ghost 5.1c command switches

[mr_hops]

hi,
i have ghost 5.1c and need to do a whole disk image to file.
file to reside on cdr (drive e:). have made a few coasters because of the fact that rwsulting file is larger than cdr.

here are the commands in the @text.txt file i have.. i am hoping my order is wrong.

-span
-split=605
-autoname
-clone,dump,src=2,dst=e:bkp.gho


this is to backup all of d: drive to cdr

ps. i have adaptec direct cd running and format the cdr disk just before starting, then when full i eject and format the next one..


any ideas?

jim r.

[mr_hops]

ooops... version is 5.1b

[boothbay]

I read your post and saw that u have Ghost ver 5.1b. I have 6.0 ver, and don't have the option of copying to a burner...how is it that u can in ver 5.1b? Shouldn't a later version, as mine, have that option? Are u sure that u can? JUst curious:)

[mr_hops]

positive... there are some rules though.
1. you can't image an "in use" drive
2. you need to be able to access the cd-rw as a drive letter
3. you need to do it from windows so the cdrw software works


i can do images that compress to 1 disk (680mb) with no problem
the issue is spanning more than 1 cd. there aren't enough examples in the documentation for that.

Jim R.

[boothbay]

Originally posted by mr_hops
positive... there are some rules though.
1. you can't image an "in use" drive
2. you need to be able to access the cd-rw as a drive letter
3. you need to do it from windows so the cdrw software works


i can do images that compress to 1 disk (680mb) with no problem
the issue is spanning more than 1 cd. there aren't enough examples in the documentation for that.

Jim R.

I cannot do it through windows, my Ghost software is on a floppy and can only be done in Dos.
Curious again..what do u mean by number 1 of your above notes?
I do have adaptec Create CD software version 4.05.

[BipolarBill]

He means that you cannot image C: to a file while you're in Windows. While this is true of Ghost 6 and 7, the previous Ghosts could be used in Win9X to image any drive. To restore a partition, you still had to boot from floppy though.

[mr_hops]

version 5.1 works with win9x and scsi tape devices etc. just curious do the later versions have the "ghost.exe" executable?
with 5.1 you can in fact copy the ghost.exe to a folder and execute from windows. in fact 5.1 WILL image the drive it is on but the destination must be a different physical drive. i can do what i am doing to the network drives but then i have to have basic win installed to access the network.

currently i use ghost to back up new system installs. we have 5 computers (from a pentium II 333 to a kt7raid w/duron850 as a server) twin teens and a wife that likes to chat was the reason for that. anyway i have found that making a bootable cdr with ghost and the image on it works wonders for all the junk the kids put on. when the machines they use get "hosed" i just pop in the cd and restore them. lately i have been trying to do the "backups after i install the "usual" programs they use / play. i hit the "bump" in the road though because the image file is now over 800 meg. i have been told that what i seek is possible it has to do with the order of commands in the command file.

thanks for the info bill

[BipolarBill]

just curious do the later versions have the "ghost.exe" executable No...it's GHOSTPE.EXE in 6 & 7. The PE stands for Personal Edition and has been neutered.

[mr_hops]

ever notice how "new and improved" means less and fewer features?