Thread: Re: [Clonezilla-live] Restoring Image on ThinkPad X200 Tablet
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From: Kristian E. H. <kri...@gm...> - 2008-12-01 17:08:40
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On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:44:24 -0800, Steve Poe <ste...@gm...> wrote: > I've been using Clonezilla for a couple years, but this is the first > time with ThinkPad laptops. I have > a ThinkPad X200 Tablet running XP Pro. I am using Clonezilla 1.2.1-17. > > I backup the whole drive which is a 160GB drive with 150GB NTFS and > 10GB Compaq Diagnostics. > > When I restore, The active drive is no longer the NTFS partition, but > the 10GB Compaq Diagnostics. And, > the partition type is changed from Compaq Diagnostics. to W95 LBA. > > I tried changing the active partition back to NTFS, but it does not > work. The system boot to a black screen, > no errors or messages. It's seems as if MBR is missing. > > I am confused why this happens. The cloning process works fine on a > ThinkPad T61 and T41. > > I deselect the -g (auto) and select the (-t) option. I accept the the > defaults for all other choices. > > Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. I have encountered some Thinkpads that have a BIOS security feature enabled which hides partitions. Please ensure it is disabled... -- Kristian Erik Hermansen Bertrand Russell - "I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong." |
From: Steven S. <st...@nc...> - 2008-12-02 00:23:25
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Another possibility is the "4K MBR" problem, and you can find some info in the Clonezilla live forum. We will include an option to restore 4K MBR in the future release. Please be patient. Steven. Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote: > On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:44:24 -0800, Steve Poe <ste...@gm...> wrote: > >> I've been using Clonezilla for a couple years, but this is the first >> time with ThinkPad laptops. I have >> a ThinkPad X200 Tablet running XP Pro. I am using Clonezilla 1.2.1-17. >> >> I backup the whole drive which is a 160GB drive with 150GB NTFS and >> 10GB Compaq Diagnostics. >> >> When I restore, The active drive is no longer the NTFS partition, but >> the 10GB Compaq Diagnostics. And, >> the partition type is changed from Compaq Diagnostics. to W95 LBA. >> >> I tried changing the active partition back to NTFS, but it does not >> work. The system boot to a black screen, >> no errors or messages. It's seems as if MBR is missing. >> >> I am confused why this happens. The cloning process works fine on a >> ThinkPad T61 and T41. >> >> I deselect the -g (auto) and select the (-t) option. I accept the the >> defaults for all other choices. >> >> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. >> > > I have encountered some Thinkpads that have a BIOS security feature > enabled which hides partitions. Please ensure it is disabled... > -- Steven Shiau <steven _at_ nchc org tw> <steven _at_ stevenshiau org> National Center for High-performance Computing, Taiwan. http://www.nchc.org.tw Public Key Server PGP Key ID: 1024D/9762755A Fingerprint: A2A1 08B7 C22C 3D06 34DB F4BC 08B3 E3D7 9762 755A |
From: Steve P. <ste...@gm...> - 2008-12-02 06:29:22
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Okay. Where is the Clonezilla Live forum? On Dec 1, 2008, at 4:23 PM, Steven Shiau wrote: > Another possibility is the "4K MBR" problem, and you can find some > info > in the Clonezilla live forum. > We will include an option to restore 4K MBR in the future release. > Please be patient. > > Steven. > > Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote: >> On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:44:24 -0800, Steve Poe >> <ste...@gm...> wrote: >> >>> I've been using Clonezilla for a couple years, but this is the first >>> time with ThinkPad laptops. I have >>> a ThinkPad X200 Tablet running XP Pro. I am using Clonezilla >>> 1.2.1-17. >>> >>> I backup the whole drive which is a 160GB drive with 150GB NTFS and >>> 10GB Compaq Diagnostics. >>> >>> When I restore, The active drive is no longer the NTFS partition, >>> but >>> the 10GB Compaq Diagnostics. And, >>> the partition type is changed from Compaq Diagnostics. to W95 LBA. >>> >>> I tried changing the active partition back to NTFS, but it does not >>> work. The system boot to a black screen, >>> no errors or messages. It's seems as if MBR is missing. >>> >>> I am confused why this happens. The cloning process works fine on a >>> ThinkPad T61 and T41. >>> >>> I deselect the -g (auto) and select the (-t) option. I accept the >>> the >>> defaults for all other choices. >>> >>> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. >>> >> >> I have encountered some Thinkpads that have a BIOS security feature >> enabled which hides partitions. Please ensure it is disabled... >> > > > -- > Steven Shiau <steven _at_ nchc org tw> <steven _at_ stevenshiau org> > National Center for High-performance Computing, Taiwan. http://www.nchc.org.tw > Public Key Server PGP Key ID: 1024D/9762755A > Fingerprint: A2A1 08B7 C22C 3D06 34DB F4BC 08B3 E3D7 9762 755A > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in > the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Clonezilla-live mailing list > Clo...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clonezilla-live |
