Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.quux.org!news.nk.ca!rocksolid2!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Diversity - good or bad ? Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:40:26 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <2261af43-dfcd-8fef-309e-c27241e2bd3d@example.net> References: <9uo3ojpd83jm9ngmlhera3nvi00pl9ajeb@4ax.com> <3w-dnT3j2Mwylx76nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@earthlink.com> <6e570a46-cbfc-651a-aa9b-4451263e95a8@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="3298605"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:64233 On Sun, 12 Jan 2025, Joerg Walther wrote: > D wrote: > >> I have a raspberry pi 3 still going strong as a TV computer after probably >> 7-8 years or so. The only problem is that my father forcefully unplugs it >> every time he vacuum cleans, so every couple of years the memory card gets >> corrupted and I have to do a full format/reinstall. But that doesn't take >> long, and since it is only every couple of years and not an important >> computer, that's ok. > > I use one for the same purpose, running LibreElec. The nice thins about > is, you can backup all setting from iirc Addons - Configuration to a USB > stick, which I do regularly, and then, if something goes wrong with the > SD card just load a new LE image onto the card and restore all settings > from the file on USB. One reboot later and everthing is as it was > before. > > -jw- > Yes, I realized when I wrote the message, that I should really backup the .kodi directory, so that I can do exactly that next time it happens. Well, now I'm back in eastern europe, so that will have to wait until april.