On Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 10:25:02AM +0700, befu wrote: > > On Fri, 11 Jul 2003, befu wrote: > > > > _I_ would do it from Linux, initially using 'cp -a' or > > 'tar cl <and some other options> <mount points to backup> \ > > | tar xpC /mnt/firewire' > > Preferably, in single-user mode. > > > > > I have an Old World Mac (Wallstreet) and have to boot with BootX from OS 9. > So the single-user mode from within LINUX is no option. Additionally I can't > get PCMCIA and FireWire to work. So there is no other option than to do it > within MacOS X (or 9?). Of course if I had a second LINUX partition, I could > use your recommended commands from there, but still I haven't got the > FireWire to work. > So, is there a possibility to do it from MacOS X?
You can boot into single-user mode, I am sure. Just add 'single' to your boot arguments in BootX before booting. -- Debian GNU/Linux Operating System By the People, For the People Chris Tillman (a people instance) toff one at cox dot net
