On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 07:44:09AM +0200, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote: > On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 06:59:11AM +0200, Guido Hamacher wrote: > > Am Dienstag 08 Oktober 2002 17:14 schrieb Matthias Schniedermeyer: > > > On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 09:49:53AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Folks, > > > > > > > > Is it possible to write a e2fs directory structure to CD? > > > > Say I want to backup /www on my linux e2fs system. > > > > Then later on, just mount the cd as you would any other e2fs partition. > > > > I use cdrecord, slack linux 8, 2.2 kernel I believe. > > > > > > > > I've looked thru the FAQs. > > > > > > > > Any help appreciated. > > > > > > You can burn any filesystem that Linux can read onto a CD. Or no > > > filesystem at all. > > > e.g. you can burn a .tar(.gz) file directly onto a CD. > > > > Fine idea -- but how do I read a tar-file from CD? > > SCSI: > tar <options /dev/srX > > IDE: > tar <options> /dev/hdX > > In my case > > tar -zxvf /dev/sr2
I prefer readcd (comes with cdrecord). Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]