Backup button greyed out, status says "Working:..."

[ListerD]

Just an oddity, maybe something is configured wrong on my end? It may be nothing and there just not a reset for the backup button but...

From /var/log/messages:

Apr 11 10:09:43 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Lock
Apr 11 10:09:43 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Include folders: ['/home/rick/Audio Books', '/home/rick/Cooking', '/home/rick/Documents', '/home/rick/eBooks', '/home/rick/Full Circle', '/home/rick/Garden', '/home/rick/Misc Photos', '/home/rick/Music', '/home/rick/PDF', '/home/rick/Photos', '/home/rick/Pictures', '/home/rick/Rosser Project', '/home/rick/Studio Software', '/home/rick/Studio Updates - apply to VM session', '/home/rick/Home Building']
Apr 11 10:09:43 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Ignore folders: []
Apr 11 10:09:43 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Last snapshots: {}
Apr 11 10:09:43 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: [GnomeTakeSnapshotCallback.run]
Apr 11 10:09:43 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: [GnomeTakeSnapshotCallback.run] begin loop
Apr 11 10:09:43 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Compare with old snapshot: 20090411-091546
Apr 11 10:10:11 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Command "rsync -a -i --dry-run --safe-links --whole-file --delete --include="/home/rick/Audio Books/" --include="/home/rick/" --include="/home/" --include="/home/rick/Cooking/" --include="/home/rick/Documents/" --include="/home/rick/eBooks/" --include="/home/rick/Full Circle/" --include="/home/rick/Garden/" --include="/home/rick/Misc Photos/" --include="/home/rick/Music/" --include="/home/rick/PDF/" --include="/home/rick/Photos/" --include="/home/rick/Pictures/" --include="/home/rick/Rosser Project/" --include="/home/rick/Studio Software/" --include="/home/rick/Studio Updates - apply to VM session/" --include="/home/rick/Home Building/" --exclude=".*" --exclude="*.backup*" --exclude="*~" --include="/home/rick/Audio Books/**" --include="/home/rick/Cooking/**" --include="/home/rick/Documents/**" --include="/home/rick/eBooks/**" --include="/home/rick/Full Circle/**" --include="/home/
Apr 11 10:10:11 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Nothing changed, no back needed
Apr 11 10:10:11 rick-desktop backintime (rick): WARNING: No new snapshot (not needed or error)
Apr 11 10:10:11 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Remove backups older then: 20090321-000000
Apr 11 10:10:11 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Keep min free disk space: 10240 Mb
Apr 11 10:10:13 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: [GnomeTakeSnapshotCallback.run] end loop
Apr 11 10:10:13 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Unlock

It appears to be done yet as I said above, Backup button stays greyed out and status says "Working:..."

[ListerD (rick-ourmissourilife)]

As an update, I added some files to one of the directories and ran a backup. It did indeed copy the new files to the backup directory (so it is working properly) but the GUI still shows Backup grayed out and "Working:..." on the status bar.

[Dan (danleweb)]

Can you please test if your problem persist in version 0.9.24

[ListerD (rick-ourmissourilife)]

Updated to 0.9.24 from repository.

Application runs and then crashes. You see it momentarily show on
screen and then it exits. Ran from CLI, no start and no visible error.
Nothing in messages either.

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 5:30 AM, Dan <email address hidden> wrote:
> Can you please test if your problem persist in version 0.9.24

[Dan (danleweb)]

Please run the application from a console (run 'backintime-gnome' or 'backintime-kde4') and attach the output.

