Re: [gentoo-user] backup tool for my Windows 98 desktop?

2006-09-03 Thread Meino Christian Cramer
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

[gentoo-user] backup tool for my Windows 98 desktop?

2006-09-02 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. Most of our computers in the Office runs Linux, however we have to keep a Win98 desktop (dual-boot with Linux) so that we can test several software. This is a purely testbed machine that need regular re-install. e.g. once a month, because it's placed publically and breaks frequently. I am

Re: [gentoo-user] backup tool for my Windows 98 desktop?

2006-09-02 Thread Ryan Tandy
Zhang Weiwu wrote: [...] For creating a compressed version of the partition, try passing it through gzip or such between dd and the output file; something like # dd if=/dev/(win98) bs=512 | gzip -9 win98.gz would probably do the trick. To create an ISO image containing the file, you

Re: [gentoo-user] backup tool for my Windows 98 desktop?

2006-09-02 Thread Joe Menola
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

Re: [gentoo-user] backup tool for my Windows 98 desktop?

2006-09-02 Thread Nick Rout
On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 21:15:28 -0500 Joe Menola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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