From: Michele Andreoli (m.andreoli@tin.it)
Date: Sun Mar 26 2000 - 09:49:15 CEST
On Sun, Mar 26, 2000 at 07:26:08AM +0200, Randall MacMurphy nicely wrote:
> I have made a backup of the hda (with windows98) with the commands:
>
> tar cfv - * | gzip -v9 > /win98
>
Ok, but it is better to rename win98 in win98.tgz
> Now I have my complete hda1 with Windows in a 500Mo TGZ file.
> Hum... 500Mo + muLinux + 0.1 Mo (MBR backup) will be great
> burn on a 650 Mo CD-R.
> Here is my questions:
> 1/ How could I install muLinux and burn it with my tgz files on CD-R?
> 2/ Could I boot with that CD-R with muLinux (read-only media)?
Release > 7 support read-only cloning in a CD-ROM. The command is
"roclone". I used many times and I've a CD booting muLinux.
This script ask you for temporary space. In this directory, it create
a directory called "master". /bin/roclone put own data in master/boot,
and you can use remaining space for you.
> 3/ Are gzip and tar available with muLinux?
> Could I use the command line
> gzip -dc win98.tgz | tar xf -
> to restore Windows on hda1 (only if needed of course) ?
Yes.
>
> Randall McMurphy.
>
> I'm a linux beginner (that's why I care my Win98 works) and english is
> not my natural language, please be indulgent.
>
Randall? Are you scottish?
Michele
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