question about backups

[TreeBoy]

On Sunday 09 Oct 2005 11:31, dave s wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Take a look at http://www.partimage.org/ its similar to norton ghost in
> linux :)
>
> Since the system has to be unmounted to take a snapshot, I run knoppix
> http://www.knoppix.org/ which is a linux distro on a cd, re-boot machine
> with cd in drive, it starts a linux which does not install but runs purely
> in memory, then call up partimage and you can snapshot what you want and
> store it where you want :)
>
> Knoppix is used in the same way the Ghost floppy is used, it allows a
> system to be installed without needing to access the hard drive so a clean
> snapshot can be taken.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Dave

Using another distro is certainly a good idea, but I would recommend another:

http://www.sysresccd.org/

I would choose this for two reasons:

   * Smaller - it boots an awful lot faster

   * It is specifically designed for this type of task.

Cheers,