[nflug] Image backups

[Joe]

mark k wrote:
> The only thing you could do differently is increase the size of the
> dumps to 1gb, I think standard dvd format has 1 gb file limitations,
> there could be some other format for the disks to make files bigger
> though.
>
> On 10/28/07, *Joe* <josephj at main.nc.us <mailto:josephj at main.nc.us>>
> wrote:
>
>     I have shell scripts for my ancient desktop that create image
>     backups of
>     my Linux and Windows partitions and burn them to CDROM's using
>     dump for
>     Linux and partimage for Windows.
>
>     I want to adapt these for use on my new (dual boot - kubuntu
>     feisty/win
>     XP) notebook with a single layer DVD burner (and much bigger disk
>     partitions).
>
>     Do I keep everything the same, just making the iso files much
>     larger or
>     do I need a new method of doing things?
>
>     The current script does a:
>     /sbin/dump 0uMBzf 614400 <target-drive> <source-drive>
>
>     for each Linux (ext2/3) partition and a
>
>     /usr/sbin/partimage -V614400 -z1 -o -d -m -b  -f3 save  <source-drive>
>     <target-drive>
>
>     for each Windows (FAT32) partition.  Then, I just run a script that
>     burns all the images in the order I wanted them while I do a
>     protracted
>     CD shuffle.
>
>     How many blocks big is a DVD or do I have to do things entirely
>     differently?  My new notebook uses ext3 and NTFS.
>
>     TIA
>
>     Joe
>
>     P.S. I just extracted the lines of code that make the backups and
>     removed variable references to make it more clear.  I'd have to pour
>     over the man pages to remember what all the options mean.  The whole
>     scripts are available if anyone wants to see them.
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Thanks.  How do I translate between GB and blocks.  The units program
doesn't know "blocks"?  Then, I assume I have to modify my script to put
several files on one disk because I think each dvd disk is something
like 4.7GB total.

Joe