From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.complex) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16LXDj-00069l-00 for ; Tue, 01 Jan 2002 17:17:19 -0500 Received: (from gnowak1@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id g01MGQ600551 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 1 Jan 2002 16:16:26 -0600 Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 16:16:26 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: smbtar Message-ID: <20020101161626.A548@uic.edu> References: <20011231130700.A372@uic.edu> <00d901c192e4$1360e300$9d2efea9@j7o5o8> <20020101125241.F331@uic.edu> <00ba01c1930f$1ad14780$0100a8c0@tward> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <00ba01c1930f$1ad14780$0100a8c0@tward>; from tward@bright.net on Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 04:56:01PM -0500 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: No I haven't, because it costs. Greg On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 04:56:01PM -0500, Thomas Ward wrote: > Hi, Greg. Have you ever conciddered Image cast 4.5? > I use it extensively to Image drives, and it works good from dos floppies. > One thing I've noticed is if you are going to shoot across the network you > will need dos drivers for your nic. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gregory Nowak > To: > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 1:52 PM > Subject: Re: smbtar > > > > Ok, but that still goes back to the original issue I've had with it. > Namely, how are you supposed to smb network the crashed pc to get the images > off the server? > > Greg > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 11:48:01AM -0500, Pete wrote: > > > From: "Gregory Nowak" > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I know that you can backup a windows machine using smbclient's smbtar. > > > However, what happens in terms of restoring that backup when your > windows > > > gets wiped? I thought you might be able to boot into Linux from > floppies, > > > and restore that way, but I wasn't sure. Any comments? > > > > Greg > > > > > > > I used winzip to do it zip everything in to a massive zip turned into > exe. > > > You stil need windows up to make it unzip though. The script files MS > has > > > for use whith setup from dos suck-- ESP the productID not being accepted > in > > > the script file. > > > TC > > > I was looking at a C gate 137 gig SCSI drive under $300, any comments > > > about it and speakup+linux working TGR? > > > Pete > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup