Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 12:22:24 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@keystone.westminster.edu> Cc: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: dump for msdos filesystems Message-ID: <2676.858889344@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 20 Mar 1997 13:10:10 EST." <Pine.BSI.3.91.970320130820.15475C-100000@keystone.westminster.edu>
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> > if not, I'm going to hack on dump a bit. > > I might just be being stupid here, but can't you mount your DOS > partition, and just backup whatever directory you mounted it on? > I guess it might create some problems come restore time, but that could Not at all - I do this all the time with cpio. It's the only way my DOS files ever get backed up at all. :) [And yes, I've restored my DOS filesystem to full working order more than once with the amazing combo FreeBSD/DOS fixit floppy :-) ] Jordan
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