backup & low downtime for home network

[Chris Aitken]

Chris Aitken wrote:

> Chris Aitken wrote:
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>> Chris Aitken wrote:
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>>> Okay, I set Master and Slave on each IDE cable. I'm starting up the 
>>> computer now (I'm installing ubuntu 7.10). The first thing I see is,
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>>> The folowing configuration options were automatically updated:
>>>
>>> Disk: 137438MB   WDC WD1600AAJB-00PVA0
>>> CD-ROM: CDD-1480
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>> Okay, the ubuntu installer sees it as a 160 GB hard drive. 
>> Nevertheless, it's only discovered /dev/sda which means it doesn't 
>> see the second hard drive at all. I guess I'll have to open the box 
>> and re-check the jumpering (?)...
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> I'm fine - the IDE cable was a little loose from the hard drive. These 
> modest revelations are both embarassing and happy-making.

While we're at it, does anyone have suggestions as to how I should carve 
up the drive (/, /home, /var et  al.)?

I'm going to be multitrack recording with audacity, and I'll have maybe 
a hundred songs (.ogg) as well. OO, printing, and all the other usual 
suspects.

Chris

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