diff -ruN e-smith-base-5.2.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backupconsole/CompressionLevel e-smith-base-5.2.0/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backupconsole/CompressionLevel
--- e-smith-base-5.2.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backupconsole/CompressionLevel	1969-12-31 16:00:00.000000000 -0800
+++ e-smith-base-5.2.0/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backupconsole/CompressionLevel	2013-06-29 13:25:24.000000000 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-6
diff -ruN e-smith-base-5.2.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backupconsole/type e-smith-base-5.2.0/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backupconsole/type
--- e-smith-base-5.2.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backupconsole/type	1969-12-31 16:00:00.000000000 -0800
+++ e-smith-base-5.2.0/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backupconsole/type	2005-11-20 20:28:05.000000000 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+configuration
diff -ruN e-smith-base-5.2.0.old/root/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/esmith/console/perform_backup.pm e-smith-base-5.2.0/root/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/esmith/console/perform_backup.pm
--- e-smith-base-5.4.0.old/root/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/esmith/console/perform_backup.pm	2013-06-29 12:39:43.000000000 -0700
+++ e-smith-base-5.4.0/root/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/esmith/console/perform_backup.pm	2013-06-29 13:29:47.000000000 -0700
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 sub make_backup_callback
 {
-    my $device = shift;
+    my ($device, $CompressionLevel) = @_;
     return sub {
         my $fh = shift;
         my @backup_list = esmith::Backup->restore_list;
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@
         my $status = 0;
 
         my $gzip = open(GZIP, "|-");
-        return "could not run gzip" unless defined $gzip;
+        return "could not run gzip" unless defined $gzip;        
         unless ($gzip)
         {
             close $fh;
-            exec "gzip", "-9";
+            exec "gzip", $CompressionLevel;
         }
 
         my $pv = open(PV, "|-");
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
     $ENV{PATH} = "/bin:/usr/bin";
     $ENV{HOME} = "/root";
 
+    my $compressionLevel = $db->get_prop("backupconsole", "CompressionLevel") || "-6";
     my ($rc, $choice) = $console->yesno_page
         (
          title   => gettext("Create Backup to removable media"),
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@
     }
     close DU;
  
-    $console->gauge(make_backup_callback("/mnt/bootstrap-console-backup"), 'title' => gettext("Creating backup file"));
+    $console->gauge(make_backup_callback("/mnt/bootstrap-console-backup",$compressionLevel), 'title' => gettext("Creating backup file"));
 
     system("/bin/umount", "/mnt/bootstrap-console-backup");
     rmdir("/mnt/bootstrap-console-backup");