Lets get the "customary" things out of the way...
Knoppix 3.3 (v2.4.22-xfs) - hard drive installed...
Main HDD - /dev/hda -=- 2 partitions -=- 41gig total:
*** hda1 -=- 39.5gig "Linux ext3" FS
*** hda3 -=- 500meg "Linux Swap"
2nd HDD - /dev/hdc -=- 2 partitions -=- 80gig total:
*** hdc1 -=- 2.0gig "Windows VFat" FS - With Win98 installed for Wine (only), but can be booted
*** hdc2 -=- 78gig "Linux ext3" FS
I have been looking for a "complete" image backup, for my hda1 only area...
I wanted to run something, that can backup the complete OS, and all files, in one "restore" pass. I also wanted this "backup" to be able to be scheduled, be run in the "background" without user intervention, and be easy to restore from, in case I need a file deleted, or in the case of a complete drive crash, ease of restore back to last "image" backed up.
What I guessed was something that comes on the Knoppix Live CD, and what I could find was KBackup...
What I am having a problem with:
KBackup seems to like to use a "filename" provided in its config, so, backups to the same area, would overwrite previous backups - not good... KBackup also appears to "like" having those backup files in the place they were created, so moving them is also, not good...
I used to use, in the Windows World, a clone program, which just "imaged" the backup device on a target device. With Linux, I am looking at a backup that can be used to regain a complete drive crash in as minimal amount of steps. This can either be done through the Live CD, or from a Boot Floppy with the restore on it.
My preferred resolve:
Backup "everything" from /dev/hda1 to /dev/hdc2 - into a folder called backups, with either a single file named "fbackupYYYYMMDD" or into a folder named the same, if it has to be multiple files. -=- where YYYY is the YEAR in four digits, MM is the MONTH in 2 digits, and DD is the DAY in 2 digits.
This format would allow more backup "images" to be saved, on the 78gig hard drive, and facilitate ease of restore by knowing exactly which "image" was done on which date.
I already tried a form of script, to perform a "tar" of the system, but I feel it would be more work getting a system back to itself, than I prefer to do, and was not able to perform an "image" of the system I am looking for...
Anyone have any ideas????
Thanks in advance,
Cuddles
