Well that makes all kinds of sense then. Steve Barnes RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service
-----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:55 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? Because I'm in the Amazon jungle. No UPS, FedEx, USPS etc. It's like Gilligan's Island but we have satellite internet and a generator. Greg On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Steve Barnes wrote: > Instead why not buy a $40 Hard drive. Leave the one in there with the MT ROS > and if you ever have an issue pop the case, switch the cable and your ready > to go. > > Steve Barnes > RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] > On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:46 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] ROS on x86 - Backup Everything (system, config, license)? > > Thanks! That's what I thought - anything that would do a byte for byte > copy/image of the hard drive would work. > > Worst case scenario is I lose the license and have to buy another. > > Greg > > On Jun 3, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Philip Dorr wrote: > >> If downtime is a option the you can boot the system of a live Linux >> distro and make a DD backup of the HDD. >> >> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Greg Ihnen <os10ru...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I've googled and searched and can't find an answer to this. I posted to the >>> MT forum, but I thought I'd try here too. Thanks! >>> >>> I would like to know if it's possible to back up the entire RouterOS >>> install including the license on an x86 installation. I have a >>> computer on which I was using for RouterOS but have swapped it out >>> for an RB750. I want to use the computer for other things (perhaps >>> Astaro or Untangle) but I don't want to lose the RouterOS license, >>> and I would also like to have the computer ready to go back in >>> service with RouterOS should the RB750 fail (I lost one to lightning >>> before adding lightning protection). Understand I am not trying to >>> pirate RouterOS or do anything which is contrary to the terms of the >>> license. I just want to use the machine for something else, with the >>> possibility of reverting back to RouterOS if the RB750 which >>> replaced it should fail. If I didn't live in the jungle of South >>> America I'd run down to Best Buy and pick up another SATA hard drive >>> and use that for the other OS. But I only have one drive so I'm >>> looking at imaging the drive with RouterOS on it and keep > tha >>> t image safe so I can use the hard drive for something else. Should this >>> work? 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