In message 20121105051447.6eef32ef.free...@edvax.de,
Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote:
The problem is that delegating compression to a sub-task would
imply that dump cannot precisely adjust its output to match the
media size (as the limit is now defined by how good the compression
works).
I would like to make a backup of one of my systems using dump(8) in order
to be sure that I get everything, including all of the obscure file attribute
bits.
I would like to make this backup to a _minimal_ number of DVD+R disks.
What's the proper procedure for this?
In the dump(8) man page, I
On Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:56:58 -0800, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
I would like to make a backup of one of my systems using dump(8) in order
to be sure that I get everything, including all of the obscure file attribute
bits.
That eliminates at least some tools. I have been using a similar
idea
On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 4:56 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette
r...@tristatelogic.comwrote:
I would like to make a backup of one of my systems using dump(8) in order
to be sure that I get everything, including all of the obscure file
attribute
bits.
I would like to make this backup to a _minimal_
On 11/05/12 11:18, Polytropon wrote:
On Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:56:58 -0800, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
I would like to make a backup of one of my systems using dump(8) in order
to be sure that I get everything, including all of the obscure file attribute
bits.
That eliminates at least some
In message caogwamvoncti7akmtjw0+caastfhfae5gw+pkmh+4ldr00-...@mail.gmail.com
Mehmet Erol Sanliturk m.e.sanlit...@gmail.com wrote:
Assume one file will NOT be copied more than ONE DVD , i.e. , each file
will be completely recorded on one DVD :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_stock_problem
In message 20121105021817.fc5bff1b.free...@edvax.de,
Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote:
I would like to make this backup to a _minimal_ number of DVD+R disks.
If you think you can add compression to your files (if it makes
sense), it should be incorporated to the command.
Yes. There really
On Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:37:43 -0800, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
In message 20121105021817.fc5bff1b.free...@edvax.de,
Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote:
I would like to make this backup to a _minimal_ number of DVD+R disks.
If you think you can add compression to your files (if it makes
In message 50971b88.40...@herveybayaustralia.com.au,
Da Rock freebsd-questi...@herveybayaustralia.com.au wrote:
Also, you may have considered this already (or not :) ), but you are
using a direct write to backup your system, and then considering
compression on top of that. CD/DVD filesystems
In message 20121105035233.e3c4ae8a.free...@edvax.de,
Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote:
But as I said (above) to make this really work right, dump restore really
need to have -z options, and do the zipping/unzipping internally. Only
if this were available could dump properly deal with
On Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:49:24 -0800, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
In message 20121105035233.e3c4ae8a.free...@edvax.de,
Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote:
But as I said (above) to make this really work right, dump restore really
need to have -z options, and do the zipping/unzipping
On 11/05/12 14:14, Polytropon wrote:
On Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:49:24 -0800, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
In message 20121105035233.e3c4ae8a.free...@edvax.de,
Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote:
But as I said (above) to make this really work right, dump restore really
need to have -z options, and
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:42:45 +1000
From: Da Rock freebsd-questi...@herveybayaustralia.com.au
Subject: Re: Questions about dump/restore to/from DVD media
On 11/05/12 14:14, Polytropon wrote:
For reference, if one did backup the whole slice/disk using dd and then
compressed the data
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