<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"
http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
To get a backup, I'd try using rsync. Assuming you have root
access.<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 03/25/2013 02:45 PM, Peter
Christenson wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CALSusfx0kTto4awFUzcBw1QJGqEGvOy7JMvnU34+zjxkyCV6Ng@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Hi all,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>so I'm working on a device that is for all practical purposes
headless.</div>
<div>there is no documentation onsite, and in the next few months
I will need to change a few conf files.</div>
<div>
the service contract has been gone for a few years and so I
don't have access to OEM support at this time.</div>
<div>I am able to ssh into it, and am able to find a bit of
information</div>
<div>I believe that its based on redhat, but I don't know...</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>what I want to do is copy the entire drive so that (A) I have
a backup. and (B) I can try and run it in a VE for testing and
modification.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>any thoughts and opinions are welcome!!</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>this is what I've gotten so far.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div> Linux MTS3L-35 2.6.20.1-rt8-dsa-mts3l-6 #1 PREEMPT Mon Oct
15 16:41:36 CEST 2007 armv5tel unknown</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>BusyBox v1.01-DSA-1 (2007.03.29-10:43+0000) multi-call binary</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div>dsa@MTS3L-35:/dev$ df</div>
<div>Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use%
Mounted on</div>
<div>/dev/hda1 126263 49883 69861 42% /</div>
<div>/dev/hda3 291366 184006 92315 67%
/var</div>
<div>/dev/hda3 291366 184006 92315 67%
/dev</div>
<div>/dev/hda3 291366 184006 92315 67%
/data</div>
<div>/dev/hda3 291366 184006 92315 67%
/root/.ssh</div>
<div>
/dev/hda3 291366 184006 92315 67%
/home/dsa/.ssh</div>
<div>/dev/hda3 291366 184006 92315 67%
/home/tester</div>
<div>/dev/hda3 291366 184006 92315 67%
/tmp</div>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>thanks All </div>
<div>Peter.</div>
<br>
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<br>
<pre wrap="">_______________________________________________
linux-user mailing list
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:linux-user@egr.msu.edu">linux-user@egr.msu.edu</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user">http://mailman.egr.msu.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux-user</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Stanley C. Mortel, Ph.D.
Managing Member
CyberNOS, L.L.C.
517-339-0308
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.cyber-nos.com">www.cyber-nos.com</a></pre>
</body>
</html>