Help!!! OS X won't boot after backup/reformat

[boss hoggue]

First off, I know nothing about Unix. That said...

After backing up an OS X partition with Retrospect 4.5 (running off of an OS 9.2 Bootable Zip Disk), reformatting the drive with new partitions, and lastly restoring OS X to the new partition, OS X no longer boots. Shortly after the Mac icon appears, it drops into text and comes back with the following:

etc/rc.boot: can't open unput file: etc/rc.boot
etc/master.passwd: not a directory
ADB present

Using FileBuddy, I copied the rc.boot file and it seems to open fine with a text editor.

Is my OS salvagable or do I have to go through the whole install 10.0.3-->10.1-->10.1.2-->10.1.3-->10.1.4 ordeal all over again???!!! Should I have avoided doing a backup from OS 9?

 

[genghiscohen]

I think it's reinstallation time. The reason that Retrospect took so long to come out with an OS X version of its software was the difficulty in correctly copying/backing up the entire OS X file structure, invisible files and all. Retrospect 4.5 apparently isn't able to do this.

 

[DavidBaker]

You could also try PsyncX. It works along the same lines as CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner) except it is absolutely free! You can download it from http://www.VersionTracker.com or from my website http://sourceforge.net/projects/psyncx

Let me know what you think,

David