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From: Hugo Vanwoerkom on 18 Jun 2010 14:10 Robert S wrote: > I have debian running on a "headless" system. I'd like to back the entire > system up. Its difficult with a bootable disk without a monitor (so > Clonezilla etc are out). I've tried mondoarchive but it usually bails out > before it completes the backup. And what does mondoarchive.log say? Hugo > > Are there any suggestions? A simple script would be nice. > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/hvgcin$i0$1(a)dough.gmane.org
From: Niles Ingalls on 18 Jun 2010 22:00 On Jun 18, 2010, at 8:43 AM, Robert S wrote: > I have debian running on a "headless" system. I'd like to back the > entire > system up. Its difficult with a bootable disk without a monitor (so > Clonezilla etc are out). I've tried mondoarchive but it usually > bails out > before it completes the backup. > > Are there any suggestions? A simple script would be nice. Not open source but free, I use the vmware converter to clone live Linux boxes to ESXi. I've had no problems with both Debian and Slackware. - Niles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/DCE369DF-5840-4D2D-ACF7-189DDEB0C96A(a)atheos.net
From: Robert S on 19 Jun 2010 01:10 >> I have debian running on a "headless" system. I'd like to back the >> entire system up. Its difficult with a bootable disk without a monitor >> (so Clonezilla etc are out). I've tried mondoarchive but it usually >> bails out before it completes the backup. > > > And what does mondoarchive.log say? > mondoarchive gets up to here then nothing happens (for several hours): ---evalcall---E--- ---evalcall---1--- Dividing filelist into sets ---evalcall---2--- TASK: [********************] 97% done; 0:01 to go ---evalcall---E--- ---evalcall---1--- Dividing filelist into sets ---evalcall---2--- TASK: [********************] 98% done; 0:01 to go ---evalcall---E--- Your backup will occupy one meeeeellion media! (maybe 10) Done. Copying Mondo's core files to the scratch directory Done. Calling MINDI to create boot+data disks Your boot loader is GRUB and it boots from /dev/sda /var/tmp/mondo-temp/tmp.mondo.9418/tmp.mondo.8981 The log gets this far then nothing happens: # tail /var/log/mondo-archive.log You are using Mindi-Linux v2.2.0-r881 to make boot+data disks Analyzing dependency requirements Done. Making complete dependency list 100% |cp: cannot stat `/usr/games/petris': No such file or directory Cannot find /usr/games/petris. You will not be able to play petris during restore. Done. Analyzing your keyboard's configuration. Adding the following keyboard mapping tables: Done. Dropping i686-optimized libraries if appropriate. I am running mondoarchive with the following options: mondoarchive -OiF -k /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 -d /var/tmp/mondoarchive -S /var/tmp/mondo-scratch -T /var/tmp/mondo-temp -E "/home /mnt /root/packages /var/cache/apt/archives" I get the same result when I run it without the -k option -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/hvhjcc$ju3$1(a)dough.gmane.org
From: Hugo Vanwoerkom on 19 Jun 2010 14:00 Robert S wrote: >>> I have debian running on a "headless" system. I'd like to back the >>> entire system up. Its difficult with a bootable disk without a monitor >>> (so Clonezilla etc are out). I've tried mondoarchive but it usually >>> bails out before it completes the backup. >> >> And what does mondoarchive.log say? >> > > mondoarchive gets up to here then nothing happens (for several hours): > > ---evalcall---E--- > ---evalcall---1--- Dividing filelist into sets > ---evalcall---2--- TASK: [********************] 97% done; 0:01 to go > ---evalcall---E--- > ---evalcall---1--- Dividing filelist into sets > ---evalcall---2--- TASK: [********************] 98% done; 0:01 to go > ---evalcall---E--- > Your backup will occupy one meeeeellion media! (maybe 10) > Done. > Copying Mondo's core files to the scratch directory > Done. > Calling MINDI to create boot+data disks > Your boot loader is GRUB and it boots from /dev/sda > /var/tmp/mondo-temp/tmp.mondo.9418/tmp.mondo.8981 > > The log gets this far then nothing happens: > > # tail /var/log/mondo-archive.log > You are using Mindi-Linux v2.2.0-r881 to make boot+data disks > Analyzing dependency requirements Done. > Making complete dependency list 100% |cp: > cannot stat `/usr/games/petris': No such file or directory > Cannot find /usr/games/petris. You will not > be able to play petris during restore. > Done. > Analyzing your keyboard's configuration. > > Adding the following keyboard mapping tables: Done. > Dropping i686-optimized libraries if appropriate. > > I am running mondoarchive with the following options: > > mondoarchive -OiF -k /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 -d /var/tmp/mondoarchive -S > /var/tmp/mondo-scratch -T /var/tmp/mondo-temp -E "/home /mnt /root/packages > /var/cache/apt/archives" > > I get the same result when I run it without the -k option > I don't know what version that is: I run Mindi v2.0.7.2-r2575 and Mondo Archive v2.2.9.3-r2622. If I were in your situation I would download the latest from upstream: http://mondorescue.muskokamug.org/debian/5.0/ because Debian is backleveled, do it again, and then save my mondoarchive + mindi logs in their entirety and post the error and the logs on the mondo forum where the response is excellent: mondo-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net and also post what you posted here: your calling parameters, and see what Bruno Cornec says, he is the lead developer and on top of things. Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/hvj0cu$fu9$1(a)dough.gmane.org
From: Robert S on 21 Jun 2010 07:20 >>>> I have debian running on a "headless" system. I'd like to back the >>>> entire system up. Its difficult with a bootable disk without a monitor >>>> (so Clonezilla etc are out). I've tried mondoarchive but it usually >>>> bails out before it completes the backup. >>> >>> And what does mondoarchive.log say? >>> >> Calling MINDI to create boot+data disks >> Your boot loader is GRUB and it boots from /dev/sda >> /var/tmp/mondo-temp/tmp.mondo.9418/tmp.mondo.8981 >> >> The log gets this far then nothing happens: >> >> # tail /var/log/mondo-archive.log >> You are using Mindi-Linux v2.2.0-r881 to make boot+data disks >> Analyzing dependency requirements Done. >> Making complete dependency list 100% >> |cp: cannot stat `/usr/games/petris': No such file or directory >> Cannot find /usr/games/petris. You will not >> be able to play petris during restore. >> Done. >> Analyzing your keyboard's configuration. >> >> Adding the following keyboard mapping tables: Done. >> Dropping i686-optimized libraries if appropriate. >> >> I am running mondoarchive with the following options: >> >> mondoarchive -OiF -k /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 -d >> /var/tmp/mondoarchive -S /var/tmp/mondo-scratch -T /var/tmp/mondo-temp -E >> "/home /mnt /root/packages /var/cache/apt/archives" >> > > I don't know what version that is: I run Mindi v2.0.7.2-r2575 and Mondo > Archive v2.2.9.3-r2622. > If I were in your situation I would download the latest from upstream: > http://mondorescue.muskokamug.org/debian/5.0/ > because Debian is backleveled, do it again, and then save my mondoarchive > + mindi logs in their entirety and post the error and the logs on the > mondo forum where the response is excellent: > mondo-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > and also post what you posted here: your calling parameters, and see what > Bruno Cornec says, he is the lead developer and on top of things. > The latest version seems to work from the upstream site. I did a restore on a vmware virtual machine and it died during bootup. I didn't have any problems using an older version of vmware. I managed to back my system up successfully using a combination of backupninja and genisoimage. A much cruder but more straightforward approach. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/hvnhbe$r65$1(a)dough.gmane.org
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