From: Steven S. <st...@nc...> - 2008-12-02 11:57:03
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Oops... It's 4 sectors, not 4K. You can find the forum in http://clonezilla.org/forum/ Especially this one: https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=5471665 Steven. Steve Poe wrote: > Okay. Where is the Clonezilla Live forum? > > On Dec 1, 2008, at 4:23 PM, Steven Shiau wrote: > > >> Another possibility is the "4K MBR" problem, and you can find some >> info >> in the Clonezilla live forum. >> We will include an option to restore 4K MBR in the future release. >> Please be patient. >> >> Steven. >> >> Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:44:24 -0800, Steve Poe >>> <ste...@gm...> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I've been using Clonezilla for a couple years, but this is the first >>>> time with ThinkPad laptops. I have >>>> a ThinkPad X200 Tablet running XP Pro. I am using Clonezilla >>>> 1.2.1-17. >>>> >>>> I backup the whole drive which is a 160GB drive with 150GB NTFS and >>>> 10GB Compaq Diagnostics. >>>> >>>> When I restore, The active drive is no longer the NTFS partition, >>>> but >>>> the 10GB Compaq Diagnostics. And, >>>> the partition type is changed from Compaq Diagnostics. to W95 LBA. >>>> >>>> I tried changing the active partition back to NTFS, but it does not >>>> work. The system boot to a black screen, >>>> no errors or messages. It's seems as if MBR is missing. >>>> >>>> I am confused why this happens. The cloning process works fine on a >>>> ThinkPad T61 and T41. >>>> >>>> I deselect the -g (auto) and select the (-t) option. I accept the >>>> the >>>> defaults for all other choices. >>>> >>>> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. >>>> >>>> >>> I have encountered some Thinkpads that have a BIOS security feature >>> enabled which hides partitions. Please ensure it is disabled... >>> >>> >> -- >> Steven Shiau <steven _at_ nchc org tw> <steven _at_ stevenshiau org> >> National Center for High-performance Computing, Taiwan. http://www.nchc.org.tw >> Public Key Server PGP Key ID: 1024D/9762755A >> Fingerprint: A2A1 08B7 C22C 3D06 34DB F4BC 08B3 E3D7 9762 755A >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win >> great prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in >> the world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Clonezilla-live mailing list >> Clo...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clonezilla-live >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Clonezilla-live mailing list > Clo...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clonezilla-live > -- Steven Shiau <steven _at_ nchc org tw> <steven _at_ stevenshiau org> National Center for High-performance Computing, Taiwan. http://www.nchc.org.tw Public Key Server PGP Key ID: 1024D/9762755A Fingerprint: A2A1 08B7 C22C 3D06 34DB F4BC 08B3 E3D7 9762 755A |
From: Steve P. <ste...@gm...> - 2008-12-02 06:32:47
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Kristian, I will look for it. When reloaded the image today, it seemed to work but tried looking at the fdisk settings but could not see what the difference is. Thanks for your input. On Dec 1, 2008, at 9:08 AM, Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote: > On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:44:24 -0800, Steve Poe <ste...@gm...> > wrote: >> I've been using Clonezilla for a couple years, but this is the first >> time with ThinkPad laptops. I have >> a ThinkPad X200 Tablet running XP Pro. I am using Clonezilla >> 1.2.1-17. >> >> I backup the whole drive which is a 160GB drive with 150GB NTFS and >> 10GB Compaq Diagnostics. >> >> When I restore, The active drive is no longer the NTFS partition, but >> the 10GB Compaq Diagnostics. And, >> the partition type is changed from Compaq Diagnostics. to W95 LBA. >> >> I tried changing the active partition back to NTFS, but it does not >> work. The system boot to a black screen, >> no errors or messages. It's seems as if MBR is missing. >> >> I am confused why this happens. The cloning process works fine on a >> ThinkPad T61 and T41. >> >> I deselect the -g (auto) and select the (-t) option. I accept the the >> defaults for all other choices. >> >> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. > > I have encountered some Thinkpads that have a BIOS security feature > enabled which hides partitions. Please ensure it is disabled... > -- > Kristian Erik Hermansen > Bertrand Russell - "I would never die for my beliefs because I > might be wrong." > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in > the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Clonezilla-live mailing list > Clo...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clonezilla-live |