On Saturday 02 September 2006 8:41 pm, Zhang Weiwu wrote: > am tired of re-installing Windows 98, and then complete with other > software (filezilla, 7-zip, extra editors..., OOO). I think perhaps it's > easier after I re-installed everything I make a backup of the Windows > partition onto a CDROM and later use that CDROM to restore the > partition. > > The partition is 5GB but actual data on it is smaller then 600MB right > after Win98 and complementary software installed. > > First I thought using gentoo live CD, use dd(1) to copy the partition to > a file and burn it on the live CD. However the file must be too big to > fit on CDR (en I think perhaps I can compress it), and yet how do I add > it to the live CD iso image so that cdrecord(1) can burn it? I think > perhaps I should first try borrow experience on gentoo user list. > > How do you think is the best approach?
Partimage was made for this... http://www.partimage.org/Main_Page Use http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page if you don't want to install it locally. There's also a static version which is what I use. -jm -- [email protected] mailing list
