Norton Ghost and DOS Boot Disk
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Hello.
How to create a DOS boot disk to take an image with Ghost 2003 from my Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 laptop.
I have already created my boot disk but I must be missing the PCMCIA driver (3COM 3CCFE575CT card) because I have a "binding" error.
Thank you!
How to create a DOS boot disk to take an image with Ghost 2003 from my Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 laptop.
I have already created my boot disk but I must be missing the PCMCIA driver (3COM 3CCFE575CT card) because I have a "binding" error.
Thank you!
6 answers
Hi
if you have installed Norton 2003 correctly, you don't need a startup disk because you can manage it directly in Windows. But if you really want to boot from a disk, I recommend creating a startup disk under Windows 98, or booting directly with the Windows 98 CD, and that way you'll end up in DOS.
Otherwise, the driver you’re looking for is a network card driver; so it has nothing to do with your boot.
There you go, I hope I explained myself well and that this helps you ;)
see you later!
if you have installed Norton 2003 correctly, you don't need a startup disk because you can manage it directly in Windows. But if you really want to boot from a disk, I recommend creating a startup disk under Windows 98, or booting directly with the Windows 98 CD, and that way you'll end up in DOS.
Otherwise, the driver you’re looking for is a network card driver; so it has nothing to do with your boot.
There you go, I hope I explained myself well and that this helps you ;)
see you later!
To create a network boot disk with your card, you need to go into the Ghost console and add a new driver to the list (it will ask you for your disks or your CD with your drivers) and then you regenerate a boot disk SPECIFIC to your network card...
I had some issues regarding this in the INI config files of the disk because DOS was case-sensitive... meaning I had it in uppercase and changed it to lowercase so that it would start correctly...
If you need help, I spent two weeks resolving multiple issues concerning Ghost!
I had some issues regarding this in the INI config files of the disk because DOS was case-sensitive... meaning I had it in uppercase and changed it to lowercase so that it would start correctly...
If you need help, I spent two weeks resolving multiple issues concerning Ghost!
Hello. You seem quite familiar with NORTON GHOST. Perhaps you would agree to help me? I posted a call for help in the
Windows forum titled "DEFRAGMENTING DESPITE NORTON GHOST." If you have the time to take a look, I would be grateful (if you reply, please be kind not to be too "technical" as I am almost a novice in computing). Thank you.
Windows forum titled "DEFRAGMENTING DESPITE NORTON GHOST." If you have the time to take a look, I would be grateful (if you reply, please be kind not to be too "technical" as I am almost a novice in computing). Thank you.
Thank you all, but I solved my problem by creating a floppy disk for the "onboard" network card.
Thank you
Thank you
With Ghost 2003 on a floppy disk or CD Boot
File SovVista3.bat
Creating image of Partition 2 of Disk 1 to Disk 1 Partition 3
@echo off
ghost.exe /cns -split=675mo -clone,mode=pcreate,src=1:2,dst=1:3\Vista.gho -z9
File Sovcista1.bat
rem Creating image of Partition 2 of Disk 1 to second disk partition 1
@echo off
ghost.exe /cns -split=675mo -clone,mode=pcreate,src=1:2,dst=2:1\Vista.gho -z9
RemVista3.bat
Restoring image of Partition 2 Disk 1 from Disk 1 Part 3
@echo off
ghost.exe -clone,mode=prestore,src=1:3\Vista.gho:2,dst=1:2
RemVista2.bat
Restoring image of Partition 2 Disk 1 from Disk 2 Part 1
@echo off
ghost.exe -clone,mode=prestore,src=2:1\Vista.gho:2,dst=1:2
For the easiest restoration, simply start Ghost to look for the file Vista.gho
and initiate the restoration, note that on new PCs and laptops, the Vista partition is the
partition 2 of the first disk.
You can place the backup files in a directory after the backup, for example: E:\Restore
and to restore:
ghost.exe -clone,mode=prestore,src=1:3\Vista.gho:2,dst=1:2 (-sure)
Be careful with -sure, it's better to be certain that you are restoring to the correct partition,
as it's not possible to go back.
Previously: Pdump = Pcreate
: Pload = Prestore
File SovVista3.bat
Creating image of Partition 2 of Disk 1 to Disk 1 Partition 3
@echo off
ghost.exe /cns -split=675mo -clone,mode=pcreate,src=1:2,dst=1:3\Vista.gho -z9
File Sovcista1.bat
rem Creating image of Partition 2 of Disk 1 to second disk partition 1
@echo off
ghost.exe /cns -split=675mo -clone,mode=pcreate,src=1:2,dst=2:1\Vista.gho -z9
RemVista3.bat
Restoring image of Partition 2 Disk 1 from Disk 1 Part 3
@echo off
ghost.exe -clone,mode=prestore,src=1:3\Vista.gho:2,dst=1:2
RemVista2.bat
Restoring image of Partition 2 Disk 1 from Disk 2 Part 1
@echo off
ghost.exe -clone,mode=prestore,src=2:1\Vista.gho:2,dst=1:2
For the easiest restoration, simply start Ghost to look for the file Vista.gho
and initiate the restoration, note that on new PCs and laptops, the Vista partition is the
partition 2 of the first disk.
