From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 7 14:33:26 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D520D16A420 for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 14:33:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: from ecluster4.tls.net (ecluster4.tls.net [65.196.224.134]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 42B5543D70 for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 14:33:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: (qmail 37352 invoked by uid 89); 7 Mar 2006 14:33:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.0.101?) (ldg%tls.net@204.8.13.173) by auth-ecluster4.tls.net with SMTP; 7 Mar 2006 14:33:25 -0000 Message-ID: <440D9977.4010205@pixelhammer.com> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:32:23 -0500 From: DAve User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20060307120034.063B116A420@hub.freebsd.org> <000901c641f0$c6e39d40$0807a8c0@admin> In-Reply-To: <000901c641f0$c6e39d40$0807a8c0@admin> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Tape backup / Bizzare Device Question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:33:27 -0000 Graham Bentley wrote: > Is there a way to create a hdd resore solution with > set of boot floppies that will support my tape drive > access the tape and restore the entire hard disc in > case of disc failure disaster ? ie So I could install > a new disc and be up and running without doing any > additional admin? I guess like a 'ghost' for scsi tape ? > > Any advice / links etc apperciated. > Bacula will do what you want. > Also .... > > Description: Glass bulb, similar to light bulb but with > narrow end flared at bootom so it standsup. Inside, > a rotating wire device that has 4 squares of card like > material attached, like vanes. > > One one side they are black on the other they are white. > When the sun shines brightly enough, the white side reflects > the light energy and the black side absorbs it. The vanes > spin around. > > This does exist and has a name and I know there are > some very knowledgeable people on this list who will > know. > > Whats it called..... please !!! A lightmill or Radiometer. DAve > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- This message was checked by forty monkeys and found to not contain any SPAM whatsoever. Your monkeys may vary