Nathan sent me a private request, and parts of my answer I believe are important enough ( and not specific to any other content of either message ) to repeat here, for general info.
> My standard approach, being a data recovery guy... > Step 1. MAKE A BACKUP !! Preferably a bit for bit copy. > That way, you can always get back where you were, right or wrong. > Step 2. Confirm the backup matches the original, right or wrong. > Step 3. Put that backup on a shelf, literally, so that it's physically > impossible to trash the backup by accident, even if the hardware > crashes catastrophically while you're trying to fix it. > Step 4. Start taking step by step notes ! ( you'll wish you had ) > Step 5. Decide what to do next. > > In your case, I would strive to do it all on an off-air machine first. > Once that is working perfectly, then you know, and you have your > notes so you can duplicate the steps. > > Worst case, ( the machine literally goes up in flames ) you have your > known, confirmed backup. -- Cowboy http://cowboy.cwf1.com All things are possible, except skiing thru a revolving door. _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
