On Sunday 04 November 2007 12:30, Jon Clausen wrote: > Does anything dictate that you *must* use the old system to do the backup?
No. I just need a reliable backup of "everything". I prefer to do copy the backup to the external HD. > Otherwise you *could* just boot the 10.3 media to a rescue system, and use > that to mkfs, mount, and backup to the USBdisk. > Worth a shot, no? Thanks. Haven't thought about that solution and I am not familiar with "mkfs". but I guess I get the idea: I make some backup tar files, boot SuSE Linux 10.3 from a DVD (maybe the "live" version would be even better - maybe it has the YaST partitioner tool?), and from here I will have access to the external HD which I can then copy the backup tar files to. Great idea. Will give it a try. Thanks! > I mean, the alternative; (...) > *is* going to take some time... Oh yes... ;-) Janus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
