If its any help here is how to do it with SSH
Code:If you want to compress the image, use gzip, making necessary changes for your system dd if=/dev/hda | gzip --fast -c | ssh user@remotehost /bin/dd of=/tmp/mypc_hda.img.gz
Everytime I've backed up a 8 gig hardrive, I've had to manually make a zip file of the resulting image, the drive it self is composed of highly compressable data, (free space, tiff images, RTF documents) which bring the size down to about 4 gigs, What I want to know is, is there a way to atomaticly gzip(or what ever is the best) the data as its being backed up (I'm useing dd, to a samba server). I understand it would take significanlty longer.
Also I'm currently useing this
to send the data to a remote samba server. Though I want just one big file, so would this work?Code:dd if=/dev/hda | split -b 100000000 - ~/backup/drivebu.img.
Thank you.Code:dd if=/dev/hda of=~/backup/drivebuimage.img
If its any help here is how to do it with SSH
Code:If you want to compress the image, use gzip, making necessary changes for your system dd if=/dev/hda | gzip --fast -c | ssh user@remotehost /bin/dd of=/tmp/mypc_hda.img.gz
alright I got it.
To make one,
and to restoreCode:dd if=/dev/hda(or other drive) | gzip -(1 through 8 with 1 being fastest and 8 having best compresion, --fast =1 --best =8) -c | dd of=~/sambabu/hda.img.gz
Code:xcat ~/sambabu/hda.img.gz | dd of=/dev/hda
Pardon the newbie question.
Having recently backedup to an UNCOMPRESSED image file recently, I was wondering if you can use Xcat to restore the partition.
sakiZ
just cat instead of xcat
Ok I restored my Knoppix partition from an image file.
But now after booting for a few seconds, it suddenly stops with a "kernel panic" message. wiith messages saying "file type not supported.
Yet, I boot with the CD and I can see the whole partition restored. I just can't boot from it.
What is going on?
sakiZ
Ok. Knoppix likes files system ext2
But in the process of "dd" ing from the hdb2.img file to the /dev/hdb2 partition, the partition becomes changed to ext3.
But how do I stop the "dd" process from converting the partition to ext3?
sakiZ
Never heard of that problem,Originally Posted by sakiZ
dd is suppose to make a bit-for-bit copy.
Something might has gotten corrupted.
Next time I would md5sum the files first. (acually I would reccomend you use partimage)
just tack this on the end of the command.
&& cat /dev/hdb2 | md5sum && cat ~/image.img | md5sum
Then compare the resulting string of numbers and letters, if they aren't the same, something went wrong.
Like I said before though, use partimage I learned alittle latter that its better.
Yes, Something got corrupted during the dd process. I don't think I'll use the dd to an image again.
It screwed up my ability to boot, but after a reinstall I was able to loop mount the hdb2.img file and copy all data, personal files and such into the new install.
Knoppix is running fine now.
Oh Well.
SakiZ
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