06-13-2022, 03:03 PM
If I was trying to sue it as a daily driver I'd probably use tow-boot's USB mass storage boot option and take a whole device image to my desktop machine so I could put it back exactly as I left it before the upgrade. Whether that's a raw device image with dd, or a partition-aware and filesystem-aware imaging tool that can save and restore only the used bits is a personal choice. They each have pros and cons - the dd image is bigger and takes longer, but can be loop mounted to get stuff out of it more easily. Whether you're using encrypted filesystems might force your hand - I don't know if the filesystem-aware ones handle that.
On the openmoko I had multiple partitions to pick from at boot, but its u-boot could use the screen as well as buttons so it was more like the p-boot experience on the PP and I don't think it's a viable option on the Pro. The Qi bootloader that appeared later was closer to the tow-boot experience from what I remember, and limited the options somewhat for the benefit of being faster.
On the openmoko I had multiple partitions to pick from at boot, but its u-boot could use the screen as well as buttons so it was more like the p-boot experience on the PP and I don't think it's a viable option on the Pro. The Qi bootloader that appeared later was closer to the tow-boot experience from what I remember, and limited the options somewhat for the benefit of being faster.
