RE backing up: I routinely back up data using the usual Unix tools, specifically tar and bzip2, writing data to CDs over the network -
On Thu, 2005-09-08 at 00:07 +0200, Sven Radke wrote: > On 06.09.2005, at 00:07, macfan wrote: > > > I have a curiosity question for everyone on this list about > > maintaining unsupported OS X Macs. About every 3 or 4 months one > > of my unsupported Macs goes down and I end up having to reinstall > > the OS X System Software. This is a real pain especially in my > > Power Macintosh 8500s as I have to take them all apart and swap the > > CD burner for a high speed Apple Drive to reinstall the OS X > > software. I know there are two keys to solving this problem: 1. > > Backing up and 2. A good disk repair utility. Both of these keys > > present problems in and of themselves. On the back up side I only > > know of one piece of software that might work with an unsupported > > OS X System install, Carbon Copy Cloner. I was hoping SuperDuper > > might work but when I emailed the author he stated he wasn't too > > sure about that and that even if it would it would probably take > > the help of the Carbon Copy Cloner software to get the clone copy > > to boot. The Dantz, Retrospect web site states that Retrospect > > won't see all of the invisible files of an unsupported install. So > > my first question is what is everyone using to back up an > > unsupported OS X install? Then comes the problem of a disk utility. > > First off, I find the Apple Disk Utility about useless and it won't > > work on a boot volume anyway. I have also found its unix cousin > > about the same as well as a little dangerous as I have come out > > with more problems than I started with after using it. I have tries > > Norton Disk Utilities but find it hit and miss and more miss than > > hit. I have just ordered DiskWarrior and can't wait to try that. > > All of these utilities on CD though have an inherent problem that I > > haven't figured out a way around. None of them will boot up the > > computer from the CD to repair it because to start our systems you > > need a "hacked"system. My second question then is what disk repair > > utility are you using and what version? Then part two of that > > question is how are you booting from it so that you can repair you > > boot drive? Thank you in advance for all of your help and suggestions. > > > > Bob K. > > > > hi, > > seems something is wrong with the box ure using. I ran und run > Panther on Umax clones, 7600 and beige G3s. One beige G3 is a server > runing 24/7 for about 9 months with no need to fiddle on it. > > For backups I use Disk Utility booted from the cd via xpf and a > Firewire Drive - also I do not install X on those machines, I copy > back installations created with supported Macs - copied to the > firewire drive - and run xpf over them. > > I'd sort out ram sticks on your box. X is very sensitive treating Ram. > > > hth > Sven > -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