You can place the backup files in a directory after the backup, for example: E:\Restore
and to restore:
ghost.exe -clone,mode=prestore,src=1:3\Vista.gho:2,dst=1:2 (-sure)
Be careful with -sure, it's better to be certain that you are restoring to the correct partition,
as it's not possible to go back.
Previously: Pdump = Pcreate
: Pload = Prestore
Good evening, I am in the process of making a Ghost boot disk, I would like to know if someone can help me:
I remember that the command line includes something like "pload/pdump", "src=", "dest=" but what is the exact syntax? Also, it seems to me that the attribute "-f" forces the process and therefore we do not have to confirm the "dump" or "load".
Just to clarify: I am only looking to do a "load"...
Thank you very much in advance for your help!
Olivier.
I remember that the command line includes something like "pload/pdump", "src=", "dest=" but what is the exact syntax? Also, it seems to me that the attribute "-f" forces the process and therefore we do not have to confirm the "dump" or "load".
Just to clarify: I am only looking to do a "load"...
Thank you very much in advance for your help!
Olivier.
Hello,
I have a small problem with the Norton Ghost 2003 bootable floppy disk.
I have two hard drives.
The first one has a C: partition.
The second one has 4 partitions: D, E, F, and G.
When I boot with the Norton floppy, I can only find the first hard drive; the second hard drive and its 4 partitions are not recognized, which is quite unfortunate because I want to store my image on G:.
What should I do?
Thank you in advance for your response.
I have a small problem with the Norton Ghost 2003 bootable floppy disk.
I have two hard drives.
The first one has a C: partition.
The second one has 4 partitions: D, E, F, and G.
When I boot with the Norton floppy, I can only find the first hard drive; the second hard drive and its 4 partitions are not recognized, which is quite unfortunate because I want to store my image on G:.
What should I do?
Thank you in advance for your response.
NTFS is not recognized under DOS; I have not yet seen a version of Ghost capable of imaging NTFS partitions, however it can read them and can create an image of NTFS partitions... but only on FAT!
A batch file to prove you wrong.
I named it: Sovista.bat
@echo off
if "%1"=="" goto help
cd ghost
ghost.exe /cns /pwd=MotPasse -split=675 -clone,mode=pcreate,src=%1:%2,dst=%3:%4\Vista.gho -z9
goto end
:help
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo Backup of Windows Vista
echo ***************************
echo Create an image of a partition of this Computer on a
echo NTFS partition.
echo Example: Please type SoVista 1 2 1 3 to make an image of
echo ******* the second partition of the first disk on partition
echo 3 of the first disk.
echo or 2 1 2 4 to make an image of partition 1 of the
echo second disk to the NTFS partition 4 of the second disk.
echo Once finished, launch Windows to create a directory named
echo Vista and copy the Ghost files into it.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
goto end
:end
The weird characters are accents, as it was done from DOS and for DOS, i.e.
you run it from a floppy disk or a Boot CD/DVD.
This creates a Ghost image that you can copy to a CD even if it's a 25 GB image.
If you do a copy-paste, you will need to put the help + or - in the middle for it to look nice.
I named it: Sovista.bat
@echo off
if "%1"=="" goto help
cd ghost
ghost.exe /cns /pwd=MotPasse -split=675 -clone,mode=pcreate,src=%1:%2,dst=%3:%4\Vista.gho -z9
goto end
:help
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo Backup of Windows Vista
echo ***************************
echo Create an image of a partition of this Computer on a
echo NTFS partition.
echo Example: Please type SoVista 1 2 1 3 to make an image of
echo ******* the second partition of the first disk on partition
echo 3 of the first disk.
echo or 2 1 2 4 to make an image of partition 1 of the
echo second disk to the NTFS partition 4 of the second disk.
echo Once finished, launch Windows to create a directory named
echo Vista and copy the Ghost files into it.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
goto end
:end
The weird characters are accents, as it was done from DOS and for DOS, i.e.
you run it from a floppy disk or a Boot CD/DVD.
This creates a Ghost image that you can copy to a CD even if it's a 25 GB image.
If you do a copy-paste, you will need to put the help + or - in the middle for it to look nice.
I was about to forget about the Restoration, this little Batch file that I called Remvista.bat: But... be careful when launching it to restore, don't make a mistake, I personally prefer to launch Ghost to search for the Vista directory on one of the partitions, and restore the image from there, or from the backup CDs/DVDs.
