Linux on a Mac - restoring via rsync produces an unbootable laptop

[ergodic]

Use dcfldd (an enhanced dd) to make an
image a partition or the complete disk.
You can then restore from that image.

----- Original Message -----
> Hi all;
> 
> Recently I installed Fedora 21 on a macbook pro, it worked pretty
> well.
> I take regular backups via an rsync of the entire system to an
> external
> drive.  After an update I had an issue I could not easily resolve so
> I
> restored the last rsync of the system. On other laptops this simply
> returns the system to what it was like at the time of the backup,
> however on the macbook it rendered it un-bootable, it simply booted
> to a
> mac error screen
> 
> Anyone know what I did wrong? Is there a different approach I need to
> take for backups?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> 
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