Find the answer to your Linux question:
Results 1 to 2 of 2
Hi all, I have just got my copy of Mandriva powerpack 2008 spring edition. I intend to install this on my laptop now running 2007.0 free edition. My plan is ...
  1. 05-23-2008 #1
    daik
    daik is offline
    Just Joined!
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Sydney, Australia
    Posts
    86

    Pre-install backup

    Hi all,
    I have just got my copy of Mandriva powerpack 2008 spring edition. I intend to install this on my laptop now running 2007.0 free edition. My plan is to backup my home dir to a different computer. Then boot the system with system rescue cd (and use partimage I think it is) and make a complete harddrive image to an external device. Now this backup is just incase it all turns to custard when I install so I hope not to restore things from this backup, but it is a "soft landing" plan. Now would this work? Do I need to do more? like backup the boot sector?

    B.t.w I plan on doing a re-install not an "upgrade". Any advice is greatly appreciated.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 05-23-2008 #2
    devils casper
    devils casper is offline
    Super Moderator devils casper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Chandigarh, India
    Posts
    24,316
    PartImage will take care of everything, including Boot Sector. It creates bootable images and it will be easy to re-install from the same.
    It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
    New Users: Read This First
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

...