Failed to create a disk image

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#167 Failed to create a disk image

Status: closed-fixed

Owner: Steven Shiau

Labels: clonezilla live (129)

Priority: 5

Updated: 2017-10-11

Created: 2012-12-22

Creator: L17

Private: No

I tried to make a backup image from my system disk (Ubuntu 12.10) to a local drive.

HP Proliant 40L

Device Image
local_dev
savedisk
partclone v.0.2.56
Calculating bitmap

Starting to clone device (/dev/sda1) to image (-)
Readin SuperBlock
Calculating Bitmap Please wait extfsclone.c : bitmap free count err, free 55590606

(standard_in) 1: syntax error
Failed to use partclone program to save or restore an image!

I tried couple times and I got the same error. I use the latest ISO Ubuntu file.

Thank you

Discussion

Steven Shiau - 2013-01-04

assigned_to: nobody --> steven_shiau
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Steven Shiau - 2013-01-04

It's because the file system integrity issue.
Please check the option "-fsck-src-part-y" in this menu:
http://clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live/doc/01_Save_disk_image/images/ocs-10-check-source-fs.png
Please report the results.

Steven.

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L17 - 2013-01-11

I downloaded the Clonezilla-live-alternative and follow your instruction and it worked perfectly. Thank you. Please close this ticket. I believe it would be a very good program if you can change the GUI a little bit. Thank you.

Kind regards,
L17

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Steven Shiau - 2013-01-16

status: open --> closed-fixed
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LionOpeter - 2014-12-28

hi there,
same problem (and error) but the option "-fsck-src-part-y" doesn't fix for me (shows the same error)
i used clonezilla successfully before to backup my centos6.5 .
since i installed centos7 i saw that error again and again.
here is my background info:
clonezilla version: clonezilla-live-20140630-trusty-amd64.
partclone version: v0.2.70
the machine: asus A550 laptop.

trying to backup the partitions:
1.sda5: 75.2GB - xfs (36MB used)
2.sda6: 500MB - xfs (126MB used)
3.sda7: 58.6GB - xfs (2.3GB used)

on a 64GB (FAT32) sandisc disk-on-key which has free space of ~8GB

only thing that has changed is the OS im trying to backup.

any help on this?

Last edit: LionOpeter 2014-12-28

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Steven Shiau - 2014-12-28

Please give the latest stable Clonezilla live a try:
http://clonezilla.org/downloads.php
i.e.
20141208-utopic or 2.3.1-18.
They come with updated partclone which addressed the issue of xfs imaging.
Please let us know the results.
Thanks.

Steven.

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LionOpeter - 2014-12-29

thank you for your answer steven.
as i continued to struggle through this problem i changed my partition's FS to ext4 and tried again.
this time it didn't show the error message: "Failed to use partclone program to save or restore an image!" where it showed it before.
it continued untill the last partition (/dev/sda8)
then:
http://postimg.org/image/l30ufp471/
i don't know if this backup worked completely.

i also downloaded the new version clonezilla as you suggested.
version: stable releases - 2.3.1-18 (hope its ok too)

can you tell me if the last backup (ext4 partitions) worked or not?

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Steven Shiau - 2014-12-29

No, the partition sda8 was not saved correctly.
It looks like that partition was not unmounted cleanly.
When saving, choose "-fsck-src-part-y":
http://clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live/doc/01_Save_disk_image/images/ocs-10-check-source-fs.png
and Clonezilla should run fsck to fix the file system integrity for you before saving that partition.

Steven.

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LionOpeter - 2014-12-29

i did use the "-fsck-src-part-y" option.
i rechecked the sda8 partition and turns out its a swap partition and that i didn't even marked it for a backup.
either way, i think it is solved because sda8 is a swap partition anyways and shouldn't be backed up.
i don't think i will try the new version of clonezilla anytime soon (unless i will have to restore)

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LionOpeter - 2014-12-31

i came back to update:
1.that sda8 was no swap partition (that was my mistake)
2.version 2.3.1-18 (amd64) solved that sda8 problem
3.did version 2.3.1-18 (amd64) solved the xfs problem? - unknown because untested.

Steven, thank you for your help again.
i really appreciate it :)

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Steven Shiau - 2015-01-01

LionOpeter,
OK. If you encounter any problem about that, please let us know.
Thanks.

Steven.

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Thas Thurairajah - 2017-10-11

This is just for infomation. I had VM running on xenserver 6.5, and wanted to make it standalone. I used clonezilla: clonezilla-live-20171010-zesty-amd64, and I got similar error.
backing up with "-fsck-src-part-y" option fixed the problem.

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