> I really appreciate all the advice. I have about 11 of 12 GBs copied
> >from the laptop to the desktop system now via the tar|ssh method so I
> guess I'll let that complete. Once it's done, how can I move the data
> back over the network to the reformatted laptop?
Well, tar|ssh simply done the other way round should do the trick. But
Kashani has a point---if your connection is unstable, rsync has a big
advantage over tar, so better just try his commandline.
The thing I'm confused about is how I can get anything back to the
laptop when it won't even have an OS on it. I could boot a LiveCD but
I don't think I'll be able to connect to the wireless network. The
laptop's card is a madwifi/ath0. When booted into the LiveCD, lspci
does recognize the card but there is no net.ath0 interface. I don't
have any ethernet connectivity to the Gentoo router since I don't have
a crossover cable.
- Grant
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