Thread: [Clonezilla-live] Cannot concatenate nfts image files
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From: Chris <cj...@br...> - 2009-05-20 18:39:22
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Hello. With previous versions, I know you used to be able to uncompress, concatenate then restore the nfts .img files, then mount the resulting file using the loopback option, as stated in the FAQ: ---------------------<snip>------------------------------------------ 1. Prepare a large disk in Linux 2. Say if your image is /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/, and the image is /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/hda1.ntfs-img.aa, hda1.ntfs-img.ab... run "file /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/hda1.ntfs-img.aa" to see it's gzip, bzip or lzop image. Say it's gzip, then you can run cat /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/hda1.ntfs-img.* | gzip -d -c | ntfsclone --restore-image -o hda1.img - Then you will have a "hda1.img" which you can mount it by mount -o loop -t ntfs hda1.img /mnt -------------</snip>------------------------------------------------- However, this is not working anymore, using Clonezilla Live 1.2.2. First, the image files are named hda1.vfat-ptcl-img.gz.a? (note the "ptcl" and that the '?' is a wildcard). When I do the above on these split-image files I get: # cat dir/hda2.ntfs-ptcl-img.gz.* |gzip -d -c |ntfsclone --restore-image -o hda2.img - ntfsclone v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0) ERROR: Input file is not an image! (invalid magic) I am using the most recent ntfsprogs avaialable(as you can see). Is there any way to do this anymore? Thank you. Chris |
From: Steven S. <st...@nc...> - 2009-05-21 14:12:54
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Chris wrote: > Hello. > > With previous versions, I know you used to be able to uncompress, > concatenate then restore the nfts .img files, then mount the resulting > file using the loopback option, as stated in the FAQ: > > ---------------------<snip>------------------------------------------ > 1. Prepare a large disk in Linux > 2. Say if your image is /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/, and the image is > /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/hda1.ntfs-img.aa, hda1.ntfs-img.ab... > run > "file /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/hda1.ntfs-img.aa" > to see it's gzip, bzip or lzop image. Say it's gzip, then you can run > cat /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/hda1.ntfs-img.* | gzip -d -c | ntfsclone > --restore-image -o hda1.img - > Then you will have a "hda1.img" which you can mount it by > mount -o loop -t ntfs hda1.img /mnt > -------------</snip>------------------------------------------------- > > However, this is not working anymore, using Clonezilla Live 1.2.2. > > First, the image files are named hda1.vfat-ptcl-img.gz.a? (note the > "ptcl" and that the '?' is a wildcard). > > When I do the above on these split-image files I get: > > # cat dir/hda2.ntfs-ptcl-img.gz.* |gzip -d -c |ntfsclone > --restore-image -o hda2.img - > The image was saved by partclone, not ntfsclone. Therefore you have to run like this: 1. touch hda2.img 2. cat dir/hda2.ntfs-ptcl-img.gz.* |gzip -d -c | partclone.restore -C -s - -o hda2.img (I think We will improve partclone.restore so that in the future you do not have to touch hda2.img first) Please let us know your results. Steven. > ntfsclone v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0) > ERROR: Input file is not an image! (invalid magic) > > I am using the most recent ntfsprogs avaialable(as you can see). Is > there any way to do this anymore? > > Thank you. > > Chris > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > for externally facing server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > 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: Chris <cj...@br...> - 2009-05-21 16:55:10
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Partclone, huh? Never heard of that one! Certainly explains it! Thanks Steven, your suggestion worked exactly as advertized. I appreciate the help. Maybe the FAQ should be updated? Thanks again, Chris Quoting Steven Shiau <st...@nc...>: > > Chris wrote: >> Hello. >> >> With previous versions, I know you used to be able to uncompress, >> concatenate then restore the nfts .img files, then mount the >> resulting file using the loopback option, as stated in the FAQ: >> >> ---------------------<snip>------------------------------------------ >> 1. Prepare a large disk in Linux >> 2. Say if your image is /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/, and the image is >> /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/hda1.ntfs-img.aa, hda1.ntfs-img.ab... >> run >> "file /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/hda1.ntfs-img.aa" >> to see it's gzip, bzip or lzop image. Say it's gzip, then you can run >> cat /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/hda1.ntfs-img.