Process List And Backup Question

[paully21]

No flames please...

I tried using the search for "ps" but it requires a minimum of three letters.

I tried to use the ps command at the bash prompt to get a list of running processes, but I get command not found. I looked on both my Hughes Series 1s in /bin, /sbin and /var/hack/bin but I can't find the command. Can someone enlighten me?

Also, is there any way to make a backup of the TiVo A drive without pulling it? I have a turbonet card and plenty of different types of networked computers. Any help is appreciated.

[DarkWing]

Is this an "extremed" dtivo? if so it should be in /var/hack. I also have it in /bin on my 2.5.2 box.

If you have find in /var/hack try:/var/hack/find / -name psRegarding your backup question, it depends on what you mean by backup.
If you mean a bit by bit image, then no, you have to pull the drives.
If you mean a mfs image backup (basically everything but recorded shows) then no, you have to pull the drives.
If you mean saving the recorded shows to your pc, then maybe, if they are not scrambled you can extract them.
If you mean a copy of individual files, then yes, just transfer them to your pc (ie your rc.sysinit file, boot299.btl, etc.).

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[Austin_TX]

Usually ps is located in /var/hack directory. Attached is a copy if yours is missing. You can also get a copy of a typical hack subdir at http://www.tivostuff.com

That should help you run ps aux

[paully21]

Thanks

[Torg]

You may want to drop the u from the options. PS options can be put in any order. As a side note the BSD users usualy use "aux", Linux admins use "fax" and SysV admins use "-ax" (the - is required in the SysV verison of PS. The options are:

f - forest (hard to decribe, just try it)
u - user format (with memory and cpu usage)
a - attached to a controling terminal (for Tivo it means what you are doing now)
x - not attached to a controlling terminal

There are many more options but these should start you out.