Maybe some gurus here can help me. I backup the entire system (as root , PWD= /) with the command:
tar cvpjf /home/myname/Archives/total_backup.tar.bz2 / When I extract-reinstall the file system I get an ERROR 15 message which means it cannot find the /boot/grub/* files. Why is this? Solutions on line include: 1) Using grub to define the boot/grub/ location. Problem? You must use the (hd1,0) notation but the menu.lst file uses UUID notation for Ubuntu (but still uses hd0,0 notation for the Windows drive- go figure that one!) How do I translate between UUID --> (hd,0) --> dev/sd* notation? 2) Using Intrepid Install CD to manually install new partitions then don't actually partition, then install grub. Problem? How do I determine the right mount points and sizes for root, swap, etc. to accurately replicate the existing file system? It seems to me that if they don't sync, I lose the whole disk. One problem (among many) I had with Windows is that it was incredibly difficult to back up and restore the entire system (without extra software like ghost). I had hoped Linux was better. I still believe it can be and it is my lack of Linux knowledge that is at fault. Any help would be appreciated. Otherwise I may need to go to the FreeGeek Linux clinic and bother them with this boring newbie question. Thanx, Word Wizard _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
