On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 07:45:21PM -0500, cga2000 wrote: > Maybe this will turn out to be the brain-deadest question of the year, > but I'll risk it .. > > Is there any way I can just write to a CD-R .. until it "fills up" .. > stick in another CD-R .. etc. using something like dd ..? And read the > data back to my HD using the same "stream of bits" strategy .. as if it > were a tape..? >
cdbackup is the only one I know about. Please read the fine print first. In effect, all CDs have a format on them so if you use cdbackup you have to use cdrestore to get it. Its not as portable as using tar. Personally, I backup to tar.bz2 files on my /var/local/backup then split it to match the size of the media I'm backing up to. Either way, you need free space on a drive equal to the size of your backup. CDs were never meant to replace streaming tape drives or portable hard drives. How big is your backup set, IOW, how many CDs in a set will you want to make? Also, before you trust your data to CDs, know the limitations re fragility, environmental requirements, and ageing. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
