Are we just talking about backing up a DOS disk under Linux? Just mount the thing and back it up with your normal backup software.
Regards, Dustin > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of John Hebert > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:17 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: backing up dual-boot systems was RE: [brluglist] won't be able > to make BRLUG Newbie Hour at February meeting > > > Choppy, > > I've been using partimage (www.partimage.org) to backup/restore Win98 > partitions from a Linux boot. It works well, though my only beef is that I > have to use DOS fdisk to create the FAT16/32 partitions. > > There are other solutions out there that I've read about, but > haven't used. > > John Hebert > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chopin Cusachs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 10:49 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [brluglist] won't be able to make BRLUG Newbie Hour at > February meeting > > > > > Don't consider myself an expert, but I plan to be there early. Don't need > the > CD, either, but will return the book I borrowed from the library. If > someone > else is in line for the Torvalds book, I can pass it on. > > Hope you enjoy the CA training. I managed to add a brief tour of the Napa > Valley on a weekend during a training conference. Wanted to be sure the > volcano at the head of the valley would remain dormant for a few more wine > years. Had to sample the offerings along the way so I could include a > paragraph about the influence of structural geology on wine flavor in my > report on return. > > Had a few inquiries about backing up a dual boot system. Has anyone had > experience with doing so from the Linux boot? Wonder what Linux software > would do well and be either free or inexpensive for a non-commercial home > user. Have both internal CD-RW drive and external DittoMax tape drive. > > Choppy > > At 10:16 AM 12/28/01 -0600, John Hebert wrote: > >I'll be in CA for training. Is there someone who would like to host the > >February BRLUG Newbie Hour? Not much in the way of > responsibilities, other > >than showing up at 6pm and helping out Linux newbies. The first 3 > volunteers > >will receive the coveted "The Shao-Lin Monks of Kung Fu" movie in AVI > format > >on a CD. :) > > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
