Re: backing up backups

From	David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: backing up backups
Date	2022-04-21 23:00 +0200
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On Mon 18 Apr 2022 at 16:06:48 (-0400), Default User wrote:

> BTW,  I think I have narrowed the previous restore problem down to what I
> believe is a "buggy" early UEFI implementation on my computer (circa 2014).
> Irrelevant now; I have re-installed with BIOS (not UEFI) booting and MBR
> (not GPT) partitioning. And have successfully tested restoring using both
> Timeshift and Conezilla.
> 
> And regarding learning by experience - oh, how I know. I've done so much of
> that, I have a degree from the "school of hard knocks"!

Just FTR, reverting to MBR should not be necessary, and you lose GPT's
advantages and future-proofing. BIOS machines should be able to boot
Grub from GPT because it's using the protective MBR that's left in
place. And Grub should tell you if you don't leave the necessary space
for its core image somewhere on a GPT disk (ie a BIOS Boot partition).

Cheers,
David.

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backing up backups Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2022-04-11 05:00 +0200
  Re: backing up backups David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2022-04-11 05:20 +0200
    Re: backing up backups Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2022-04-11 06:00 +0200
  Re: backing up backups David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-04-11 06:50 +0200
    Re: backing up backups <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-04-11 07:20 +0200
      Re: backing up backups David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-04-11 18:10 +0200
        Re: backing up backups Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2022-04-13 18:30 +0200
          Re: backing up backups David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-04-13 22:50 +0200
            Re: backing up backups Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2022-04-14 05:10 +0200
              Re: backing up backups David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-04-14 09:30 +0200
                Re: backing up backups Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2022-04-18 22:10 +0200
                Re: backing up backups David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2022-04-19 00:50 +0200
                Re: backing up backups David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-04-21 23:00 +0200
  Re: backing up backups Keith Bainbridge <keithrboz@gmail.com> - 2022-04-19 06:00 +0200
  Re: backing up backups David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-04-19 18:10 +0200

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