> erik quanstrom <quans...@labs.coraid.com> wrote: > > > backup: > > 1. power down mac. remove hard drive. > > 2. stuff drive as one gigantic file into venti. > > > > restore: > > 1. copy your backup onto drive > > 2. install hard drive. power up mac. > > ROFL! What I guess you don't know is you can more or less do this > without disassembling the Mac. Boot the Mac with the right keys pressed > (I forget which) and it will emulate a Firewire drive.
i did know that, but that requires more complicated explaination, and only works on macs. in case it wasn't clear enough the first time, my point was that if your storage is fancy enough to be snapshotted, you can do a system-image backup. the system doesn't need to have the capability. in fact, you don't care what system you've got. and as long as your drive isn't soldered to the mb, your storage is fancy enough. after that we're just arguing over convienience. - erik
