discuss: initial peer review required for my restore CD/DVD HOWTO
Subject:
Re: initial peer review required for my restore CD/DVD HOWTO
From:
Teus Benschop ####@####.####
Date:
9 Sep 2004 04:19:47 -0000
Message-Id: <413FD7FC.90003@freedial.nl>
All this is already done by mondo rescue.
Teus.
Rick Meyerhoff wrote:
> Frank,
> I think this is a good start for a good open source software project but
> I don't think that it should be a HOWTO.
>
> There may already be a project like this, you would have to do the
> research. The way I see it is that the user would:
> 1. download and burn your bootable CD
> 2. boot the CD in the system to be backed up
> 3. your specialized Linux system would analyze the system to determine
> the hardware, filesystem types, partitions, whatever
> 4. the user would be presented with a GUI that would give them choices
> of what to do next: backup, restore, view info
>
> Frank Boehm wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>> is there need for a backup/restore solution HOWTO?
>>
>> How to make an image of any partition for a backup and create an
>> automated
>> Linux restore CD/DVD ISO image or burn direct to CD/DVD?
>>
>> It's easy for the enduser, boot with CD/DVD and wait till it' finished.
>> The tricky part is to get the backup in the first place. I have
>> developed a
>> solution that works for me and others.
>>
>> Thanks to the The_LDP_HOWTO_Generator V0.51 my documentation can be found
>> here: http://www.baldar.de/pub/restore/howto/restore-HOWTO.html
>>
>> In another email I have found:
>> ... ESR's experience is an interesting example of how we deter potential
>> authors.
>>
>> Thats right, I read those HOWTOs and I'm still not sure, about the right
>> procedure. Sorry if I'm wrong here.
>>
>> cu Frank
>>
>>
>
