Comments on: FlyBack – A Time Machine for Linux http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 26 Jun 2011 07:41:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tobias John http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Tobias John Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:12:40 +0000 http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/#comment-308 Did you stop working on "flyback"? The Idea was great... but your Version is quite old... Did you stop working on “flyback”?
The Idea was great… but your Version is quite old…

]]> By: Aaron Smith http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Aaron Smith Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:33:27 +0000 http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/#comment-307 I haven't played with this yet, but I'd like to make a suggestion based on my own backup scripts. It would be nice if flyback would first mount a device to store the backups, and give the user options to continue or exit based on whether that mount was successful. I've filled my primary disk on accident before...no fun! I'll keep your page bookmarked and be looking forward to future releases. I haven’t played with this yet, but I’d like to make a suggestion based on my own backup scripts.

It would be nice if flyback would first mount a device to store the backups, and give the user options to continue or exit based on whether that mount was successful. I’ve filled my primary disk on accident before…no fun!

I’ll keep your page bookmarked and be looking forward to future releases.

]]> By: Craig http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Craig Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:06:17 +0000 http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/#comment-306 To Kenn North: You can isntall a standalone rsync that uses a very very thin cygwin wrapper. You end up with ssh + rsync + one or two cygwin dll's. Search for cwrsync To Kenn North:
You can isntall a standalone rsync that uses a very very thin cygwin wrapper. You end up with ssh + rsync + one or two cygwin dll’s.
Search for cwrsync

]]> By: Kenn North http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Kenn North Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:42:22 +0000 http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/#comment-305 Currently with Time Machine you can hang an external HDD off one machine while backing up many machines to that shared resource. I have a Linux server (Fedora 7), a MacBook (circa '07), and a Dell D630 laptop. I back the laptops to the Linux box with either rsync(MacBook) or MS SyncToy (Dell) and then the Linux box runs a cron to rysnc all the data to an external drive and a remote location via ssh. Will Flyback support a method whereby I could have my two laptops backup to the Linux box the same way Time Machine does? I realize the Dell doesn't have things like rsync, but it could, or could have some installer. I don't particularly want to install something like Cygwin just for this type of functionality. The beauty of the Mac is that it's a all-around solution for their computers. I wish other groups would give that same focus to an all-around solution. Currently with Time Machine you can hang an external HDD off one machine while backing up many machines to that shared resource. I have a Linux server (Fedora 7), a MacBook (circa ‘07), and a Dell D630 laptop. I back the laptops to the Linux box with either rsync(MacBook) or MS SyncToy (Dell) and then the Linux box runs a cron to rysnc all the data to an external drive and a remote location via ssh.

Will Flyback support a method whereby I could have my two laptops backup to the Linux box the same way Time Machine does? I realize the Dell doesn’t have things like rsync, but it could, or could have some installer. I don’t particularly want to install something like Cygwin just for this type of functionality.

The beauty of the Mac is that it’s a all-around solution for their computers. I wish other groups would give that same focus to an all-around solution.

]]> By: tyler http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-304 tyler Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:44:42 +0000 http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/#comment-304 Excellent work! Gonna test it out @ home tonight. Excellent work! Gonna test it out @ home tonight.

]]> By: Paul Tötterman http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Paul Tötterman Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:26:24 +0000 http://kered.org/blog/2007-11-06/flyback-a-time-machine-for-linux/#comment-303 I hope you are building this modular enough that you can change backends from rsync to btrfs (http://oss.oracle.com/projects/btrfs/) or lvm snapshots. Remember that you have the freedom to not just copy but improve. BR, Paul Tötterman I hope you are building this modular enough that you can change backends from rsync to btrfs (http://oss.oracle.com/projects/btrfs/) or lvm snapshots. Remember that you have the freedom to not just copy but improve.

BR,
Paul Tötterman

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