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q4osteam

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S4 Snapshot - create backup and the full image of your system

S4 Snapshot is a standalone tool for creating a live-USB from a running system. It's fork of Refracta and MX Snapshot optimized for use in Q4OS. It also features an installer, so you can perform installation of the snapshot on a new computer.

Keep in mind this app is testing at the moment, however you are safe to install it.

Download S4 Snapshot for Q4OS application https://sourceforge.net/projects/q4os/f … ntal_apps/

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VegaLinuxQ4

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Re: S4 Snapshot - create backup and the full image of your system

I'm dual boot, q4os with debian, at q4os i can easily install just click on the .qsi file and then it run installing..
But when I try in Debian it couldn't, can you guide me how to install it to debian distro?

hchiper

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Re: S4 Snapshot - create backup and the full image of your system

I may be wrong, but I believe that .qsi files are specific to Q4OS and can be installed inside Q4OS only.

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VegaLinuxQ4

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Re: S4 Snapshot - create backup and the full image of your system

I may be wrong, but I believe that .qsi files are specific to Q4OS and can be installed inside Q4OS only.

From what i've read, QSI is somekind of installer, created by Q4OS.
My question about "how to", not about "what is qsi"...
I already know that qsi is created by Q4OS, so no need to repeat.
Titlle said "for DEBIAN & Q4OS", thats why I ask the question how to do in Debian.

Hope Q4OS team come to help..

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q4osteam

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Re: S4 Snapshot - create backup and the full image of your system

S4 snapshot is designed for Q4OS specifically, it won't work on plain Debian

crosscourt

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Re: S4 Snapshot - create backup and the full image of your system

Why bother with Debian when youre already using Q4OS?  Many came to Q4OS because they preferred the design of Q4OS over Debian.

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q4osteam

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Re: S4 Snapshot - create backup and the full image of your system

OP updated

VegaLinuxQ4

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Re: S4 Snapshot - create backup and the full image of your system

SInce i've done much exp. with multiOS boot and using much s4/mx snapshoot, I've got (only) Q4os has boot problem (missing bootloader. missing grub, etc) that turn to failed booting (while other debian based distros's boot normally), I've fixes this problem using MX Boot repair, but the default Q4os bootloader switched to MX bootloader or "debian gnu" bootloader, and the grub show multiple list that look messy, I'm not sure what or which has boot conflict because of much exp. I've done with more debian based distros.

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q4osteam

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Re: S4 Snapshot - create backup and the full image of your system

We will try to investigate, please provide info.
- What did fail boot, the snapshot iso, or installed system from ?
- What is the original BIOS you are create S4 snapshot on, EFI/legacy ?
- What is target BIOS you are running on ?

VegaLinuxQ4

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Re: S4 Snapshot - create backup and the full image of your system

We will try to investigate, please provide info.
- What did fail boot, the snapshot iso, or installed system from ?
- What is the original BIOS you are create S4 snapshot on, EFI/legacy ?
- What is target BIOS you are running on ?

- sanpshot iso finished without any noticeable problem, the problem after done re-install that snapshot iso and when try to boot, no Q4os bootloader, use mx boot repair to get it back but it show as debian gnu instead Q4os boot.
* note, i've used mx boot option and change grub before, i think maybe this cause the "boot conflict"?

- EFI
- i dont understand what u mean? its just the same method with when i use mx linux that never cause boot problem.

q4osteam

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Re: S4 Snapshot - create backup and the full image of your system

The snapshot iso you created and booted fine. Subsequently you succeeded to install from that iso, but failed to reboot. Right ?

- 1st question about hardware. What is the original computer BIOS you created S4 snapshot on, EFI or legacy ?
- 2nd question about hardware. What is target computer BIOS you are installing to, EFI or legacy ?

Provide brief hardware specs too.

We need to get this info to try to reproduce the issue as we are not able at the moment. All actions work fine here.