Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 06:33:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: Gerard.Moloney@thomson.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: backups Message-ID: <200504081033.j38AXB83021422@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <D3DABE112C1A8B4AAFC683BAE3B8AEB5118B60@TLRUKSCMBX01.ERF.THOMSON.COM>
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> > Hi: > > I am looking for the correct backup procedure for my pc. > > kern.flp and mfsroot.flp: these two floppies I created on install as my > cdrom cannot install from the cds. > Are these in effect boot floppies should my system crash? Sort of. They are installation boot floppies. But, they are not a full rescue system as far as I know. > What media should I backup to? Tape using dump? If you have that. Alternatively, if you have a spare disk that is big enough and not used for anything else, you could use dump to back up to that. But, tape is still quite common - maybe most common. > > With these two floppies and the backup ought I be able to restore my > system? Yes. But, it is a bit more complicated than that. You would build enough of the system by doing an install with them and then restoring the dump over it, using it. I don't know if there is any rescue floppy now. ////jerry > > Cheers Ged. >
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