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Bacelo
Dec 05, 2013Aspirant
After Factory Reset & settings update: share & add-on probs
Hello, I did a factory reset on my NVX to get the benefits on ext4 etc. So I did a backup of all data, saved the settings and all went fine so far with reset etc. Next I loaded my saved settings f...
Bacelo
Dec 05, 2013Aspirant
Well .. luckily I got it back to live!
Stupid me ... mdgm asked me if I'm familiar with SSH and using the vi command ... and I didn't listen ...
Stupid me to edit the file with the windows editor!!!
As mentioned by StephenB:
That was the problem (Windows Editor)!
So I did some reading and searched the web and found the solution via boot menu & ssh connect.
Removed the Windows \r trash and did a reboot - viola.
Thanks goes to mdgm & StephenB for their fast and superb support - I was just to stupid to read correct and listen...
:oops:
I'm not sure to post the solution here and if it's fine for the Jedis, so I kept the solution short.
Stupid me ... mdgm asked me if I'm familiar with SSH and using the vi command ... and I didn't listen ...
Stupid me to edit the file with the windows editor!!!
As mentioned by StephenB:
StephenB wrote: Windows, Mac, and Linux use different text file conventions - linux uses Line feed (LF) to mark a new line, Windows uses Carriage Return (CR) + LF, Mac uses just CR.
You shouldn't edit Linux files with notepad, as that results in a file that uses the Windows convention. There is a freeware program called notepad++ that automatically detects the new line symbols, it is safe to use that.
I'm not sure using the windows editor is what caused the boot problem, though it is very possible.
That was the problem (Windows Editor)!
So I did some reading and searched the web and found the solution via boot menu & ssh connect.
Removed the Windows \r trash and did a reboot - viola.
Thanks goes to mdgm & StephenB for their fast and superb support - I was just to stupid to read correct and listen...
:oops:
I'm not sure to post the solution here and if it's fine for the Jedis, so I kept the solution short.
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