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H-Dragon Guru
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject: Howto Backup entire Laptop-Harddrive |
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Hi!
I need to send in my laptop due to a crooked case...
I therefore have to make a 1:1 copy of my Harddisk including partitions and everything and put it back on the disk afterwards.
What is the best way to do this?
Thanks!!! _________________ WEBSITE
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orange_juice Guru
Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 588 Location: Athens - Greece
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hallo!
For my system backup, I use the following commands:
Code: | cd /
rsync -RavH /bin /boot /etc /home /lib /opt /root /sbin /service /usr /var [host:]/<path to>/<image destination directory>
cd /<working directory> [<-- (A directory that has some free space to be used by tar verification process)]
tar -cpvW -f /<tar destination directory>/<File Name> -C /<path to>/<image destination directory>
(If necessary)
cd <tar destination directory>
bzip2 -kzp <tar file> |
You can include on the above rsync command any directory you want. /service is a directory used by my MTA which is qmail.
Rsync always verifies the data synced. If you specify a host, the connection will be established through ssh.
To restore your system, you have to do the following:
Code: | 1. Boot from live CD, create, format and mount your partitions according to the handbook and your previous settings.
2. Install stage 3 from Gentoo startup disk: tar -xvjpf /<path>/<stage 3 file>
3. Remove the directories included in the tar(.bz2) backup file:
rm -R -f /mnt/gentoo/bin/* /mnt/gentoo/boot/* /mnt/gentoo/etc/* /mnt/gentoo/home/* /mnt/gentoo/lib/* /mnt/gentoo/opt/* /mnt/gentoo/root/* /mnt/gentoo/sbin/* /mnt/gentoo/service/* /mnt/gentoo/usr/* /mnt/gentoo/var/*
4. Install your backup file : tar -xv(j)pf /<path>/<file> (option j is used only if the file is tar.bz2)
5. Chroot and execute grub-install
6. Exit chroot, reboot and you are ready!
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The same procedure a bit simplified goes for my data directories.
Kind regards,
orange_juice
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lost+found Guru
Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 509 Location: North~Sea~Coa~s~~t~~~
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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I would use partimage... booting the laptop with the Gentoo Livecd 2006.1
In addition to partimage, dd should be used to backup the MBR, and sfdisk for the extended partition entries.
http://www.partimage.org/Partimage-manual_Usage
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H-Dragon Guru
Joined: 22 Oct 2002 Posts: 547
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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well... i would backup to a external usb-disk..... what is the best solution there?
is there no way to keep my partitions (one of them is encrypted) and all that? _________________ WEBSITE
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lost+found Guru
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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for the encrypted partition, partimage can't be used I think.
Maybe Code: | dd if=/dev/encr-dev of=/mnt/usb/partition-backup |
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H-Dragon Guru
Joined: 22 Oct 2002 Posts: 547
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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i don't have a cd-drive (nor an external one) i would use damnsmalllinux on a usbkey...
any problems there? _________________ WEBSITE
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lost+found Guru
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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H-Dragon wrote: | i don't have a cd-drive (nor an external one) i would use damnsmalllinux on a usbkey...
any problems there? |
A static binary can be run from anywhere.... |
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H-Dragon Guru
Joined: 22 Oct 2002 Posts: 547
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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and this is why you shouldnt stay up for more than 20h more than 2 days in a row.... you start getting stupid
=)
Thanks lost+found and orange_juice! _________________ WEBSITE
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lost+found Guru
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Does your laptop have a network connection? The backups could be to big to store on a USB key |
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H-Dragon Guru
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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... well.. i would use a usb-disk with 200gig or so... (will buy one)
or a usb-disk / net-drive
=)
any suggestions there?
also... can i make a backup of a partition with partimage .... even if i am running it from the one i want to backup? _________________ WEBSITE
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lost+found Guru
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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H-Dragon wrote: | y suggestions there?
