From: Ryan Tandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] backup tool for my Windows 98 desktop? Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 19:11:15 -0700
> Zhang Weiwu wrote: > # dd if=/dev/(win98) bs=512 | gzip -9 > win98.gz dd if=/dev/(win98) bs=512 | 7z a win98.7z p7zip is the 7zip implementation of 7z for windows. My knowledge is based on the Linux version. Both version should create compatible arcgives. Look at the manual: There are several options to increase compression ratio. For me -mx=9 (1GB RAM needed) works fine. 7z for windows should have equal/identical/similiar setting available. The compression ration of (p)7zip using LZMA compression is far better than that of gzip -- and it costs more time to compress... ... > # mount /mnt/cdrom > # zcat /mnt/cdrom/win98.gz | dd of=/dev/(win98) 7z x -so win98.7z | dd of=/dev/(win98) > If even gzip -9 can't get the partition small enough for you, I'm not > sure what to do. ...then try 7z/p7zip. Ony my two cent -- your mileage may vary... Keep hacking! mcc PS: p/7zip is GPL'ed. Highest compression ratio for lowest price, hehehe :) > Try using DBAN (dban.sourceforge.net) to cover the > partition in zeroes before doing the Windows install; the repeated > zeroes in the unused space will probably help reduce the compressed file > size. > > HTH. > -- > [email protected] mailing list > -- [email protected] mailing list
