How to backup with "rpi-clone"?

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@kitamura_design

I don't know anything about rpi-clone and don't wish to, so this is just a comment based on what I see in your output.

Assuming you are running moOde from a uSD card (/dev/mmcblk0), it looks like you tried to clone it to itself.

Code:

....
Syncing file systems (can take a long time)
Syncing mounted partitions:
  Mounting /dev/mmcblk0p2 on /mnt/clone

...

Done with clone to /dev/mmcblk0
  Start - 11:38:47    End - 11:48:24    Elapsed Time - 9:37

Cloned partitions are mounted on /mnt/clone for inspection or customizing.

No wonder it ran out of room and starting throwing I/O errors 

Regards,
Kent

Hi Kent,

I am running moOde using with USB boot, and I want to backup to internal uSD card.

Code:

pi@moode:~ $ lsblk
NAME   MAJ:MIN RM  SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda      8:0    1 29.3G  0 disk
├─sda1   8:1    1 43.2M  0 part /boot
└─sda2   8:2    1    3G  0 part /

I am very clear what I am doing

I should unsquash before running rpi-clone?

Thanks,
kitamura_design

Well, you still ran out of room. I have nothing more to offer. Questions about rpi-clone are best answered by the rpi-clone author.

Regards,
Kent

OK, Mr. moderator, I stop this topic, but I want you to know I just wanted to share everyone the how-to backup moOde smartly.


kitamura

I'm sorry if I didn't state my point well or sounded brusque. 

You are having a problem with a software app which is not part of moOde. 

I've now gone out and installed it on one of my moOde players and followed the instructions on the rpi-clone site. It quietly backed up my uSD card to a second uSD card on a USB carrier. As advertised, the second card boots into moOde. There's nothing inherent in moOde which causes rpi-clone to fail. 

Therefore, I think it's reasonable to suggest you contact the rpi-clone developer about your problem.

Regards,
Kent