also... can i make a backup of a partition with partimage .... even if i am running it from the one i want to backup? |
no, can't be mounted while using partimage... |
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H-Dragon Guru
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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shoot.... so how do i backup my root-partition? _________________ WEBSITE
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lost+found Guru
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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H-Dragon wrote: | shoot.... so how do i backup my root-partition? |
If you boot the laptop from the USB key, then your laptop partitions are not mounted. The partimage binary should be run from the USB key, or a drive not being backupped (The binary can be moved to tmpfs/ramdisk, if there's no space for it on the USB key. I used partimage booting from two 1.44 MB floppies once (1 with the kernel other with busybox+ramdisk).
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H-Dragon Guru
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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neat...
i'll try to put it on dsl (damn small linux) and have the perfect backup-solution
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lost+found Guru
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Good luck! |
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rmh3093 Advocate
Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 2138 Location: Albany, NY
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:00 pm Post subject: Re: Howto Backup entire Laptop-Harddrive |
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H-Dragon wrote: | Hi!
I need to send in my laptop due to a crooked case...
I therefore have to make a 1:1 copy of my Harddisk including partitions and everything and put it back on the disk afterwards.
What is the best way to do this?
Thanks!!! |
for ~$10 US you can get an adapter to convert your laptop ide harddrive to a normal 40/80 wire ide cable and then you can stick it right into another computer if you have one _________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. |
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orange_juice Guru
Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 588 Location: Athens - Greece
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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Yup! Either way you have to practice to get the result!
Kind regards,
orange_juice |
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coolsnowmen Veteran
Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 1479 Location: No.VA
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: Howto Backup entire Laptop-Harddrive |
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rmh3093 wrote: |
for ~$10 US you can get an adapter to convert your laptop ide harddrive to a normal 40/80 wire ide cable and then you can stick it right into another computer if you have one |
Ditto this, absolutely the fastest solution if you've ever done it before. There are cables that are USB->ide/laptop-ide also if you refuse to shutdown your desktop to plug it in.
For raw images I copy with "dd" _________________ emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy "moo" |
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H-Dragon Guru
Joined: 22 Oct 2002 Posts: 547
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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the adapter sounds great... but i have a s-ata drive...
are there adapters for those?
and what about a lan-drive? can partimage work with these?
(and any suggestion as to which one to choose?) _________________ WEBSITE
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coolsnowmen Veteran
Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 1479 Location: No.VA
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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you have a s-ata laptop drive? (do they exist? what kind of connector is it) or a desktop HD?
For desktop: I was at a computer show last weekend and saw a ~20-30$ usb to combination: laptop pata, pata, sata
It was hard for me not to buy it, but I already have a usb->sata and a ide->laptop-ide (is there a technical term for the laptop-ide connector)?
Sadly I've never used partimage, only "cp -A" for mounted volumes and dd for raw backups so I cannot speak to that. _________________ emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy "moo" |
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lost+found Guru
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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Let's not forget good old "tar" (cf. orange_juice). Good defragmentation also
The filesystems can be whiped out by Code: | # rm the files
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/root/bigfile; sync
# rm /mnt/root/bigfile; sync
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procyon112 n00b
Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 16 Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:15 am Post subject: |
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coolsnowmen wrote: | you have a s-ata laptop drive? (do they exist? what kind of connector is it) or a desktop HD? |
Yes they exist, I have one too.
I don't know if the sata connection on the drive is compatible with desktop sata, as I've never tried anything wonky like that with it, but I can assure you that they exist. |
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rmh3093 Advocate
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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procyon112 wrote: | coolsnowmen wrote: | you have a s-ata laptop drive? (do they exist? what kind of connector is it) or a desktop HD? |
Yes they exist, I have one too.
I don't know if the sata connection on the drive is compatible with desktop sata, as I've never tried anything wonky like that with it, but I can assure you that they exist. |
yup just google "2.5 SATA adapter" --> http://www.addonics.com/products/io/aks218ide.asp _________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. |
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