[ltp] One More Question: Drivelink

[Tino Keitel]

On Mon, Aug 05, 2002 at 09:39:13 -0400, Ross Patterson wrote:
> On Monday 05 August 2002 03:28 am, Tino Keitel wrote:
> > Why do you want to buy software if you can get it for free? 
> 
> I can't speak for the other poster, but in my case there are several reasons.
> 
> 	1) We've got more than just Linux here in the office.  The business folks 
> need Windows, the tech folks need Linux and our job is building a device that 
> runs NetBSD.  Luckily, we run NetBSD under VMWare, so I don't have to worry 
> about that one.  Good thing, too - try to find *ANY* disk-management software 
> that supports ffs filesystems!

Have you tried partimage? It should support ext2, reiser, FAT16/32 and
NTFS. However, I don't know if it features a restore over the network
to a clean hard drive.

> 
> 	2) I want and need an exact copy of the disk.  Copying with tar gets you 
> close, but symlinks wind up being recreated instead of restored (e.g., dates 
> get changed).

OK, you are right.

> 
> > I have to admit that this requires
> > some experience.
> 
> Yup, not something I'd give my CEO to run :-)
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> Ross A. Patterson
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