Backing Up Partitions With Partimage

1. Boot up the Linux System Rescue disk.

2. To mount the partition you intend to create the image on, NOT the partition to be copied, at the prompt type:

$ mkdir /mnt/sda2
$ mount -t vfat /dev/sda2 /mnt/sda2

This will mount
3. Confirm its mounted OK with:

$ df -h

You should see the device and mount point listed, with file system and free space etc.

4. Start Partimage with:

partimage

5. Partimage GUI is mostly self explanatory except for exactly how to enter the destination file. Refer to http://martybugs.net/linux/image.cgi for more detail and screenshots.

After selecting the partition to be backed up, TAB to the next section - 'image file to create/use'. Type in the destination as follows...

/mnt/sda2/Linuxbackup.gz