Ubuntu 8.04

[Karl Larsen]

Bart Silverstrim wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>
>   
>> OK well that must be how it is done. I would like to have that 
>> capability because I backup my Ubuntu to a USB hard drive. I would like 
>> to boot the backup and be sure I have everything backed up :-)
>>     
>
> Depending on how you do it, most backups aren't bootable. In most cases 
> they're compressed or some backup methods won't transfer from internal 
> configurations to an external, storable media and boot with that 
> configuration since the drive parameters are different. But I could be 
> wrong, and I don't know how you're doing the backups.
>
> You could, of course, try cloning your drive to an identical drive in a 
> USB enclosure and then swap the drive around if it won't boot from the USB.
>
> Or use Partimage to clone your partition over and then format and 
> "restore" the partition, if you're feeling brave. Or restore to another 
> drive and see if it still works.
>
> -Bart
>
>   
    A year or two ago I took the HD out of the plastic USB case and 
hooked it to the computer direct and it did boot fine but had a hickup 
or two. I use rsync for my backup's.

Karl


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