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What features would you like to see in the future for Recovery Menu?

asked 2013-12-28 17:44:55 +0300

We have a handy new feature called the Recovery Menu in 1.0.2.5 that can be activated on start-up with a certain key combination. What features would you like to see in it in upcoming updates for it?

Right now the only real feature is a total factory reset. We can do better. What do you wish for?

Consider that some features can only be enabled if developer mode is enabled too.

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a total factory reset and one partially without recovery /home/nemo/ directory like in N9

michdeskunk ( 2014-01-18 16:39:23 +0300 )
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i want to have OS firmware to last version after a recovery without have to updates again later

michdeskunk ( 2014-01-22 22:40:18 +0300 )
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Very important: - possibility to save (and restore) back-ups on microSD, PC and online/Jolla account!

torcida ( 2014-02-14 22:43:32 +0300 )

@torcida totally agree, except the online part, for lack of privacy issues that would entail

dsilveira ( 2014-05-16 16:21:05 +0300 )
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answered 2014-04-10 22:45:44 +0300

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updated 2014-04-10 22:49:38 +0300

Remote recovery!

SSH and SCP over WLAN. This will enable to use a hardware keyboard on PC and download packages, fixes from Internet or even copy data from and to PC. Also backups can be restored from remote terminal.

Therefore only a configuration page with 3 settings is necsarry (SSID, Wifi-Passwort and login password).

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recovery menu already has netcat installed, so you can copy files over usbnet.

rainisto ( 2014-04-11 11:01:46 +0300 )
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answered 2014-01-09 14:44:53 +0300

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backups stored on a specific folder on /home/nemo/backup to make a copy on a SD card or HDD of my pc

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answered 2014-05-16 16:35:39 +0300

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updated 2014-05-16 16:37:17 +0300

  • Option to expose the internal memory, and the SD, as bare USB disks, to the computer, allowing you full control over the partitions, and what's inside it.
  • Option to start the ssh server, allowing the manual recovery from a computer with an ssh+chroot
  • Option to backup the system, or the home to SD, or to owncloud
  • Option to selectively restore settings or parts of the system from a backup
  • Option to synchronize important settings with owncloud
  • Option to present a multi-boot screen on bootup
  • Option to install another OS (either through fastboot or scp) in an own btrfs subvolume, to be able to multi-boot
  • Option to perform a full hardware status check, to make sure that, if there are problems, they're in software
  • Option to customize the bootup screen splash from selecting a .tgz from SD or SSH in a standard format
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