Re: Snapshot backup of debian installation
On Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 10:25:02AM +0700, befu wrote:
> > On Fri, 11 Jul 2003, befu wrote:
> >
> > _I_ would do it from Linux, initially using 'cp -a' or
> > 'tar cl <and some other options> <mount points to backup> \
> > | tar xpC /mnt/firewire'
> > Preferably, in single-user mode.
> >
> >
> I have an Old World Mac (Wallstreet) and have to boot with BootX from OS 9.
> So the single-user mode from within LINUX is no option. Additionally I can't
> get PCMCIA and FireWire to work. So there is no other option than to do it
> within MacOS X (or 9?). Of course if I had a second LINUX partition, I could
> use your recommended commands from there, but still I haven't got the
> FireWire to work.
> So, is there a possibility to do it from MacOS X?
You can boot into single-user mode, I am sure. Just add 'single' to your
boot arguments in BootX before booting.
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