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<blockquote data-quote="nargnog" data-source="post: 1261469" data-attributes="member: 206540"><p>Wheelguy, yeah I had a very easy time getting time machine to recognize samba on my Linux box. The most time it took was creating the sparsebundle, but restores appeared to work for a time, then when I really needed to restore randomly it didn't work. After further research I found that the problem was files were being corrupted and for whatever reason leopard was reading the backups as successful. The info I came across all said it was because osx needs journaling for time machine to work properly. If I didn't have that issue I would just continue using samba. Also I do not use windows anymore, not since a month or two after vista was released. Personally using windows is not something I would do on purpose, but it's interesting to hear that it's working for you.</p><p></p><p>Macswork, thanks for the info. </p><p></p><p>I might try using FireWire instead of USB but I'm not sure if it will help much because the emac Ethernet port is not gigabit and I'm not sure if the cost difference for FireWire will be worth it. I will have to look at the speed difference in gigabit vs 10/100BASE-T (considering the write speed and older hardware firewire might not really improve things).</p><p></p><p>Now I just have to find space for this massive 17 inch emac when it shows up. I'll probably squeeze it into a closet or in the basement. My Linux server and switches already takes up a ton of space in my closet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nargnog, post: 1261469, member: 206540"] Wheelguy, yeah I had a very easy time getting time machine to recognize samba on my Linux box. The most time it took was creating the sparsebundle, but restores appeared to work for a time, then when I really needed to restore randomly it didn't work. After further research I found that the problem was files were being corrupted and for whatever reason leopard was reading the backups as successful. The info I came across all said it was because osx needs journaling for time machine to work properly. If I didn't have that issue I would just continue using samba. Also I do not use windows anymore, not since a month or two after vista was released. Personally using windows is not something I would do on purpose, but it's interesting to hear that it's working for you. Macswork, thanks for the info. I might try using FireWire instead of USB but I'm not sure if it will help much because the emac Ethernet port is not gigabit and I'm not sure if the cost difference for FireWire will be worth it. I will have to look at the speed difference in gigabit vs 10/100BASE-T (considering the write speed and older hardware firewire might not really improve things). Now I just have to find space for this massive 17 inch emac when it shows up. I'll probably squeeze it into a closet or in the basement. My Linux server and switches already takes up a ton of space in my closet. [/QUOTE]
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