CLI backup issues

[DmytroKorniienko]

1. If curent folder differ then destination then backup will not work (free space issue)

root@rpi4:/home/kdn# pisafe list
--- CURRENT SYSTEM ---
PiSafe ver 1.2.0
Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) hw=armv7l kernel=5.10.92-v7l+
Root device = /dev/mmcblk0
Size = 29.7gb
FreeSpace = 20.4gb
TrashSize = 0
RootTrash = 0

--- STORAGE MEDIA (hide root device = ) ---
/dev/sda DISAIN Dual_Flash_Drive 234.4G
/dev/mmcblk0 29.7G

--- IMAGE FILES in '/home/kdn' (20.4gb free) ---
FILE_NAME FILE_SIZE (IMAGE_SIZE)
root@rpi4:/home/kdn# cd /media/USBFD256G/
root@rpi4:/media/USBFD256G# pisafe list
--- CURRENT SYSTEM ---
PiSafe ver 1.2.0
Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) hw=armv7l kernel=5.10.92-v7l+
Root device = /dev/mmcblk0
Size = 29.7gb
FreeSpace = 185gb
TrashSize = 0
RootTrash = 0

--- STORAGE MEDIA (hide root device = ) ---
/dev/sda DISAIN Dual_Flash_Drive 234.4G
/dev/mmcblk0 29.7G

--- IMAGE FILES in '/media/USBFD256G' (185gb free) ---
FILE_NAME FILE_SIZE (IMAGE_SIZE)
root@rpi4:/media/USBFD256G#

2. Compression set to level of 9 - what is compression level, why it empty?

root@rpi4:/media/USBFD256G# pisafe backup /dev/mmcblk0 /media/USBFD256G/rpi4backup/backup_$(date +%Y-%d-%m_%I%M%p).img.gz
Starting PiSafe 1.2.0 Backup...
IN-DEV='/dev/mmcblk0'
OUT-FILE='/media/USBFD256G/rpi4backup/backup_2022-23-01_0427PM.img.gz'
Compression set to level of 9
PiSafe: WARNING 3: SD-card ' - 29.7G (/dev/mmcblk0)' is root device '/dev/mmcblk0'.
PiSafe: WARNING 4: ' - 29.7G (/dev/mmcblk0)' is larger than 16GB.

Use a smaller SD card if you can.
It will be faster because the entire SD card must be read before it can be compressed.

A good 8gb card with RaspiOS in a Raspberry Pi 4 takes about 10 minutes
Step 1 of 3 - Reading '/dev/mmcblk0' to '/media/USBFD256G/rpi4backup/backup_2022-23-01_0427PM.img' ...
Sun 23 Jan 2022 04:27:35 PM EET
Media size=29.7gb
Skipping 0 of freespace at end of media.
Reading=29.7gb
1.56GiB 0:01:02 [34.6MiB/s] [========>

[RichardMidnight]

Thanks for the feedback. I will try to fix soon.
Both problems are probably due it it looking for values in the config file which might not exist. I guess the CLI does not automatically create the config file. Can you try running PiSafe with the menu, then when that works you should be able to use the CLI. Just enter pisafe in a terminal. That should make the config file. Compression level should default to 1 which is fastest, it is probably looking for it in the config file.

Peace

[RichardMidnight]

DmytroKorniienko,
I found a bug where the compression level is not set in the CLI. Ver 1.2.1 (beta) should address that.

[DmytroKorniienko]

@RichardMidnight
Thanks for your work. I already done all necessary changes for my cron task (redirect to target & run) and issue made only for some improving your great project. Thanks a lot.

Wish you a best.