> Is "cp -af" better than "cp -r" ?
-af is the same as -dpRf, see "man cp".
>
> After that I fix and repartition the first disk
> I format the first partition using Win 98 boot floppy: format c:
> transfer system files: sys C:
>
> Then I boot tomsrtbt and copy backed up Windows:
> mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /win98
> cp -r /backups/win98/ /win98
>
> I am done.
>
> Did I miss anything? (My survival depends on it ! :) )
1st, definitely do the cp -af first, the SYS second! The SYS is the piece
that does absolute-location sensitive stuff, and the cp could overwrite
the file in another place!
2nd, if your survival depends on it, definitely ALSO have a 'dd' backup of
the volume. I have done this several times to Windows system disks with
no problems, but if your system turns to taffy I will only be able to say,
"huh, that's interesting, it didn't go that way for me...."
-Tom
