Rick,
I am in the process of testing the restoration of a smaller course. 15 MB. It seems to be working. Perhaps this will help to zero in on the actual problem, as, if this upgrade works, it seems to suggest that simply the size of the course being restored is the problem.
Yes, maybe size is the issue on a certain kind of server. However, if one could focus in on the exact problem, and then replicate this on another system, it might really be a bug. If so, this should go into the Moodle Tracker system. So far, we don't have enough information to call it a bug.
My moodle home page still lists the course as "Course restoration in progress." I am going to assume that it is "hung" as for 15MB 8 hours should be enough time for a restoration.
