BiT 1.0.28; backup starting / hanging on rsync incremental list creation.....

Is this the initial snapshot or do already have snapshots. Does this happen every time you create a new snapshot?
Please run 'LC_ALL=C backintime-gnome' from command line, create a new snapshot and post the output in here.

No, this is the very first time I use the program, hanging on first use... so to speak.
If I start(ed) a new snapshot after force quitting, it gave me the same message alright...

I'll run your command and try again!

Thanks very much for your help till now!

Kind regards,

Ed

Some more info:

1) Due to my HDD failing on me last week, I had to ... reinstall my dual boot OSX Mavericks next to Ubuntu Gnome 13.10 (having either Ubuntu or the Gnome shell active; both installed, both working nicely again.)

2) Just reinstalled Back In Time as I had not installed it as yet on / in my new setup. (Having Mac mini late 2012 now instead of iMac Early 2008).

3) Just entered the command line (you provided me with) in terminal and BIT started opening up, giving me the screen 'where should backups be saved?' . I pointed it to a Firewire LaCie drive with HFS on it NOT HFS+ as Linux does not write HFS+).
The BIT destination drive was formatted HFS NON-Journaled.

4) BIT is now 'sitting there', having created following path:
/media/gaytan/LaCie_FW8_Xtra/LM-Transfer/Backup Linux Mint iMac ERB/BIT (Back-In-Time)/backintime/MMUG/gaytan/1
doing nothing more I'm afraid.... cursor blinking in terminal on the last blanc line.

5) Output of the command line (LC_ALL=C backintime-gnome) you asked me:

Opened up terminal:
gaytan@MMUG:~$ LC_ALL=C backintime-gnome

Back In Time
Version: 1.0.10

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.

/usr/share/backintime/gnome/fileicons.py:27: GtkWarning: Theme directory place/72 of theme MBuntu-OSX has no size field

  self.all_icons = gtk.icon_theme_get_default().list_icons()
Check snapshot folder: /media/gaytan/LaCie_FW8_Xtra/LM-Transfer/Backup Linux Mint iMac ERB/BIT (Back-In-Time)
Create folder: /media/gaytan/LaCie_FW8_Xtra/LM-Transfer/Backup Linux Mint iMac ERB/BIT (Back-In-Time)/backintime/MMUG/gaytan/1
no crontab for gaytan
Clearing all Back In Time entries
no crontab for gaytan
Clearing system Back In Time entries
Profile: Main profile
Automatic backup: Every Day

nothing more happening; no files are created in the '1' folder.......

3) HFS does not seem to support hard-links which is fundamental to Backintime. HFS+ would support them but I would rather use ext3 or ext4!
4) Please avoid having special characters in filenames (space, brackets). They should be fine but they are also more often the cause of annoying troubles.
5) when you say 'nothing more happening' did you even press 'Take snapshot' button after you finished configuration? BIT will only run automatically on the time you set in 'Every Day' schedule. So if you don't want to wait until that time you've to press 'Take snapshot'.

Ok, as I am using this particular disk as 'intermediat' between OSX Mavericks and Ubuntu 13.10 I need it to have it in a format OSX recognizes it as well!
As far as I know OSX does not natively support Ext4; I think it only recognizes up to Ext2 I think....

Therefore formatting it to HFS+ is no option as Ubuntu won't write to it; Ext4 is no option as OSX cannot handle it....
Hints / tips maybe?

I'll try again with BIT!
Thanks for your kind efforts!
Appreciate it!

Rgrds,

Ed

ext2 is fine for BIT, too. Alternative you may use NTFS. I reckon OSX can read and write that and it supports hard-links.

Ok thanks for your info!
Most kind of you!
:-)