Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:40:48 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Milan Knizek <knizek@volny.cz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backup using dump and restore from dvd - restore cd loaded to ram ?drive? Message-ID: <44slcz7c3j.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <200702191937.51967.knizek@volny.cz> (Milan Knizek's message of "Mon\, 19 Feb 2007 19\:37\:51 %2B0100") References: <200702191529.l1JFTqnI072474@lurza.secnetix.de> <200702191937.51967.knizek@volny.cz>
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Milan Knizek <knizek@volny.cz> writes: > On Monday 19 February 2007 16:29, Oliver Fromme wrote: >> knizek@volny.cz wrote: > >> A simpler solution for your restore problem would be >> to simply use a standard FreeBSD installation CD, >> then make a minimal installation on your hard disk >> so you have all the tools that you need, then restore >> your actual backups. > > How does restore behave when restoring to a live root file system (despite the > recommended split of /, swap, /usr, ... I am using a single partition of > freebsd slice for the complete system + swap + encrypted partition for some > data + different hdd for photos)? > > I want to be sure that the restored system is exactly the same as on backup, > that is to preferrably use -r option. For that case, I would follow the same advice from Oliver Fromme, except that instead of booting to a minimal installation on the hard disk, booting the fixit disk (to get the tools without having the hard disk mounted at all). -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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