[mythtv-users] image of mythtv system

[Paul Catchpole]

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From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Bilge Tutak
Sent: 22 October 2006 02:04
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] image of mythtv system

 

Actually,
What I want to do is not a backup. It is just a system disk trying to save a
lot of time when I need a reinstall. 
I am already backing up my database and recordings regularly. What I want
exactly is I think, just after a fresh install, 
I will make the image, so I will not bother with what is inside the database
or the recordings :). When something happes,
I will just boot the DVD install/expand image tadaa I have my fresh system
back. It is like creating another knoppix/gentoo/... system, but it is
specific to my hardware with the myth and everything installed. 

Thanks for the ideas,

Bilge.




On 10/21/06, Jay Swackhamer <Jay at reboottheuser.com> wrote: 

Hello,

I typically make a simple tar/compressed image of systems that I want
to re-deploy.

I boot off of a gentoo cd or other livecd.
mount your filesystems( /  /boot )
startup nfs
mkdir /mnt/tmp
mount a remote server ie nfsserver:/opt/backup /mnt/tmp
cd /mnt/gentoo
tar cvfz /mnt/tmp/mythtv_img.tgz * 


Quoting Bilge Tutak <bilge.tutak at gmail.com>:

> Hi,
> I want to make an exact image of my mythtv box and put it on a dvd. If
> something
> goes wrong, I do not want to install everything from the beginning again.
> First, how do you make an image from a system? (if possible, I think it is
> possible :))
> Assuming, I made the image and later successfully, re-deployed the image. 
> Again,
> assuming no hardware change, will it work as before?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Bilge.



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