Don't imaging apps take sector-by-sector copies? If so, that should mean that
they can copy any type of filesystem, since they don't have to be able to
read the partition data.
On Sat, 1 Sep 2001 00:47, Lin wrote:
> Hi, I use use Drive Image by Power Quest to back up my windows
> configurations when upgrading my hardrive, I am not certain if it will
> work with linux dough, maybe others could help us.
>
> Eric
>
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Franki wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have just got the opportunity to swap my Western Digital 20gig 7200rpm
> > (three month old) drive,,
> > and I have chosen a 61.4 gig IBM 7200rpm drive to replace it, (also
> > upgrading the box to 512mb ram,,,,)
> >
> > I have heard many bad things about the WD harddisks, so when a friend
> > needed a new big hard drive for his 233mmx system, I did a deal and now I
> > am rearing to go with the IBM.
> > should make a nice combo,,,,
> >
> > But I don't want to have to reinstall the whole thing again if I can
> > avoid it....
> >
> > The 20 gig is currently divided into partitions like /tmp /home /var/
> > /usr etc etc... and running Reiserefs everywhere possible.
> >
> > In windows systems, I used Ghost many times to just mirror the old drives
> > onto the new ones,,,,,,
> >
> >
> > Is there anything at all like that for linux?
> >
> > I hate the idea of the hours I am gonna waste getting it all perfect
> > again on the new drive (the old one, install is 2 months old, got it
> > perfect and it has an uptime of over a month now. (web and mail server))
> > , so I was hoping there was a shortcut I could make...to save me the
> > reload.... any ideas?
> >
> >
> >
> > any suggestions would be much appreciated.
> >
> >
> > kindest regards
> >
> >
> > Frank
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