To Xupa & chros
Have you resolved the decompression error in the past 17 months?
Here's what I discovered so far.
SUMMARY: I've been getting decompression errors with Ghost 2003 when backing up to an external hard drive connected via USB. I haven't narrowed down the problem, but it may be related to a specific USB port on my PC or related to high-density compression. However I did NOT encounter an error with BackUp MyPC using the same USB port.
DETAILS: All my image backups were done by Ghost 2003 unless otherwise specified. All are Ghost backups (BU's), not clones. I was not always at the PC when the decompression errors occurred, but I believe they all occurred when creating the image, not when verifying the image. In order to more easily see the variables, I've constructed the following header and list items:
External Drive / USB Port / USB Cable / [Error number (if any) / Decompression Error (if any)] or [other note] / Date
WD160 / B / X / seven Ghost BUs without error since Sept 2003
WD160 / B / X / 19235 / -3 / Jan 7 2007
WD160 / B / X / 19235 / -5 / Jan 7
80GB / A / Y / Ghost BU without error (note diff port & diff cable) / Jan 7
WD160 / B / X / 19235 / -5 / Feb 10
WD160 / B / X / BackUp MyPC without error (same HD, port & cable) / Feb 10
WD160 / B / X / CHKDSK corrected minor error in one 68704 / Feb 10
WD160 / B / X / CHKDSK found no problems / Feb 11
WD160 / B / X / 19235 / -3 / Feb 11
WD160 / A / X / Ghost without error using fast compression / Feb 11
The text of the error messages in the Ghost log was:
Error Number: (19235)
Message: Decompression error -3
or
Error Number: (19235)
Message: Decompression error -5
The Ghost BU image size is 7.3 GB and the WD160 drive has 22 GB free space.
-- AchingBack
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