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Date:      Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:08:12 +0200
From:      Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl>
To:        Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com>
Cc:        Len Conrad <LConrad@go2france.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ghosting a FreeBSD disk or partition
Message-ID:  <20010614160812.E34251@pcwin002.win.tue.nl>
In-Reply-To: <3B28C3B0.2C470D11@iowna.com>; from wmoran@iowna.com on Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 10:01:20AM -0400
References:  <5.1.0.14.0.20010614105357.02c19738@mail.Go2France.com> <3B28C3B0.2C470D11@iowna.com>

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On Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 10:01:20AM -0400, Bill Moran wrote:
> Len Conrad wrote:
> > 
> > With PowerQuest Drive Image or Norton Ghost (or equivalent), does anybody
> > know whether these can be make to work with FBSD 165 partitions?
> > 
> > I´ve seen the various threads on dump + restore, dd, tar, etc.  Just
> > looking for other approaches to saving a FreeBSD partitions with least
> > hassle, most speed, best reliability (is one of the "you only can 2 out 3"
> > situations?)
> > 
> > The goal is have canned procedures of minimum steps that can be run by
> > semi-tech person, vs by a full +nix BOFH sys admin.
> 
> I just had an idea for a project. If I could make a single boot disk
> that would start a minimal FreeBSD kernel, and a simple menu system that
> would provide a step by step front end to dd, that would be able to
> replace Norton Ghost, right?
> Anybody think this is good idea/bad idea/great/waste of time? Whatever?
> Just thinking aloud, mostly, but it may be a worthwhile project.
> 
> How about calling it "FreeBanshee" (kind of a play off FreeBSD + Banshee
> is a special kind of ghost)?

Sounds nice, but dd/dump are rather simple. Ghost can resize partitions,
restore them in broadcast mode, etc. etc.

Also have a look at http://www.partimage.org/. I haven't tried it, I plan
to, but something always gets in the way :(

--Stijn

-- 
The rain it raineth on the just
        And also on the unjust fella,
But chiefly on the just, because
        The unjust steals the just's umbrella.

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