Does not work on Fedora 35

[emanuc]

With the upgrade from Fedora 34 to 35, Timeshift no longer starts, it doesn't even work from CLI.

The logs are attached on the bug report I created for Fedora: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019016

Fixed momentarily: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/issues/825#issuecomment-959842083

[gvisoc]

For RSYNC snapshots, it stops finding the storage devices and says it's operating in Live USB mode (Restore Only), not finding any of my previous (Fedora 34) snapshots.

After looking the bugzilla filled by @emanuc, seems that the problem is that timeshift can't find the partitions as well.

In this case, the error may be the same as described in this article.

TL;DR: the lsblk output has changed its format, and hence has broken this and probably other applications.

[gvisoc]

I think this is also referenced in other issues both here and in RedHat's bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2010381

[xelser]

Can someone teach me how to compile from the source? Someone fixed this problem by compiling the v21.09.1. On Fedora, timeshift is at version 20.03.4. The fix/patch is already on the latest release.

The readme doesn't tell how to and I'm not very familiar with compiling stuff. It would be very much appreciated.

[wmutschl]

I have the instructions in the README on my fork: https://github.com/wmutschl/timeshift

[xelser]

Thank you very much. It's fixed!

[SafwanElmadani]

Same issue here!

[emanuc]

Fixed momentarily thanks to a user who packaged Fedora 35 on coprs with the latest patches.

https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/oprizal/timeshift-upstream/

[ShrirajHegde]

Fixed momentarily thanks to a user who packaged Fedora 35 on coprs with the latest patches.

https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/oprizal/timeshift-upstream/

@emanuc Can you edit your issue and put this to the top and maybe edit the title to [Temp fix available]? That will make it easy for people who upgrade and come here looking for the fix.

[PolyPaul]

SImilar issue here. timeshift only launches to restore mode.

[paul@my-laptop ~]$ timeshift-launcher
localuser:root being added to access control list
E: ts: Failed to get partition list.
App config loaded: /etc/timeshift.json

** (timeshift-gtk:57759): WARNING **: 10:55:35.077: AT-SPI: Could not obtain desktop path or name

** (timeshift-gtk:57759): WARNING **: 10:55:35.078: atk-bridge: GetRegisteredEvents returned message with unknown signature

** (timeshift-gtk:57759): WARNING **: 10:55:35.078: atk-bridge: get_device_events_reply: unknown signature

** (timeshift-gtk:57759): WARNING **: 10:55:35.078: atk-bridge: get_device_events_reply: unknown signature

** (timeshift-gtk:57759): CRITICAL **: 10:55:35.167: gee_abstract_collection_get_size: assertion 'self != NULL' failed
App config saved: /etc/timeshift.json
localuser:root being removed from access control list
access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect
SI:localuser:paul

[ShrirajHegde]

SImilar issue here. timeshift only launches to restore mode. @PolyPaul

Take some time to read other replies

https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/oprizal/timeshift-upstream/

[PolyPaul]

SImilar issue here. timeshift only launches to restore mode. @PolyPaul

Take some time to read other replies

https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/oprizal/timeshift-upstream/

Yes I have. Currently using copr already. Just thought the additional info would be helpfull. No worries.

[logicito]

Great fix, thank you

[ghost]

I took a look at the spec file changes from the timeshift-20.03-4.fc35.x86_64 and the copr. They are very minor, just a new version number, remove an old patch and change the location of the config file. LGTM

--- timeshift-20.03-4.spec      2021-07-23 19:19:10.000000000 -0400
+++ timeshift-21.09.1.spec      2021-11-15 11:47:15.948683292 -0500
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@

 Name:           timeshift
-Version:        20.03
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Version:        21.09.1
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        System restore tool for Linux

 License:        GPLv3+ or LGPLv3+
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 Source0:        %{url}/archive/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz

 # https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/pull/566
-Patch0:         timeshift-20.03-timeshift-pt_BR.po-Fix-newlines.patch
+#Patch0:         timeshift-20.03-timeshift-pt_BR.po-Fix-newlines.patch

 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@
 %ghost %attr(644, root, root) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.d/timeshift-boot
 %ghost %attr(644, root, root) %{_sysconfdir}/cron.d/timeshift-hourly
 %ghost %attr(664, root, root) %{_sysconfdir}/timeshift.json
-%config %{_sysconfdir}/default/timeshift.json
-
+%config %{_sysconfdir}/timeshift/default.json

 %changelog