Re: BackupEdge boot and filesystem image files
From: Tom Gill (no)
Date: 10/27/04
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:28:41 -0400
"Tom Gill" <no email address entered> wrote in message
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> "ubw" <ubwnews@hotpop.com> wrote in message
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> > I keep boot and filesystem floppy disks for all my customer systems at
> > my office so when a hard drive fails I dont't have to worry about
> > finding the disks on-site.
> >
> > I checked some of my disks recently and realized I cannot read some of
> > them so I need to re-create them. I want to dial into the sites,
> > create the diskette images and transfer them to my system where I can
> > create the floppies.
> >
> > I believe I read in this group a few years ago that is was possible to
> > create a image of these disks instead of the actual disks themselves.
> > I *think* it had something to do with a ramdisk. The remote sites are
> > running OSR5.04 through 5.07 with BackupEdge 2.01.06.
> > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > ubw
> >
>
> I don't remember that message, but you might take a look at the "marry"
> command. If you figure it out, post it back. It's been years since I've
> used that command and I don't think that I haved used for floppy image
> creation. It seems like you would have to have two sessions into the
system
> to do that though.
>
> Another idea... we sometimes ask our customer to put a floppy in the
drive
> and then dd the contents of the floppy to the HD between each floppy's
> creation. Of course, you would have to have two sessions into the system
> and you might not be able to do that with dialup.
>
> Yet another idea... if you haven't looked at creating CD images to boot
on,
> you can create an ISO image to the hard drive (look at info on Microlite's
> site), copy the image to your local system, and burn it to a CD. Because
> it's an ISO image, the CD writing system doesn't even have to be another
SCO
> system. As a bonus, there is only one CD to keep track of, you don't have
> to change out floppies as you boot, and it boots faster. (I've been
pleased
> with the CD bootable... can you tell?)
>
> Tom Gill
>
>
Hmmm... must have been sleeping. You already had two of those answers. :-\
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