[ltp] Complete Backup (and restore)

[Brig C. McCoy]

I _think_ you could use MONDO RESCUE <http://www.microwerks.net/~hugo/> to 
create disc restoration images that could be saved to a mounted filesystem.

I've used it to restore RedHat linux systems from bootable CDs and it 
worked great, but haven't tried saving the images to a mounted filesystem.

...brig

At 04:58 PM 5/19/2003 -0300, Adam Southerland wrote:
 >I am trying to backup my Laptop (760XL)
 >
 >I have a PCMCIA NIC and in Linux it works awesome!
 >
 >I wish to back it up entirely - All Partitions, tables and everything... I
 >have 1 big delmina that should explain what I type next... I have a 1.2Gb HD
 >that is full and the only other access to a place to put this 'image' is on
 >my network - a Windows Network...
 >
 >My first idea is to use Norton Ghost with DOS networking (Multicast is cool)
 >but I cannot get my NIC to work in DOS (or Windows even)
 >
 >How can I use Linux to Backup and Restore my entire HD? What is the best
 >way? What software will be needed (Ex. Samba)? What commands do I need to
 >learn and the most important question... How do I put it back on after I
 >back it up? (LOL I don't even
 >
 >I am by no means a Linux Guru... I'd like to be, but I am not there yet. If
 >I can accomplish this then I can continue learning Linux at an advanced
 >pase... (Not that I can spell =) hehe
 >
 >If someone can at least point me in the right direction that is all I need!
 >Note: I will probably have other questions like - once my machine is 'empty'
 >and I go to restore my backup, will I be able to do it via boot disks? Or
 >will I have to install a small linux version to get my NIC and possibly any
 >other apps loaded? - I'd like to be able to use a boot disk to do both
 >backup and restore... (That is the ideal situation in an ideal world... to
 >bad this world isn't ideal =(
 >
 >Adam Southerland
 >-- Another Linux Laptop Fan
 >-- IBM Thinkpad 760XL
 >
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