So, if I had a share that I wanted to backup //machine/c to a file backup via dd, I could then(probably through nfs with linux boot disks) connect to the server, and dd backup to the networked machine? Greg On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 11:57:16AM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > I don't know anything about using SMB tools for backing Windows up. I do > know, from experience, that using dd to write an image of the Windows > partition works excellently well. So, if you could build yourself a > floppy, or a CD ROM, that booted linux with speakup and net drivers, I > don't see why you couldn't restore a Windows machine over the net, or from > some locally attached media. > > My experience using dd this way is mostly on my portable Thinkpad, where I > keep a Windows installation in /dev/hda3. Whenever I install something on > that partition that mucks up the Windows, I don't muss and I don't fuss. I > just go back to linux and dd the former, pre-troublesome Windows > installation back to /dev/hda3. Works like a charm, and it works fast. My > restores are about 10 minutes on just over 2 gB. > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