[ListerD (rick-ourmissourilife)]

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 3:29 AM, Dan <email address hidden> wrote:

> Please run the application from a console (run 'backintime-gnome' or
> 'backintime-kde4') and attach the output.
>

Back In Time
Version: 0.9.24

Back In Time comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; type `backintime-gnome --license' for details.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/backintime/gnome/app.py", line 1052, in <module>
    main_window = MainWindow( cfg, app_instance )
  File "/usr/share/backintime/gnome/app.py", line 278, in __init__
    self.update_all( True )
  File "/usr/share/backintime/gnome/app.py", line 385, in update_all
    self.update_folder_view( 1, selected_file, show_snapshots )
  File "/usr/share/backintime/gnome/app.py", line 996, in update_folder_view
    new_iter = self.store_folder_view.append( [ item[0], rel_path, item[3],
item[5], item[1], item[2], item[4] ] )
TypeError: value is of wrong type for this column

[Dan (danleweb)]

Strange !!!
The only suggestion I have:
1. Uninstall backintime: sudo apt-get remove backintime-common
2. Clear pyc: sudo rm -rf /usr/share/backintime
3. Reinstall backintime: sudo apt-get install backintime-gnome

What version of Ubuntu are you using ?

[ListerD (rick-ourmissourilife)]

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Dan <email address hidden> wrote:

> Strange !!!
> The only suggestion I have:
> 1. Uninstall backintime: sudo apt-get remove backintime-common
> 2. Clear pyc: sudo rm -rf /usr/share/backintime
> 3. Reinstall backintime: sudo apt-get install backintime-gnome
>
> What version of Ubuntu are you using ?
>

Ack! Same issue after that.

As a test, I even uninstalled backintime-common, and meld, deleted
/usr/share/backintime and then reinstalled it. Still crashes.

This box is Ubuntu Desktop 8.04.

[ListerD (rick-ourmissourilife)]

I rolled back to 0.9.22 and it works.

[ListerD (rick-ourmissourilife)]

After manually installing this morning I let it update to 0.9.24 and it at
least runs. But nothing was backed up.

May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Lock
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Include folders:
> ['/home/rick/Audio Books', '/home/rick/Cooking', '/home/rick/Documents',
> '/home/rick/eBooks', '/home/rick/Full C
> ircle', '/home/rick/Garden', '/home/rick/Home Building', '/home/rick/Icons
> and Themes', '/home/rick/Misc Photos', '/home/rick/Music', '/home/rick/PDF',
> '/home/rick/Photos', '/home/ric
> k/Pictures', '/home/rick/Purchases', '/home/rick/Rosser Project',
> '/home/rick/Studio Software', '/home/rick/Studio Updates - apply to VM
> session', '/home/rick/todo', '/home/rick/.Virt
> ualBox', '/home/rick/.tomboy']
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Ignore folders: []
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Last snapshots: {}
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO:
> [GnomePlugin.Systray.run]
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO:
> [GnomePlugin.Systray.run] begin loop
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Call rsync to take
> the snapshot
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): WARNING: Command "rsync
> -aEAX -v --delete-excluded --chmod=Fa-w,D+w --whole-file --delete
> --include="/home/rick/Audio Books/" --include="/home/rick/"
> --include="/home/" --include="/home/rick/Cooking/"
> --include="/home/rick/Documents/" --include="/home/rick/eBooks/"
> --include="/home/rick/Full Circle/" --include="/home/rick/Garden/"
> --include="/home/rick/Home Building/" --include="/home/rick/Icons and
> Themes/" --include="/home/rick/Misc Photos/" --include="/home/rick/Music/"
> --include="/home/rick/PDF/" --include="/home/rick/Photos/"
> --include="/home/rick/Pictures/" --include="/home/rick/Purchases/"
> --include="/home/rick/Rosser Project/" --include="/home/rick/Studio
> Software/" --include="/home/rick/Studio Updates - apply to VM session/"
> --include="/home/rick/todo/" --include="/home/rick/.VirtualBox/"
> --include="/home/rick/.tomboy/" --exclude=".*" --exclude="*.backup*"
> --exclude="*~" --include="/home/rick/Audio Books/**"
> --include="/home/rick/Cooking/**" --include="/home
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Save permissions
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Remove backups older
> than: 20080512-000000
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: [smart remove]
> yesterday: 20090511-000000
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: [smart remove] group:
> Last week (20090504-000000), snapshots: []
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: [smart remove] group:
> 2 weeks ago (20090427-000000), snapshots: []
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: [smart remove] group:
> This year, month 4 (20090401-000000), snapshots: []
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: [smart remove] group:
> This year, month 3 (20090301-000000), snapshots: []
> May 12 17:29:07 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: [smart remove] group:
> This year, month 2 (20090201-000000), snapshots: []
> May 12 17:29:07 ri...

