On 10/31/07, Vince Teachout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the meantime, I was going to use Linux DD to image, but noticed you > mentioned PartImage. Any particular reason, or just experience?
1. Compression: rather than copying 1 Gb of zeros to 1 Gb of backup disk, it compresses the image and splits it across (adjustable) 2 Gb blocks (for backup onto FAT32 external drives). 2. Ease of use: simple curses-driven (graphics in character mode) format with sensible defaults. I've done this a couple of times, moving partitions onto replacement HDDs, or moving a physical volume into a VM, and it's quick and simple. And it's got a progress bar to entertain you, too. Lessons learned: remember to back up the MBR separately, plan to allocate as much space for restoring (the entire partition size, not just the amount of space used) -- resizing is a separate task. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
