> > > > get a tape drive (dlt is great), tar you system onto the tape drive. > > > > If something happens, boot a livecd, and untar from the tape into the > > partitions....
> A great idea, but a DLT tape drive is well over $1000 here in New Zealand, > and every tape drive I have seen is far more expensive than disk. that is, what ebay is great for ;) also, tape drives are way more reliable than harddisks. I don't trust them anymore - got bitten too much times. Hm, that said, it is time for a backup... -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list