Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 17:26:48 -0600 From: hal <hal@cc.usu.edu> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: backup msdos partition Message-ID: <077C8494-1726-11D9-AA35-000A959670A0@cc.usu.edu> In-Reply-To: <1097013116.4163177c0112f@hallam> References: <1097013116.4163177c0112f@hallam>
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On Oct 5, 2004, at 3:51 PM, Phil Reynolds wrote: > Quoting hal <hal@cc.usu.edu>: > >> What is the best way to back up an msdos partition (FStype msdos) >> on my FreeBSD 4.7 system? > > Well, FreeBSD is quite happy handling MS-DOS partitions, so there is no > reason you shouldn't use tar, together with whatever compression you > like. For example, I have backed up vfat partitions simply by mounting > them, changing to the root of them and doing tar cvjf > /odds/system-vfat.tar.bz2 ., /odds being a filesystem with lots of > space, then worked out a way to get that file onto a CD, or using > cdbackup, multiple CDs. That's it. Worked like a charm. Thanks to all who responded. hal
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