From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 23 07:45:21 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C5671065673 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:45:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 094678FC1B for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:45:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n0N7k0W1029508; Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:46:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:45:16 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:45:16 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Tim Judd Message-ID: <20090123074516.GC96433@thought.org> References: <20090123011043.GA86638@thought.org> <497954FE.8050206@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <497954FE.8050206@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 22 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: how to create a DVD backup filesystem? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:45:21 -0000 On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:26:22PM -0700, Tim Judd wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > > Guys, I've got several directories off ~kline/ that I want to > > store permanently. Like all my development code in ~/devel, and > > all my music mp3's and ogg's in ~/Music, and all my online and > > mp3 books from libribox.org in ~/readings. There are PDF files > > and HTML and a slew of other stuff. > > > > Can I use K3B or some other GUI program to create a filesystem on > > either a few CD's or one DVD? Right now, I'm cross-backing up > > stuff to four live servers. It's just data, but I would like to > > be able to inset it into my optical tray, cd to it and cd to > > wherever and read or listen to AND (if some disaster strikes) be > > able to copy my files from the disc to the computer. > > > > I think I figured out how to create a tiny filesystem on a floppy > > disc, but this was a Long time ago. Anything "push-button"? > > > > tia, > > > > gary > > > > > > > You can always try to tar it up directly > > tar -czf /dev/acd0 ~kline/ ~devel/ > > Good luck. I do tar ~kline --bzip'd-- and scp it around. 3 times/week. I want my most important stuff, ~/[DOT] files too, on a DVD. Y'never know when a meteor will destroy the Earth... . -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 2.23a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php