mdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark D. Freeman) (08/28/88)
I have SCO XENIX 286 2.2 up on an AT-clone. I have extensively customized the configuration files, have lots of new directories, device drivers and data on the system. I need to archive EVERYTHING so I can use the hard disk for MSDOS for a few months. After that time, I want to be able to restore EXACTLY what the drive has on it now. I figure that when I go back to XENIX I'll have to reinstall stock XENIX from the original disks, then restore from the backup floppies I will make. Should I use dump, tar, or cpio? Please provide me with an appropriate command line (including options). I'll be backing up onto 1.2M floppies. Thanks!!! -- Mark D. Freeman (614) 262-1418 Applications Programmer, CompuServe mdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu [70003,4277] ...!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mdf Columbus, OH Guest account at The Ohio State University
jbayer@ispi.UUCP (id for use with uunet/usenet) (08/29/88)
In article <20847@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, mdf@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark D. Freeman) writes: > > I have SCO XENIX 286 2.2 up on an AT-clone. I have extensively > device drivers and data on the system. I need to archive EVERYTHING so > > will make. Should I use dump, tar, or cpio? Please provide me with an > appropriate command line (including options). I'll be backing up onto > 1.2M floppies. The best way I have found to do what you want is to use the backup command via the sysadmin script. Do a full backup onto the floppies, and when you are done you will have to make a boot/root floppy using the mkdev fd command. Make it on a 1.2 meg floppy, copy over the sysadmin script, and test it by getting a backup list. When you are done with dos I have found that I first do a basic installation (to create the filesystems,etc), then boot off the floppy and do a restore onto the hard disk. If you prefer to do the backup by hand the command is: backup 0ufk /dev/rfd096ds15 1200 /dev/rroot the restore command is: restore rf /dev/fd096ds15 /dev/????? where the ???? is the device name of the hard disk root partition. Jonathan Bayer Intelligent Software Products, Inc.