From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Mon Apr 14 2003 - 14:02:29 PDT
On 14/04/03 19:01, "Matthew Reidsrow" <junkmail_at_reidsrow.com> wrote:
> I'm having a bit of an issue with my MP2k lately. I have had to restart it
> several times because it locks up performing various tasks (filing a note,
> downloading email, various things). I've gotton concerned that my system
> soup has been overflowing, and since I have pared down drastically the
> packages I use daily, I probably have a bunch of prefs files and such
> floating around that could use some cleaning up.
>
> So, I connected to my PC at work via serial to NCU to do a backup: it starts
> to back up "System Information" (about 5 seconds in) and then disconnects.
> Neither unit will take responsibility: the PC says my Newton had a
> communication error, the Newt says the PC disconnected. Anyway, any advice
> on how I can back this up and restore from a backup without my system soup?
Sounds like a system soup problem. I guess you could try to use a soup
editor to remove as many entries from the system soup as you can, to
increase your chances of backing up...
-Laurent.
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