Image backup and flashing. Settings backup and restores

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Just in case you you want create a copy of the image including options you have set as well as plugins, you can create an image backup. You then then re-flash it by USB or Image Manager. This is handy if you want to try another image and want to be able to revert back to your old image without having to set everything up again. Or just want to have a copy that you can flash back in case something goes wrong.

This is covered in section 8 of the Vix Manual
http://openvix.co.uk/openvix-builds/Guides%20and%20Tutorials/VIX%20Manual%20Vs%201.1.pdf
As well as this PDF guide
http://openvix.co.uk/openvix-builds/Guides%20and%20Tutorials/How%20to%20make%20a%20image%20backup%20using%20ViX %203.0.pdf

You must have a storage device connected to the receiver. The image uses the device mounted as /media/hdd as the default. (It does not matter whether it is a USB stick or normal HDD, we are talking about mounts)

A brief guide to the process.


Blue Button > Vix > Image Manager > Green Button (New Backup)


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If you have more than one storage device connected and want to change where you save an image to


Blue Button > Vix > Image Manager > Menu

Highlight the backup location and scroll left/right.


This step is optional, skip this step if you do not want to create an image backup.

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We all have different preferences and like to customise how certain features in the image work/appear. You can save your preferences as well as any other files on receiver to be restored later. Your channel data and cam files will already be backed up.



Blue Button > Vix > Backup Manager > Green Button (New Backup)


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The default location where the files are saved to is /media/hdd/backup/
If you have more than one storage device connected and want to change where you save an image to

Blue Button > Vix > Backup Manager > Menu
Highlight the backup location and scroll left/right

If you want to select additional files/folders to save

Blue Button > Vix > Backup Manager > Menu > Yellow (choose files)

Note:
If you have just flashed an OpenVix image and it finds a settings restore file in the default location, you will be asked if you want to restore it during the setup process (First Install Wizard, FIW for short).

You can manually restore at anytime too.

Note:
Since 16 Feb 2016, when flashing using Image Manager, a settings backup is created automatically (can be changed to off)
If you intend to flash using Image Manager, you do no need to create a settings backup as it will be done automatically for you. Skip this step

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You can use the Image Manager to download an image and then flash it (Couch flashing).

Blue > Vix > Image Manager > Yellow (Downloads) > Select the image distro (Vix/ATV/PLI etc) > Expand the image number series > Select the image number

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Note: The most recently downloaded image will be highlighted for usage in the next step.
The image will be downloaded to the default location: /media/hdd/imagebackups/

You can also download the latest image from www.openvix.co.uk (http://www.openvix.co.uk) and can transfer the zipped image file to the same location using FTP.

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You can flash an image using Image manager. This appies to official images or a backup image you had tried too.

This is covered in section 8 of the Vix Manual
http://openvix.co.uk/openvix-builds/***Guides%20and%20Tutorials***/VIX%20Manual%20Vs%201.1.pdf

A brief guide to the process.


Blue Button > Vix > Image Manager > Select image > Blue (Restore)


Any images you have in the default backup location will be listed. Select the one you want and press Blue or OK


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jhIM-Xx_Is

The USB flashing methods are listed here:
Click here for flashing guides (http://www.openvix.co.uk/index.php/guides-and-tutorials/receiver-usb-flashing-guides/)

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After the first few steps of the First Install Wizard, (language, video) you will be asked if you want to restore your settings.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6XoUJE99GE

If there are unexplained problems after flashing the new image, try again without a restore.


You can also restore a settings backup at any time



Blue > Vix > Backup Manager > (Highlight/Select desired backup) > Yellow (Restore)