@echo off
if ""%1""=="" goto aide
ghost.exe -clone,mode=prestore,src=%1:%2\Vista\Vista.gho:%3,dst=%4:%3
goto end
:aide
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo Windows Restoration
echo ***********************
echo Restore the Vista image from this saved Computer
echo to an NTFS partition.
echo For example: Please type RemVista 1 3 1 2 if the image is on
echo ******* the 3rd partition of the 1st disk and restore it to the
echo. partition 1 of the 2nd disk.
echo.
echo Attention the saved data if Vista put 2 because Vista
echo ********* is generally installed on the 2nd partition
echo So: RemVista 1 3 2 1
echo.
echo Easier to restore, launch Ghost.exe and search for the
echo Vista directory.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
:end
@echo off
if ""%1""=="" goto aide
ghost.exe -clone,mode=prestore,src=%1:%2\Vista\Vista.gho:%3,dst=%4:%3
goto end
:aide
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo Windows Restoration
echo ***********************
echo Restore the Vista image from this saved Computer
echo to an NTFS partition.
echo For example: Please type RemVista 1 3 1 2 if the image is on
echo ******* the 3rd partition of the 1st disk and restore it to the
echo. partition 1 of the 2nd disk.
echo.
echo Attention the saved data if Vista put 2 because Vista
echo ********* is generally installed on the 2nd partition
echo So: RemVista 1 3 2 1
echo.
echo Easier to restore, launch Ghost.exe and search for the
echo Vista directory.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
:end
It's a real pain to make DOS floppy disks for Ghost, because of the driver issues.
It's better to use Linux and the open-source tool PING (Partimage Is Not Ghost) => http://ping.windowsdream.com
It's better to use Linux and the open-source tool PING (Partimage Is Not Ghost) => http://ping.windowsdream.com
I installed Eltorito.sys on the boot floppy, it recognizes my CD/DVD which is in SATA on my AMILO laptop, download here:
http://severinterrier.free.fr/Boot/CDBoot.htm
- the Eltorito.cab file
To create a Ghost CD or DVD, you just need a simple boot floppy image from Win 98.
You change your Autoexec.bat and config.sys files to set up your DVD, and for that
I use Winimage.
You create a directory c:\temp where you put all the DOS programs you want to use, like PQMagic Ghost and other little goodies of the same kind, you also put the gho and ghs files created on your DVD.
To create the Boot DVD I use Nero.
After launching Nero and adding the boot sequence with your boot image, you go to C:\temp and select everything to put on your CD or DVD.
For the Config.sys file that launches the Eltorito.sys or oakcdrom.sys CD or DVD driver I do:
Devicehigh=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
Devicehigh=eltorito.sys /D:mscd001
In Autoexec.bat I put - LH MSCDEX.EXE /L:X /D:mscd001 /s
The /L:X = the CD/DVD will be drive X:\
The /S for use on network or in network?
Which means that at the startup of my DOS Boot DVD, it asks me which driver to launch.
To download Ghost 2003
http://users.skynet.be/johnny666/Infos/Ghost/Ghost.html
At point B
You place it at the root of the bootable CD/DVD.
Once at A:\> type Ghost.
At startup, it asks a question like, do you want to mark the partitions..?
I answer no, then it goes very well.
There you go, I hope this can help you, it works for me.
http://severinterrier.free.fr/Boot/CDBoot.htm
- the Eltorito.cab file
To create a Ghost CD or DVD, you just need a simple boot floppy image from Win 98.
You change your Autoexec.bat and config.sys files to set up your DVD, and for that
I use Winimage.
You create a directory c:\temp where you put all the DOS programs you want to use, like PQMagic Ghost and other little goodies of the same kind, you also put the gho and ghs files created on your DVD.
To create the Boot DVD I use Nero.
After launching Nero and adding the boot sequence with your boot image, you go to C:\temp and select everything to put on your CD or DVD.
For the Config.sys file that launches the Eltorito.sys or oakcdrom.sys CD or DVD driver I do:
Devicehigh=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
Devicehigh=eltorito.sys /D:mscd001
In Autoexec.bat I put - LH MSCDEX.EXE /L:X /D:mscd001 /s
The /L:X = the CD/DVD will be drive X:\
The /S for use on network or in network?
Which means that at the startup of my DOS Boot DVD, it asks me which driver to launch.
To download Ghost 2003
http://users.skynet.be/johnny666/Infos/Ghost/Ghost.html
At point B
You place it at the root of the bootable CD/DVD.
Once at A:\> type Ghost.
At startup, it asks a question like, do you want to mark the partitions..?
I answer no, then it goes very well.
There you go, I hope this can help you, it works for me.