Daniel B. Thurman wrote: > I am preparing to backup my root drive in preparation > for installing f7. What is the best way to do this? > > I have in /dev/hda as: > > /boot = /dev/hda1 > / = /dev/hda2 > > I have backed up /boot with: tar zcvpf /boot.tgz /boot > > But have get to figure out how to get /dev/hda2 backed up without > picking up the other drives mounted on / > > Of course, I am saving the backups on a different drive so that I can > use specific files I want to restore or refer to when rebuilding the new > f7 installation. > > Thanks! > Dan > > If you want a quick way to restore your current setup, take a look at partimage. http://www.partimage.org/Main_Page It is part of the System Rescue CD. http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page This give you the advantage of backing up an unmounted file system. If you want to use tar, take a look at the --one-file-system option. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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