[ListerD (rick-ourmissourilife)]

Same issue on the latest. Runs for a second, says Working:Finalizing and
then Done, no backup needed.

What am I missing? This worked up until 0.9.22. Since 0.9.24 it's been
failing.

May 19 19:33:29 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Lock
> May 19 19:33:29 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Include folders:
> ['/home/rick/Audio Books', '/home/rick/Cooking', '/home/rick/Documents',
> '/home/rick/eBooks', '/home/rick/Full Circle', '/home/rick/Garden',
> '/home/rick/Home Building', '/home/rick/Icons and Themes', '/home/rick/Misc
> Photos', '/home/rick/Music', '/home/rick/PDF', '/home/rick/Photos',
> '/home/rick/Pictures', '/home/rick/Purchases', '/home/rick/Rosser Project',
> '/home/rick/Studio Software', '/home/rick/Studio Updates - apply to VM
> session', '/home/rick/todo', '/home/rick/.VirtualBox', '/home/rick/.tomboy',
> '/home/rick/Swine Flu Shirts', '/home/rick/Videos']
> May 19 19:33:29 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Ignore folders: []
> May 19 19:33:29 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Last snapshots: {}
> May 19 19:33:29 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO:
> [GnomePlugin.Systray.run]
> May 19 19:33:29 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO:
> [GnomePlugin.Systray.run] begin loop
> May 19 19:33:29 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Compare with old
> snapshot: 20090519-193225
> May 19 19:33:29 rick-desktop backintime (rick): WARNING: Command "rsync
> -aEAX -i --dry-run --chmod=Fa-w,D+w --whole-file --delete
> --exclude="/home/rick/.gvfs/storage on rick-desktop2"
> --exclude="/home/rick/.local/share/backintime" --include="/home/rick/Audio
> Books/" --include="/home/rick/" --include="/home/"
> --include="/home/rick/Cooking/" --include="/home/rick/Documents/"
> --include="/home/rick/eBooks/" --include="/home/rick/Full Circle/"
> --include="/home/rick/Garden/" --include="/home/rick/Home Building/"
> --include="/home/rick/Icons and Themes/" --include="/home/rick/Misc Photos/"
> --include="/home/rick/Music/" --include="/home/rick/PDF/"
> --include="/home/rick/Photos/" --include="/home/rick/Pictures/"
> --include="/home/rick/Purchases/" --include="/home/rick/Rosser Project/"
> --include="/home/rick/Studio Software/" --include="/home/rick/Studio Updates
> - apply to VM session/" --include="/home/rick/todo/"
> --include="/home/rick/.VirtualBox/" --include="/home/rick/.tomboy/"
> --include="/home/rick/Swine Flu Shirts/" --inc
> May 19 19:33:29 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Nothing changed, no
> back needed
> May 19 19:33:29 rick-desktop backintime (rick): WARNING: No new snapshot
> (not needed or error)
> May 19 19:33:29 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Remove backups older
> than: 20080519-000000
> May 19 19:33:29 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Keep min free disk
> space: 1024 Mb
> May 19 19:33:31 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO:
> [GnomePlugin.Systray.run] end loop
> May 19 19:33:31 rick-desktop backintime (rick): INFO: Unlock
>

[Bart de Koning (bratdaking)]

I think this is a duplicate of the large files bug, at least the last bit...

[RedRaider (redraider1863)]

I'm having the same problem. It says Working: Finalizing and then Done, but nothing is backed up. This does not appear to be a duplicate of the large files bug. I tried backing up two folders with a total of three files, each only a few Kb in size. None of it got backed up. Installed 0.9.22 and it seems to work OK. I'm also on Ubuntu 8.04.