Re: [Clonezilla-live] Restoring drive image partition from full drive image
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Re: [Clonezilla-live] Restoring drive image partition from full drive image
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From: Steven S. <st...@nc...> - 2009-06-02 14:16:37
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Hi Steve, Steve Poe wrote: > Some additional info I needed to send you: > > There isn't a .sf file. In the image only a sda-pt.parted There is an > sda-chs-sf. > No sda-pt.sf ? Then that's the problem... How come there is no sda-pt.sf ? Did you see any error message when saving an image ? What are the results when you run: ls -alFh /home/partimag/$YOUR_IMAGE_NAME Steven. > Sfdisk -d /dev/sda reports: > > /dev/sda1 : start= 63 size=72817857 id=7, bootable > /dev/sda2 : start= 72817920, size= 122547600, id=7 > > Steve > > This test is on a Lenovo T60P. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Shiau [mailto:st...@nc...] > Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 8:17 PM > To: Steve Poe > Subject: Re: [Clonezilla-live] Restoring drive image partition from full > drive image > > So you mean "-k1" fails there ? > Maybe you show the content of partition table in the saved image to me, > by running something like: > cat /home/partimag/$YOUR_IMAGE_NAME/hda-pt.sf > and the created partition table by: > sfdisk -d /dev/hda > > BTW, could you please tell me the exactly every step you have done ? It > will be easier for me to follow. > > Steven. > > Steve Poe wrote: > >> I tried "-k1" by itself. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Steven Shiau [mailto:st...@nc...] >> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 8:04 AM >> To: Steve Poe >> Subject: Re: [Clonezilla-live] Restoring drive image partition from >> > full > >> drive image >> >> >> Steve Poe wrote: >> >> >>> I tried this but the full image still loaded according to 120GB drive >>> configuration. The resizing partition did not adjust the partitions >>> according to the 160GB drive the image was loaded on. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> "-r" option is to resize the "filesystem" size to fit the "partition" >> size. It's nothing to do with the partition table on the hard drive. >> This is a little complicated... >> "-k1" is different, it means clonezilla will create the partition >> > table > >> proportionally. >> Which one did you use ? >> >> Steven. >> >> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Steven Shiau [mailto:st...@nc...] >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:39 PM >>> To: Steve Poe >>> Cc: clo...@li... >>> Subject: Re: [Clonezilla-live] Restoring drive image partition from >>> >>> >> full >> >> >>> drive image >>> >>> Hi Steve, >>> By default, when restoring partitions, if not partition table exists >>> >>> >> on >> >> >>> the target disk, clonezilla won't do that. If you choose "-k1" option >>> >>> >> in >> >> >>> the expert mode, Clonezilla will try to create a proportional >>> >>> >> partition >> >> >>> table for you. The problem is, all the steps are done at the same >>> >>> >> time. >> >> >>> Therefore you might have problem... >>> We will try to improve this in the future release. >>> >>> Thanks for raising this. >>> >>> Steven. >>> >>> Steve Poe wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> I am trying to restore a primary partition (Windows) onto a blank >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> drive >>> >>> >>> >>>> from a full image created with (3 partitions). I only want to >>>> > restore > >>>> >>>> >> >> >>>> the main Windows partition and the boot record. When I attempt to >>>> restore the sda1, Clonezilla generates an error no unmounted >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> partitions >>> >>> >>> >>>> are found. If I manually create the partition, then I can load it. >>>> >>>> What I want Clonezilla to do is read the partition size from the >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> image, >>> >>> >>> >>>> create it, add the MBR, but not care that I do not want to restore >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> sda2 >>> >>> >>> >>>> or sda3. >>>> >>>> How would I do this? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> ****************************************************************** >>>> DemandTec Email Notice >>>> >>>> This email and any attachments may contain confidential and/or >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> proprietary >>> >>> >>> >>>> information and is intended solely for the use of the addressee. 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