From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 23 10:34:51 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from unix.megared.net.mx (megamail.megared.com.mx [207.249.162.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 486351572D for ; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 10:34:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Received: from ales (pix.gdl.megared.net.mx [207.249.162.253]) by unix.megared.net.mx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id MAA58084; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 12:33:12 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Message-ID: <03e801bf4d74$5728cce0$d2630a0a@megared.net.mx> From: "Alejandro Ramirez" To: "Cole Mark A SSgt JTF-SWA/J6" , "'bsd'" References: <8091C29FE7ABD31180AA0090275CD29729512E@ksugzx02.eskan.af.mil> Subject: RE: backup restore dilemma Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 12:34:25 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, You can boot with the install floppies, and use the fixit.flp floppy to have a shell and restore your system. Merry Xmas Ales ----- Original Message ----- From: Cole Mark A SSgt JTF-SWA/J6 To: 'bsd' Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 3:21 AM Subject: backup restore dilemma > I inherited 2 PC's running freebsd that act as our webservers. I am not > real familiar with unix and its relatives so here are my questions: > > 1) How can you tell if SCSI support is already added into the kernel > > 2) Is it possible to connect a IDE Tape unit to an existing machine and use > it with our reconfiguring the kernel. > > 3) If I have a complete backup of a system, can restore the system from a > boot floppy, or would I have to reinstall freebsd first? (in case of a total > failure.) > > > Thanks for any and all help!!!! > > > -mark > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message