Re: Which hardware for saving backups?

[Scott Gifford <sgifford@suspectclass.com>]

Mitja Podreka <mitja.podreka@gmail.com> writes:

[...]

> I've read a lot about backup software and already decided about which
> one to use. I would like you to ask about advice about hardware.
> Is external USB disc suitable for this? Should I put an extra disc to
> my workstation? 

To add to this question: have people done this and had good luck with
it?  I've got two servers and a machine at home I've tried backing up
to a USB drive, and in each case after a few weeks/months I start
getting hardware errors from the USB drive, and the files I backed up
aren't accessible.  The two servers are Debian installations, both
with a relatively recent 2.4 kernel; the one at home is a Mac.

If you've done this and had it run successfully for a year or so,
what hardware are you using (enclosure/adapter and drive), and what
kernel?

Thanks!

----Scott.