[ltp] T22 and the hidden partition

[Robert Andersson]

james,

>>>>> "JH" =3D=3D James Hawtin <oolon@ankh.org> writes:
JH> Record the partition table information about the partition, dd the
JH> whole partition into a file.... compress and burn the file onto a
JH> cd.

JH> If you need to use it for restore....

JH> recreate the partion uncompress and dd it back :-)

JH> It will not work if you just copy it onto a CD, while you could
JH> build all the information into isofs, you would have to create a
JH> boot image for the cd, (you get up to a 2.88 meg for that) this
JH> would have to duplicate what the bootsector on that partition
JH> did. The image would then have to understand how to talk to the
JH> Hard disk etc etc. (hard)

cool but as you said hard

Plan E (next time you buy a computer)

=09- do not start the computer,
=09- goto store and buy symantec ghost,
=09- install ghost on an old/a friends computer,
=09- create a ghost boot diskette,
=09- slit the ghost diskette into your computer,
=09- boot your brand new computer from the diskette,
=09- under options -> x-tag tick =BBboot image=AB,
=09- start your multicast ghostserver (or whatever you like) on
=09  your old computer with =BBdump data from client=AB ticked
=09- start ghostcast->multicast session on your new computer,
=09- click click click... wait, and
=09- reboot.

now you can just ghost over your computer whenver it goes bad, loosing
all your data if not backed up :)

not that hard... but abit more expensive... yes :(

yours,
/robert

--=20
Systems Administrator
Swedish National Graduate School of Language Technology

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