Actually, forget the 50% thing. You don't have to backup your entire system in one single file. You can do it in steps as needed:
1a) tar -c /usr -f backup_usr.tar; gzip backup_usr.tar 1b) Copy backup_usr.tar.gz to the server. 1c) rm backup_usr.tar.gz 2a) tar -c /home -f backup_home.tar; gzimp backup_home.tar 2b) Copy backup_home.tar.gz to the server. 2c) rm backup_home.tar.gz ... You get the idea. On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 06:19:40PM -0500, Daniel Carrera wrote: > On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 06:12:40PM -0500, John H wrote: > > Darn, I probably should have mentioned that the server is running Novell. > > Your method sounds nice and easy if it was a **nix box. > > All hope is not yet lost. Do you have less than 50% of your hard drive > filled? If not, can you get rid of enough stuff to bring it below 50%? > > Here is a slight modification. It requires that your hard drive be at > less than 50% capacity and that Novell doesn't corrupt your files. > > 1.- SSH into your laptop. > > In your laptop: > 2.- tar -c / -f backup.tar # Duplicates the hard drive usage. > 3.- gzip backup.tar > 4.- Use scp or sftp to send backup.tar.gz to the Novell server. > > In your new laptop: > 5.- Install Windows and the basic Linux install as I described earlier. > 6.- Use scp or sftp to get backup.tar.gz back from the Novell server. > 7.- cd / > 8.- tar -zxvf backup.tar.gz > > You should be good to go then. > > Good luck again. > > > > > > > > > Daniel Carrera wrote: > > > > >HHmm... is the server running Windows? I assume it is. I don't know much > > >about Windows. I will offer a suggestion that would probably work on a > > >Unix server. Perhaps you can use the gist of it to translate it to a > > >Windows equivalent: > > > > > >I assume that you can ssh into your laptop. > > > > > >On your laptop: > > >- Export / as an NFS system. > > > > > >On the server: > > >- Mount your laptop's / to /mnt/laptop > > >- Use 'tar -c /mnt/laptop -f laptop.tar; gzip laptop.tar' to backup your > > > laptop. If the server has a tape drive, you could backup to a tape > > > instead (refer to the tar manpage). > > > > > >When you get your new laptop, install your Windows and get a very basic > > >Linux install. This Linux install should have your desired partitioning. > > > > > >On your new laptop: > > >- SSH into the server and get your laptop.tar.gz file. > > >- cd to / and do a 'tar -zxvf laptop.tar.gz'. > > > > > >This should restore your entire system, just as you left it. > > > > > >I suggest that you run this plan by someone before implementing it. I've > > >never tried this myself, but it should work. After all, this is precisely > > >what tar was invented for. > > > > > >Good luck, > > >Daniel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Daniel Carrera > Graduate Teaching Assistant. Math Dept. > University of Maryland. (301) 405-5137 > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- Daniel Carrera Graduate Teaching Assistant. Math Dept. University of Maryland. (301) 405-5137 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
