Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:07:50 -0600, Dale wrote: > > >>> Yes, because the files are stored in an archive file, not directly on >>> the CD. dar can split the archives into CD (or DVD) sized chunks and >>> kdar can (AFAIR) write them to disc. dar also creates an index of >>> what's in which file and writes this to the first and last backup >>> files. >>> > > >> May need a little more info on this archive part. If I use this to back >> up my whole system and then lets say the hard drive fails completely. I >> can just untar or unzip to restore the system right? I have some data >> to back up but I may use this to do a system back-up too. >> > > dar uses its own archive format, so you'll need a live disc with the dar > executable to unpack them. I think there's a statically compiled version > of dar available that you can chuck on your backup discs. >
Hmmm, does the Gentoo CD have this? > >> While I am at it, if I do a system back up, do I need to worry about >> backing up /proc and /sys? From my understanding the kernel generates >> these when it boots up. Just curious about what I really need to back >> up. Oh, what about /dev too. I use udev and have the tarball set to >> no. >> > > All three are virtual filesystems, so you should not attempt to back them > up. I prefer to use the --one-filesystem option when backing up with tar, > dar has a similar option AFAIR. > > > OK, so skip /proc, /sys and /dev then? I need to do some reading I guess, if it ever gets it downloaded that is. This slow dial-up sucks. :-( Thanks for the info. One of these days I'll actually know something. LOL Dale :-) :-) :-)
