2010-12-31, 08:38
Hi All,
I suppose this is more of a general linux question, but what should I use / how should I backup my entire XBMC-Live partition?
After having an update break my XBMC setup, and dealing with the drama in the house from having it be down so long, I would like to ensure I always have a working backup ready (plus it's just good practice to backup, right?). I thought about rsync, but I'm not sure if it does entire partitions very well. I've also been looking at FSArchiver, but it might require a little bit of playing with fstab, which wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. The partition is around 100GB, but only 4GB is being used; I try to keep it entirely system files, no media. So I think dd would take forever and be pretty wasteful. I've seen Clonezilla recommended a few times, it looks like a pretty good option.
I actually have a second partition with xbmc-live installed, but it's difficult to keep the two installs synced. I'm always adding plugins and configuring new applications on one partition and not the other.
I'm sure a few of my options would work, but I would love to hear some personal experiences. So if anyone has any recommendations or wants to explain their setup, I would appreciate it!
Thanks!
I suppose this is more of a general linux question, but what should I use / how should I backup my entire XBMC-Live partition?
After having an update break my XBMC setup, and dealing with the drama in the house from having it be down so long, I would like to ensure I always have a working backup ready (plus it's just good practice to backup, right?). I thought about rsync, but I'm not sure if it does entire partitions very well. I've also been looking at FSArchiver, but it might require a little bit of playing with fstab, which wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. The partition is around 100GB, but only 4GB is being used; I try to keep it entirely system files, no media. So I think dd would take forever and be pretty wasteful. I've seen Clonezilla recommended a few times, it looks like a pretty good option.
I actually have a second partition with xbmc-live installed, but it's difficult to keep the two installs synced. I'm always adding plugins and configuring new applications on one partition and not the other.
I'm sure a few of my options would work, but I would love to hear some personal experiences. So if anyone has any recommendations or wants to explain their setup, I would appreciate it!
Thanks!
