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ZeLegolas
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:38 am    Post subject: Time Capsule and Gentoo [SOLVED] Reply with quote

I don't know if it's a good place for this message but you speak about Mac and Gentoo and I have an issu with apple stuff, may be you will have some suggestions...

Subject: Very simple I would like to use Time Capsule to backup some Linux (gentoo), Mac and Windows.

Mac and Windows: No pbs

Linux: When I tried to use CIFS (windows shared, see Samba) it's works except if I tried to transfer some big files. It's generated some errors and the files are corrupted. If I tried to used "rsync" it's doesn't work the symlinks are not supported. It's will be better too use ssh but Time Capsule doesn't offer this option.

Any suggestions?


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brfsa
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can you explain better what you try to achieve?

maybe u can try rsync from macports.

Time Machine only works with HFS filesystem, either an USB/FW external drive formated with HFS+ or Time Capsule.
Because it backup metadata and special file attributes from HFS, as I have read.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

brfsa wrote:
Can you explain better what you try to achieve?

I would like to backup all the linux system on Time Capsule

brfsa wrote:
maybe u can try rsync from macports.

For a Mac, may be... but not from a Linux :)

brfsa wrote:
Time Machine only works with HFS filesystem, either an USB/FW external drive formated with HFS+ or Time Capsule.
Because it backup metadata and special file attributes from HFS, as I have read.

I found a way to backup the Linux:

1 - Installed afp-ng
2 - Installed truecrypt
3 - Configured Time Capsule to enable ethernet connexion (ex ip for Time Capsule 100.100.100.1)
4 - mounted Time Capsule like this
Code:
mount_afp afp://<user>:<volpassword>@100.100.100.1/<Capsule Name> /mnt/capsule

5 - Created a virtual encrypted disk with truecrypt on /mnt/capsule/linuxbackup.tc
6 - Mounted virtual encrypted disk
7 - Formated virtual encrypted disk (you ca choose any file system)
8 - Executed rsync to backup your configuration

Like this I can used Time Capsule to backup Linux computer and the backup is encrypted.
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