[NTLUG:Discuss] Full system backup-restore for Desktop PC

[Bradley's List Address]

Thanks for the ideas. I will check out dd and see what I can learn. There
are
only about 3 gigs on the drive. What would I use to restore from the DVD?
Thanks,
Bradley

> Howdy,
>   By Norton Ghostish, do you mean you need a slick interface, or do you
> mean you want something that will make a good image file?  If you mean
> the latter, I would do a dd of the partition table, and any partitions
> you created(leave out the swap partition) and the tar and bzip2 them.
> Store that file on a DVD+R and you'll have a good backup.
>   Depending on the disk sizes you are dealing with, this may have to be
> adjusted.  I imaged a 40 gig drive this way and it easily fit.  The only
> downside was that the compression took about 12 hours.  I went for
> maximal compression, which it turned out I did not really need.
> Good luck,
> Ralph
>
> On Mon, 2005-06-27 at 21:25 -0500, Bradley's List Address wrote:
> > I would like to make an image that I can use to restore to a blank hard
> > drive in case it gets hosed.
> > I tried Mondo but couldn't make it work.
> > I was looking for something "Norton Ghostish"
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