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Backup:

1. boot with knoppix
2. mkdir /storage && mount storage:/backup
3. dd if=/dev/hda of=/storage/laptop.img
4. wait....
5. done

Restore:

1. ssh root@storage
2. fdisk -lu /backup/laptop.img ### write down the first sector of the desired partition, say 1959930
3. mkdir /samba/laptop && mount -o loop,offset=$[1959930*512],ro,user /backup/laptop.img /samba/laptop
4. grab a beer and see it at \\storage\samba\laptop

Linux rulez!