tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382212051821902995.post5430041430728919486..comments2023-04-13T13:36:49.640+01:00Comments on Expanding horizons: Can I restore a trashed disk using a wireless Time Machine backup?Adam Cohen-Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286496556944495325noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382212051821902995.post-47389438207796534742010-07-20T23:59:55.572+01:002010-07-20T23:59:55.572+01:00You can restore from an SMB network volume after b...You can restore from an SMB network volume after booting from the DVD.<br /><br />You need to run the Terminal app from the DVD, enter the TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes command<br /><br />You need to create a mount point where your backup share can bemounted. Do this via the terminal:<br /><br />mkdir /Volumes/Backup<br /><br />Next, manually mount your SMB share where your .sparsebundle is located via the mount_smbfs command line.<br /><br />ex: mount_smbfs //user:password@server/share /Volumes/BackupCharleshttp://www.charlesrichards.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382212051821902995.post-62242928283468235202009-02-27T18:54:00.000+00:002009-02-27T18:54:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382212051821902995.post-82319522688215195142008-12-18T09:20:00.000+00:002008-12-18T09:20:00.000+00:00Thanks Kevin -- this looks very hopeful. If anyone...Thanks Kevin -- this looks very hopeful. If anyone has tried it, please comment on your experiences!Adam Cohen-Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286496556944495325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382212051821902995.post-4501570532078525782008-12-16T17:14:00.000+00:002008-12-16T17:14:00.000+00:00According to this web page (see "Time Machine Full...According to this <A HREF="http://www.kremalicious.com/2008/06/ubuntu-as-mac-file-server-and-time-machine-volume/" REL="nofollow">web page</A> (see "Time Machine Full System Restore" under section 7), it is possible to mount a time machine backup share and restore a trashed Mac. <BR/><BR/>According to this page, you can boot up, hold down the "c" key, go to the terminal in the Utilities section, and mount the share via the command line. Their example shows mounting an AFP share, but I imagine that it can be done with a Samba share as well.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't say whether one has to do anything with the TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes option, but you could try that option via the command line in the terminal too. <BR/><BR/>I haven't tried this method, so I can't verify how well it works. Once I get my time machine backup share working, I think I'll give it a try.Kevin Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00279280225222618753noreply@blogger.com