also check out mkcdrec, makes bootable complete system recovery cds, we use it for cloning machines in work, I use it for backing up my myth setup
On 1/25/06, Jon Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> Q. Is there a way to use a program like "Norton Ghost" to backup you > >> current > >> working system so if you are stupid like me and FUBAR your system you can > >> bring it back before the WAF drops to the point hat she starts to make you > >> sit there and program the video (what is one of those?) so she doesn't miss > >> here shows !!! > >> A . ???? > > > > I think you need to upgrade to WIFE v2.1. It contains less bugs, doesn't > > nag you nearly as much, and can even do the dishes! However, doing that > > will force you to upgrade to SON v1.13, which has been know to cause > > troubles. > > > > Anyhow, regardless of all of that, recent versions of Ghost do support ext2 > > and ext3 file systems, but not other (now, mainsteram) Linux file systems. > > Nevertheless, I think you can always perform a block-by-block copy of a > > hard disk, but your image will be the same size as the drive. dd can do > > this for you. > > There is a program that I use called partimage that will backup only the > partition. It doesn't backup empty blocks like dd does, only those > with data on them. > > Jon > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
