hi to all i am using fedora 13, and i installed many softwares ,and many updates, i just want to make the backup of my linux system, to prevent lost the data , softwares, latest update, when i format my linux , and to use them (restore them), after i installing the fedora 13 again.. and i tried a command dd if=/dev/sda7 | gzip > /media/main/backup/my_backup.gz but i get the error after while of working dd: reading `/dev/sda7': Input/output error 17038968+0 records in 17038968+0 records out 8723951616 bytes (8.7 GB) copied, 868.235 s, 10.0 MB/s the backup is from the linux system drive to the external hard drive any one can help me and tell me what is going wrong with, is that mean that there is no os on the (External Hard Drive), so what is the solution then or any resource i will be very thanks to veryone helping me with this big issue waiting solution from you bye
Hi, You can take the Backup of linux system with the help of three commands 1.TAR 2.CPIO 3. DUMP You can just try this command # ls | cpio - ov > /media/main/backup/my_backup.cpio After words you can restore with the help of the following command # cpio -iv < /media/main/backup/my_backup.cpio Regards KOLLA.SANJEEVA RAO
Dear thanks so much for your replay but is that path correct? i hope you can check it with the i posted thanks again
dear i tried that command, but its not backup my whole system can you tell me the command to backup the whole system thanks for help
i dont get the correct th answer to my problem, till now, i want to know how to backup the whole of my fedora system
