jreffner Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 I have 2 Macs (both OS 9). The G3 is used as a game & FTP server. The G4 is my primary Mac. The G4 has Retrospect Desktop 5 installed, is connected to an external Firewire drive, and is connected to a Netgear router/switch/firewall. When running Retrospect Desktop 4.3 on the G4, I could back up the G3 over the LAN. After Upgrading to Retrospect Desktop version 5, I get an error -37 (invalid Name) as Retrospect is scanning the files on the G3 over the LAN. According to the Knowledgebase, on a Mac this indicates that I have a file with a name that is too long for OS 9 to handle. This would be fine except that I have no idea how to find the file with the long name. The log in Retrospect tells me nothing useful. I could really use some help here. Do I now need to buy/install a client on the G3 in order to back it up over the LAN? I didn't need a client with Retrospect 4.3. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrenaS Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 Do you have OS X installed on either computer (even if you're not running it)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreffner Posted March 27, 2002 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 Yes, OS X is on an internal drive in my G4 along with OS 9 on a second (and 3rd) drive. The "server" I'm trying to duplicate over the LAN only has one drive in it which is running OS 9. I finally figured out how to connect over TCP/IP instead of AppleTalk because someone in another forum told me that AppleTalk wasn't supported in Retro 5. Anyway, I tried duplicating the Server drive on the G3 from Retrospect desktop 5 in OS X. Now I don't get the stupid -37 invalid name error, instead, it duplictes nothing and then tells me that the execution was completed successfully. I'll try it from OS 9 next. Many thanks again! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreffner Posted March 28, 2002 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 Ok, I tried it from OS 9 and I get the -37 (invalid name) error again. So, trying to duplicate the mounted drive in the G3 over TCP/IP just isn't happening. Would buying a client fix this problem, and also allow me to restore the drive with all of its correct privaledges (as you mentioned in another post). If so, I'll just buy a client and be done with it. Is this my best option? Thanks again Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrenaS Posted March 28, 2002 Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 The problem is that OS 9 can't handle the long file names in the UNIX-based Mac OS X. Here are your possible solutions: 1. Stick with 4.3 and, instead of backing up/duplicating the *entire* drive, only go though and manually define the subvolumes that you need to back up. 2. Upgrade to 5.0 Desktop plus 1 client. The client software will be able to handle the long file names (actually, the 4.3 client can do it too), where filesharing through 9 can't. This is the best long-term solution, especially if you ever plan on working under OS X on either machines. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreffner Posted March 28, 2002 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 Getting a Client fixed it! Yes, I mounted it using Retrospect as described. One final question (we both hope), When configuring the client via Retrospect Desktop, I have a pop-up menu under the "General" tab that gives me 3 choices: "Client Desktop"; "Startup Volume"; or "Selected Volumes". What's the difference? Thanks! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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