Re: SCO 3.2 Back to the Future

From: Diederik (ddegroot_at_semecs.com)
Date: 02/27/05

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    Date: 27 Feb 2005 03:19:41 -0800

    Hi Rainer,

    Thanks for your reply. I'm ordering two new tapes for the old tape
    drive at a ridiculous 31 Pounds (4/8 Gb) as we speak. I should get a
    cleaning tape as well i guess

    I have two following plan:
    because i found an identical machine with all the same hardware. I
    should be able to mount the two tape drivers (original and newly found)
    in one machine and boot using a linux flop/cd (incl scsi drivers) and
    copy the tape track by track using dd. Whereby i put the original
    installation tape(s) into the original drive. This tape drive has been
    used over the years and is known to be good. Once i have the new tape i
    can install the identical machine with the new tape. I also need to
    copy the installation froppies but that shouldn't be a problem.

    I don't see any errors in this method and would test the new tapes in
    the new tape drive whereby the old tape should not get ruined. Fool
    prove method i hope. Once i have the new tape i can refamilirise myself
    with this old version without touching or changing the old production
    system. The old system is running 24/7 so shouldn't be touched. At a
    later stage the identical machine can be kept as a backup machine.

    I can use the identical machine to figure out how to create a bare
    metal backup (I know this is not windows, i despise windows in so many
    ways and i always have/will). It;s just a bit old and not very friendly
    to me at the moment (having used linux for to long i guess).

    Once i'm done i will post my findings of course.

    Any comments ?

    Diederik

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