From: Jerry Walsh (jerry at domain aardvark.ie)
Date: Tue 19 Jun 2001 - 12:12:55 IST
Interesting I always thought it was a raw disk image type tool like dd...
except for the fact that it showed the filenames/directories it was
copying during the create disk image progress ;) which probably would make
sense that it does indeed copy individual files... hrm
does it ONLY copy files then? What about the MBR etc.?
Just wondering..
Jerry.
At 12:01 19/06/01 +0100, Gary Pigott wrote:
>Nope....with filesystems it recognises (FAT, NTFS, ext2..), it does image
>distinct files as opposed to a disk image.
>Image a drive and then ghost it back...no matter how fragmented it was
>before, after the restore it is fully defragged.
>There is a command line parameter, '-ia' that will do a traditional
>sector-by-sector image, but the image will still be arsed because of the
>file locks.
>
>Gary
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jerry Walsh" <jerry at domain aardvark.ie>
>To: "Gary Pigott" <gary at domain garypigott.net>; "Keith Clancy"
><Keith.Clancy at domain Berlitz.ie>; "'James McBoyle - Sun Ireland - Solaris SW -
>Development Engineer'" <James.McBoyle at domain Sun.COM>; <ilug at domain linux.ie>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 11:51 AM
>Subject: Re: [ILUG] networking a laptop
>
>
> > Ghost shouldn't be dealing with "files" at all - it copies
> > a raw disk image not individual files.
> >
> > if it's an image you're creating you can do it from windows
> > or dos it doesn't matter aslong as you're not saving the image
> > onto the partition you're creating the image from.
> >
> > Jerry.
> >
> >
> >
> > At 11:44 19/06/01 +0100, Gary Pigott wrote:
> > >Ghost can't image open files. You'll need to do it from a DOS bootdisk.
> > >Ghost has a boot disk wizard that includes some popular NIC drivers.
> > >
> > >Gary
> > >
> > >Scully : "Mulder, toads are falling from the sky!"
> > >Mulder : " 'Guess their parachutes didn't open then."
> > >http://www.garypigott.net
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Keith Clancy" <Keith.Clancy at domain Berlitz.ie>
> > >To: "'James McBoyle - Sun Ireland - Solaris SW - Development Engineer'"
> > ><James.McBoyle at domain Sun.COM>; <ilug at domain linux.ie>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 11:06 AM
> > >Subject: RE: [ILUG] networking a laptop
> > >
> > >
> > > > Get some Cross-Over cable, this will provide a direct connection
>between
> > >the
> > > > 2 NIC's (hubs and switch's twist the centre pair) hence the name.
> > > >
> > > > Machine A
> > > > Ip Config
> > > > 192.168.1.1
> > > > 255.255.255.0
> > > >
> > > > Machine B
> > > > Ip Config
> > > > 192.168.1.2
> > > > 255.255.255.0
> > > >
> > > > Enable File and Printer Sharing, Make a Ghost image of the ME install
>or
> > > > whatever and wh00r it across to the second windows box.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ilug-admin at domain linux.ie [mailto:ilug-admin at domain linux.ie]On Behalf Of
>James
> > > > McBoyle - Sun Ireland - Solaris SW - Development Engineer
> > > > Sent: 19 June 2001 11:11
> > > > To: ilug at domain linux.ie
> > > > Subject: Re: [ILUG] networking a laptop
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > OK, I have the beast on my desk, (Inspiron 4000 that is) and the
> > > > > first thing I want to do is backup the WinMe installation.
> > > > >
> > > > > I was hoping to just plug it NIC to NIC to a spare winNT machine
> > > > > and somehow establish communication but I haven't a clue how: I
> > > > > naievely thought just plugging them together would allow me to at
> > > > > least ping from one to the other.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any pointers about linking two MS machines like this?
> > > > >
> > > > > Alternatively, if I boot it on the RH 6.2 install CD, can I connect
> > > > > it to my main Linux machine NIC to NIC and copy stuff on and off
> > > > > that way?
> > > > >
> > > > The first places to look are probably the silly ones . . .
> > > > Firstly, are you using a cross-over cable, or just a length of normal
> > > > ethernet...
> > > > Next check the hosts file in c:\windows on both to see if they 'know'
> > >about
> > > > each other
> > > > Then work out if networking is actually set-up on both in such a way
>that
> > > > they are able to talk to each other...
> > > >
> > > > yeah, I know these are the obvious 'but of course I have' questions,
>but
> > > > I've tripped on these myself...
> > > >
> > > > Have Fun,
> > > > Jim.
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