* | gzip -d -c | >> ntfsclone --restore-image -o hda1.img - >> Then you will have a "hda1.img" which you can mount it by >> mount -o loop -t ntfs hda1.img /mnt >> -------------</snip>------------------------------------------------- >> >> However, this is not working anymore, using Clonezilla Live 1.2.2. >> >> First, the image files are named hda1.vfat-ptcl-img.gz.a? (note >> the "ptcl" and that the '?' is a wildcard). >> >> When I do the above on these split-image files I get: >> >> # cat dir/hda2.ntfs-ptcl-img.gz.* |gzip -d -c |ntfsclone >> --restore-image -o hda2.img - >> > The image was saved by partclone, not ntfsclone. Therefore you have to > run like this: > > 1. touch hda2.img > > 2. cat dir/hda2.ntfs-ptcl-img.gz.* |gzip -d -c | partclone.restore -C > -s - -o hda2.img > > (I think We will improve partclone.restore so that in the future you do > not have to touch hda2.img first) > > Please let us know your results. > > Steven. >> ntfsclone v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0) >> ERROR: Input file is not an image! (invalid magic) >> >> I am using the most recent ntfsprogs avaialable(as you can see). >> Is there any way to do this anymore? >> >> Thank you. >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial >> Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables >> unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for >> externally facing server and web deployment. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects >> _______________________________________________ >> 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: Steven S. <st...@nc...> - 2009-05-22 16:19:28
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Hi Chris, Chris wrote: > Partclone, huh? Never heard of that one! Certainly explains it! Partclone is another free software we developed to use that in Clonezilla. Since partimage does not support some newer file system. It's licensed under GPL. Enjoy it. > > Thanks Steven, your suggestion worked exactly as advertized. > > I appreciate the help. > > Maybe the FAQ should be updated? Yes, we will. I plan to update that in the next release of partclone, since with that, you do not have to touch the image first. Actually in the repository of DRBL, partclone 0.1.1-2 is improved to make this. http://free.nchc.org.tw/drbl-core/pool/drbl/unstable/p/partclone/ If you can, please help us to test it so it can be put in the stable branch sooner. Steven. > > Thanks again, > > Chris > > > Quoting Steven Shiau <st...@nc...>: > >> >> Chris wrote: >>> Hello. >>> >>> With previous versions, I know you used to be able to uncompress, >>> concatenate then restore the nfts .img files, then mount the >>> resulting file using the loopback option, as stated in the FAQ: >>> >>> ---------------------<snip>------------------------------------------ >>> 1. Prepare a large disk in Linux >>> 2. Say if your image is /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/, and the image is >>> /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/hda1.ntfs-img.aa, hda1.ntfs-img.ab... >>> run >>> "file /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/hda1.ntfs-img.aa" >>> to see it's gzip, bzip or lzop image. Say it's gzip, then you can run >>> cat /home/partimag/YOURIMAGE/hda1.ntfs-img.* | gzip -d -c | >>> ntfsclone --restore-image -o hda1.img - >>> Then you will have a "hda1.img" which you can mount it by >>> mount -o loop -t ntfs hda1.img /mnt >>> -------------</snip>------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> However, this is not working anymore, using Clonezilla Live 1.2.2. >>> >>> First, the image files are named hda1.vfat-ptcl-img.gz.a? (note >>> the "ptcl" and that the '?' is a wildcard). >>> >>> When I do the above on these split-image files I get: >>> >>> # cat dir/hda2.ntfs-ptcl-img.gz.* |gzip -d -c |ntfsclone >>> --restore-image -o hda2.img - >>> >> The image was saved by partclone, not ntfsclone. Therefore you have to >> run like this: >> >> 1. touch hda2.img >> >> 2. cat dir/hda2.ntfs-ptcl-img.gz.* |gzip -d -c | partclone.restore -C >> -s - -o hda2.img >> >> (I think We will improve partclone.restore so that in the future you do >> not have to touch hda2.img first) >> >> Please let us know your results. >> >> Steven. >>> ntfsclone v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0) >>> ERROR: Input file is not an image! (invalid magic) >>> >>> I am using the most recent ntfsprogs avaialable(as you can see). >>> Is there any way to do this anymore? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial >>> Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables >>> unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for >>> externally facing server and web deployment. >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > -- 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 |