Partition Reorganization / successfull ;-)

[SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux]

On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 09:19 +0100, Nils Kassube wrote:
> i-ubux at synass.net wrote:
> > > i-ubux at synass.net wrote:
> > Of course i had tested it working not only ONE time ...
> > ... few times. I was able to boot from both the installations ...
> > ... as long the original sda2 was present ! ;-)
> 
> Ooops - now it would be interesting to know which step was missing.

As already written in another reply: I have absolutely no clue 
what I missed or what I have done wrongly. ;-(
Sorry !


> > > To save your data, I would suggest to us the Ubuntu Live CD. From the
> > > Live CD you can mount the relevant partitions and copy the data
> > > preferably to another machine.
> >
> > For the very first time I had tried this yesterday too and
> > as a total Linux Greenhorn I was unable to get done how and what's
> > needed. ;-(
> > I really do appreciate some more specific guidance here: TIA ! ;-)
> 
> There are several ways to copy files from one machine to another - ssh, 
> nfs, samba, sshfs, probably more. I think, the easiest is ssh. Install 
> the package openssh-server on one of the machines - yes, you can install 
> it on a system running from a live cd too (if you have enough memory), 
> but that would not be persistant. Then use the scp command from the other 
> machine to copy the files. See "man scp" for details.

Just have read about rdiff & rsync !
Installed both with Synaptic but I cannot find them !!
How to find and use them ?
Or did I choose the wrong ones ??


> > >> I am sure (now, new) sd3 is a ext3 partition.
> > >> Sometimes I see it displayed as ext3sf !?!?
> > >> How comes ??
> > >
> > > Where do you see it as ext3sf? Can you mount the partition from a
> > > Live CD? If so, open a terminal and use the mount command to find out
> > > what file system it is. But I suppose it is not ext3sf but ext3fs and
> > > ext3 is the same as ext3fs - with fs being the abbreviation for "file
> > > system".
> >
> > Seems I been too stressed / tired: Typo !
> > Should have been: Sometimes I see it displayed as ext2fs !!
> 
> OK, now there is a difference. If you tell us where it is displayed as 
> ext2 sometimes, maybe someone can tell you the reason.

OK, Thank you and cheers, svobi