CLI_SYS_BACKUP

To backup the system :

SU / LOGIN ROOT / SUDO

# cd my_backup_dir (preferably, not on sda)

# tar cvpzf backup.tgz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/backup.tgz --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/media --exclude=/sys /


To restore the system :

SU / LOGIN ROOT / SUDO

mkdir $_all_exclude_dirs

# cd my_backup_dir (preferably, not on sda)

# tar xvpfz backup.tgz -C /


IF GRUB IS MISSING :

1. Pop in the Live CD, boot from it until you reach the desktop.
2. Open a terminal window or switch to a tty.
3. Type "grub"
4. Type "root (hd0,6)", or whatever your harddisk + boot partition numbers are (my /boot is at /dev/sda7, which translates to hd0,6 for grub).
5. Type "setup (hd0)", ot whatever your harddisk nr is.
6. Quit grub by typing "quit".
7. Reboot.