[ltp] Backup/Recovery for laptop

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Thanks for tip, but I think such tools aren't needed for experiments you  
are describing (kernel etc.).
Concerning changes in /etc (so you can freely experiment), you can use git  
to keep track of changes (it's really great, I'm using it both on my  
desktop and server). Concerning kernel configuration, you can  
configure&compile new kernel, add it to your grub configuration, try to  
run it and see how it behaves, if it misbehaves you can always switch to  
your old kernel like nothing happened. But generally yes - it's good to  
backup whole system from time to time. Not really because of experiments  
with configuration (because you simply cannot get to the state when there  
is no option how to boot your system - wish I could say that about Windows  
:D ) but it could be useful in case of HDD failure.
Peter

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:27:23 +0200, Rhett Creighton <Rhett@Creighton.com>  
wrote:

> I found a really good backup/recovery solution, that I wanted to share
> with you guys.  It is especially useful right before I try to tweak my
> machine, and I know I might screw a lot of things up.
>
> The software is Acronis True Image 11.  Unfortunately it is not free
> software.  I tried free alternatives first, and honestly, I could not
> not find anything nearly as good.  This software claims to be for
> windows, but it can make a boot disk (from a windows machine).  The
> boot disk is able to recognize windows and ext2/ext3/reiserfs linux
> partitions.
>
> It does everything in a very user-friendly and efficient way.  Unlike
> dd, you can just back up the space that you're using, and it also
> compresses that for you.  You can later do differential or incremental
> backups.
>
> Anyway, I don't want to keep sounding like a commercial for this
> software, but I was able to back up my entire machine in under 20
> minutes to an external USB drive.  differential backups after that
> took less than 5 minutes.  I was able to restore my machine in about 5
> minutes.
>
> I bought the software via ebay for $20, and it was delivered with a
> digital download.
>
> Anyway, this software has given me a lot more confidence to screw
> around with my kernel without much risk.
>
> Rhett