Fwd: Re: I want to make a copy of my system on dvd

2008-07-28 Thread darren naidoo
guys help, i need the easiest possible way to make a copy of my current system and it's settings. I am just tired of re-installing my entire system when i play around with the settings. thanks d On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:36:08PM +0200, DARREN wrote: > hi there i want to make a boot dvd of my s

Re: Re: I want to make a copy of my system on dvd

2008-07-28 Thread Paolo
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 02:02:04AM -0700, darren naidoo wrote: > Use -z2 with command partimage for compression. Check partimage --help I doubt that'd work with plain mkisofs -> cdrecord -> DVD. -- paolo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble?

Re: Re: I want to make a copy of my system on dvd

2008-07-28 Thread Paolo
[pls post to the ML, not my address - besides, you get lot more chances of an answer] On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 02:39:05AM -0700, darren naidoo wrote: > Hi i need 2 copy my boot partition wid partimage but i tried booting wid a > rescue and it says i need a root pswd. How do i log in as root from

Re: I want to make a copy of my system on dvd

2008-07-27 Thread Paolo
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 11:39:19AM +0200, embrik kaslegard wrote: > >/usr/share/doc but there's hardly +1GB in there. > > > >You're right. I came down from 5,7 to 5,2 gb when excluding > >/usr/share/doc. The other suggestion you had, was a bit too tecnical for > >me :-( ok, that's already half a

Re: I want to make a copy of my system on dvd

2008-07-27 Thread Paolo
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 10:55:30AM +0200, embrik kaslegard wrote: ... > (teachers) would be a nice thing. My problem is that I find it difficult > to shrink the image down to 4,7 gb. I've exluded /home/* /var/log /tmp/* > and still the image size is 5,7 gb. I want all the installed programmes >

Re: I want to make a copy of my system on dvd

2008-07-26 Thread Paolo
On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 09:22:42PM +0200, Jonas Andradas wrote: > > Thank you very much, you're welcome, but I didn't do that much, kudos go to the fine guys who actually did & maintain the thing :) BTW, http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/ might offer other hints on the matter. -- paolo

Re: I want to make a copy of my system on dvd

2008-07-26 Thread Jonas Andradas
Wow, Paolo, that's such a nice set of packages. I have never had the need, but it's nice to know that they exist in case that need arises. Thank you very much, Jonas. 2008/7/26, Paolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:36:08PM +0200, DARREN wrote: >> hi there i want to make a boo

Re: I want to make a copy of my system on dvd

2008-07-25 Thread Paolo
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:36:08PM +0200, DARREN wrote: > hi there i want to make a boot dvd of my system. Please let me know how. I look for pkgs bootcd and friends (bootcd-i386, bootcd-mkinitramfs). Install, study the docs, run ... from the front page: "With the installation of this bootcd ext

re: I want to make a copy of my system on dvd

2008-07-25 Thread DARREN
hi there i want to make a boot dvd of my system. Please let me know how. I want my entire debian configuration of a dvd & want to just put the dvd in and watch it restore. I tried Mondo but it i could use something simple which is also able to make my system bootable its find. Got deb 4.0r3. P