Billie Walsh wrote: > I've been kicking around something for a while that I thought was a > pretty good idea. > > Once you get your system running like you want it build an ISO from it. > The idea would be to have a bootable DVD/CD that would reinstall your > complete system just like it was the day you made the ISO. From there > you could do whatever backups were done after the install DVD/CD was built. > > I've done a lot of reading and searching over this. It looks possible. > But, it looks WAY complicated.
Hi, I do not know, if this is WAY complicated: To create an image: -Boot with Knoppix, Opensuse might do, as well -use "sudo su", then "partimage" -create an image of anything that is on your disk, either to a partition on your disk that you will not image or to an external usb drive or to the network.... -get a cup of coffee -restart your computer, possibly move your image to a "safe place" In case of failure: -Get your image from your "safe place" -Boot with Knoppix, Opensuse might do, as well -use "sudo su", then "partimage" -play back the image to where it was or to where you want it to be -get a cup of coffee -restart your computer If this is complicated, how complicated is a "full blown installation" of your OS? Btw. I also use this very successfully to create "snapshot" like images of all the C:\ drives that my windows loving customers regularly hose. ;-) Kind regards Eberhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
