Time Machine: Error copying file, backup aborted

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Grrr,

The subject says it all. I am trying to get Time Machine working for my mac book pro. After a couple of

tries at the backup ( got up to 45 / 177 GB) I decided that it would be a good idea to check the disk and

found that I had a missing file from a directory.

Disk Utility was able to repain the damage. 

I then tried to directly attach the MBL to the mbp, I enabled the internal ethernet and was able to

see the MBL, alas I could only get about 5GB before I got the file copy error again.

I turned the mbl off after deleting the Time Machine backup and reattached the mbl to my Apple

Wireless router.

I have turned on wireless on my mac book pro and am giving the process one last shot…

( just passed 6.8GB/177GB). I am getting about 10-12MB/sec via wireless.

SuperDuper was able to create a sparse disk on the mbl and I was able to create a

clone of my home directory ( ~120GB ) with no problems.

Is there any magic that facilitates using Time Machine with the MBL?

Thanks

Jerry

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Sigh,

The problem has nothing to do with the MBL, time machine appears to require that spotlight be

functional…

On my MacBook Pro, spotlight is not functional, more precisely the mds ( meta data server ) dies

when processing some of the 1.4 million files stored on the mbp.

Some of the failures do not specify which file causes the problem ;(

Jerry