Disk copying util under a Live CD?
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From: T i m on 18 Nov 2008 06:10 On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:32:14 +0000 (UTC), Nick Leverton <nick(a)leverton.org> wrote: >In article <4f45i4piv5k27hkijeocso2lmmtmc783mr(a)4ax.com>, >T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: >>Hi all, >> >>Is there a (ideally free) util that would work like Ghost to allow me >>to clone one drive onto another from a Live CD of some sort please? > >I'm using ping, Partimage Is Not Ghost - http://ping.windowsdream.com/ >to backup and clone disks. Not the most polished front end but seems >to work well for the small number of configs I've used it in so far. > >I'm not sure how well it copes with LVM mind you, the support forums are >full of homebrew scripts to cater for LVM. I found that to restore a >non-LVM disk onto one which had had LVM, I needed to run the util twice >as it didn't correctly remove the LVM PV's. As far as I could work out >the problem, the first clone overwrote the partition table but appeared >to believe the devices were in use, until I rebooted the live CD when >the second clone restored the data to the now non-LVM target disk ! > >Nick Brilliant, thanks lads, I'm burning the images as I type and will give them a try later. I had a bit of a cr*p day yesterday re duping disks. I was firstly trying to help a mate out with an old XP Dell. Kiddo had tried to install some Football game I think had hit a bad block on the drive. Machine wouldn't boot with 'missing file ...', I replace said file and all working again. However, a disk scan suggested the drive was on it's way out and I picked up another for him. Std process, done 100's of times, used the BART-PE boot CD / Ghost to clone the drive but when hit 'Go' it just sits there with (I think) their drive clicking? [1] :-( I've tied it all ways ... master / slave and each of the drives on an external USB thingy but with the same result (hence the need to try something else). I also tried to clone the 60G internal drive on my Mac Mini (using DU) to a new 160G in an external case (pre fitting it internally) but that kept failing on boot. This morning I've done a fresh install on the external drive and (touch wood) it seems to be going ok (downloading a bucket load of updates as we speak). Cheers, T i m [1] Yet the drive boots and appears to run ok?
From: Conor on 18 Nov 2008 07:19 T i m wrote: > Hi all, > > Is there a (ideally free) util that would work like Ghost to allow me > to clone one drive onto another from a Live CD of some sort please? > > Or if I would have to install it, something that would run under > Ubuntu (8.1)? > > Cheers, T i m Depending on the drive make, some manufacturers offer a bootable CD ISO that does exactly that. Seagate do for one. -- Conor "Some of you may be anxious about finding a new job, or a new place to live. I know how you feel." President Bush, 2008
From: T i m on 18 Nov 2008 07:41 On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:19:35 +0000, Conor <conor_turton(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >T i m wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Is there a (ideally free) util that would work like Ghost to allow me >> to clone one drive onto another from a Live CD of some sort please? >> >> Or if I would have to install it, something that would run under >> Ubuntu (8.1)? >> >> Cheers, T i m > >Depending on the drive make, some manufacturers offer a bootable CD ISO >that does exactly that. Seagate do for one. Ah, ok, the new drive is a Hitachi and the old a Maxtor (not sure that helps does it)? :-( Cheers, T i m
From: Sheridan Hutchinson on 18 Nov 2008 07:46 T i m wrote: > Hi all, > > Is there a (ideally free) util that would work like Ghost to allow me > to clone one drive onto another from a Live CD of some sort please? > > Or if I would have to install it, something that would run under > Ubuntu (8.1)? > > Cheers, T i m After home comparison of several offerings, I'm *still* using Acronis Home True Image for backups. However if the open-source options that are worth looking including G4L and CloneZilla. -- Regards, Sheridan Hutchinson sheridan(a)shezza.org
From: Chris Whelan on 18 Nov 2008 07:53
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:41:53 +0000, T i m wrote: > On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:19:35 +0000, Conor <conor_turton(a)hotmail.com> > wrote: > >>T i m wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Is there a (ideally free) util that would work like Ghost to allow me >>> to clone one drive onto another from a Live CD of some sort please? >>> >>> Or if I would have to install it, something that would run under >>> Ubuntu (8.1)? >>> >>> Cheers, T i m >> >>Depending on the drive make, some manufacturers offer a bootable CD ISO >>that does exactly that. Seagate do for one. > > Ah, ok, the new drive is a Hitachi and the old a Maxtor (not sure that > helps does it)? :-( > > Cheers, T i m Yes, it helps you! Maxtor and Seagate are now the same company. The utility they provide to do what you need is called Disk Wizard; as long as you have at least one drive of either make in the machine, it will work very well indeed. It is a cut-down version of software provided by Acronis. Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply. |