populated.

Can you shed some light?

It is possible to schedule a backup of a phisical ...

2007-03-05T06:55:00.000-08:00

It is possible to schedule a backup of a phisical machine?