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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Mike Poublon" <</FONT><A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Discussion about mythtv" <</FONT><A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 11:48 AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] OT: Free backup
solution for my linux boxes?</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just throwing this out there:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How hard would it be to integrate a script like
this into a build of Knoppix? I'm not much of a developer... but it just seems
logical that one should try to do this? (I have no experience maintaining
distros so I wouldn't know how we could add a script to the 'main build' of
Knoppix... or make our own version that can be mirrored on the MythTV site or
elsewhere)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>JS</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>>> After a lightning
strike took out my windows boxes last week I am now <BR>>> hyper aware of
a need to backup to non-volatile media. I have found a <BR>>> good
solution for windows systems however I have not yet found something <BR>>>
I like for linux.<BR>>><BR>>> My requirements are:<BR>>> 1.
Backup to DVD-R<BR>>> 2. Backup of all specified partitions. Dont want to
back up the tv <BR>>> recordings partition.<BR>>> 3. Must use/create
bootable DVD so that I do not have to reinstall linux <BR>>> to restore
backup.<BR>>> 4. No need for periodic backups. I will run them when I make
significant <BR>>> changes to the system.<BR>>><BR>>> My
windows solution is PowerQuest Drive Image (With bootable
floppy)<BR>>><BR>>> Suggestions?<BR> <BR>> I've
manually made backups with a knoppix/live cd using the following
process:<BR><BR>> Boot knoppix<BR>> mount local filesystem(s) to
backup<BR>> mount remote filesystem to backup to<BR>> cd
/src/filesystem<BR>> tar -czf /remote/location/filesys.tar.gz .<BR>>
[repeat for any other local filesystems]<BR><BR>> When restoring all you have
to do is:<BR><BR>> boot knoppix/live cd<BR>> recreate filesystem(s) on
disks<BR>> mount local filesystem(s)<BR>> mount remote filesystem<BR>>
cd /dst/filesystem<BR>> tar -zxf /remote/location/filesys.tar.gz<BR>>
re-install
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