What to back up?

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31 Jan 2017 12:45 - 31 Jan 2017 12:45 #87056 by andypugh

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jordandoe wrote:
There are dozens of .hal files in "File system," and several in the user folder. The very first file I checked (which wasn't in the user folder) had a "loadrt ________" word that is not on those lists (5axiskins). Any idea what I should do now?

You only need to be concerned about the HAL files in your "~/linuxcnc/configs folder.

5axiskins is a standard module, but it hidden under "kins" in the list. But You are casting the net too wide, and seem to be looking through all the demo configs.

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31 Jan 2017 14:56 #87066 by jordandoe

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I see. Thanks. In that folder, there are only a few .hal files. There is a bit of variety in what follows "loadrt" in these files, including:
-a single word that is on the list
-a single word that is not on the list
-a word that is on the list followed by words that are not on the list and equals signs
-words that are not on the list, square brackets, and equals signs

I think that's all I saw, but there may have been others.

Also I think we don't want to back up the whole system because it will be too big.

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31 Jan 2017 14:58 #87067 by andypugh

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You only are about the first word after the loadrt or loadusr.

What word is not on the list?

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31 Jan 2017 15:19 #87068 by jordandoe

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Not on the list are:
[EMCMOT]EMCMOT
probe_parport
[HOSTMOT2](DRIVER)
hal_parport (this line is commented out though)

There are comments around some instances of these, if more information would be helpful.

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31 Jan 2017 15:22 #87069 by andypugh

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probe_parport is not used on newer versions of LinuxCNC. It was removed, rather than being custom component,

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01 Feb 2017 22:25 #87136 by jordandoe

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I see; thank you. Any idea about the rest?

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01 Feb 2017 22:58 #87138 by andypugh

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The capitalised ones are references to INI file entries. And those are very unlikely to be anything unusual.
But, it might be worth checking that you are using a conventional Hostmot2 firmware.

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11 Jul 2018 15:52 #114013 by jordandoe

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Thanks for your help, everyone. We ended up finding a way to back up the entire computer. But this information is good to know for the future.

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