I have an IBM T30 laptop. I'm running Windows XP which reduces my options for creating a PC DOS startup CD, which is the recovery boot cd i want to create (dos plus cd driver plus ghost ).  My backup image is stored on a backup hardrive in my ultrabay.

Ghost 2003 doesn't see my USB 1.1 Iomega CD-RW when I try to create a recovery disk. Ghost does NOT see the USB CDRW drive even though windows DOES.

The CDRW is directtly connected to the
USB1.1 port.  I tried creating the recovery disk from both windows and from the
Ghost dos opiton.  In both cases, I aksed ghost to use USB 1.1 for a CD drive, and asked it to reassign drive letters.  The next screen gives only a floppy drive destination option.  The write then fails.  If I DEselect the FORMAT floppy option  it gives an Error 3 and says can't find A: IBMBIO.com.

I assume I have the proper USB device drivers because Windows can write to the device just fine.

What should I do?  I can't use a floppy because the ultrabay is occupied by the drive with the backup image and the only other way to attach a floppy is with USB 1.1 which Ghost already doesn't recognize.  Right?

If there is no fix with Ghost 2003, I do have Ghost 10.0.  Is this a reliable product?  Should I just go with that and avoid all the workarounds with 2003?

THANKS THANKS THANKS

magicwhale

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Ghost's Boot Wizard only creates floppy boot disks--not boot CD's. 

Windows drivers for USB have no relationship to DOS drivers for USB.

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Not sure what this means--*Ghost dos opiton*?

In Ghost's Windows interface, does Ghost *see* your USB CD-RW drive?

If you save your image to optical media using the Ghost Windows interface--Ghost will ask if you want to make the optical media bootable--make sure you have included the 1.1 USB DOS driver--and say *yes* to making the optical media bootable.

But, I'm not sure Ghost's DOS USB driver will work with CD-RW's--maybe only external USB HDD's--it may, but I don't know.  Here's a reference that talks about using a non-Ghost DOS USB driver that works with USB CD drives:

Yes, there are USB drivers for DOS...

You may have to *create* your own custom made CD boot disc if you want Ghost to work with your USB optical drive:

Creating Bootable CD/DVD's Without A:\Floppy Drive

A Better USB 2.0 DOS Driver for Ghost + More!

Adding USB to Ghost Boot CD

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If you're not up to the creation of the boot CD, then Ghost 10.x may help--but there are reports that USB and Ghost 10.x are not working particularly well!

HELP me with the USB CD boot disk creation.  I'm stuck.

I used WINIMAGE.EXE to create a boot CD ..IMG file, using the OAK driver.  I followed the directions in PROJECT 1.  I was able to burn it to a CD as a 1.44 MB boot CD.  However, DOS didn't see the USB CD drive on bootup.

So... I created a new image using the Panasonic USB driver.

BUT when I tried to get WINIMAGE.EXE to create the boot image, it created an image that was 1.22 MB.  My boot CD burner would not use the image because it was not 1.44 MB.

I reviewed the directions and did everything correctly. 

What's up?  I need to get this fixed. ???????

Please help.

HERE'S MY OAKCDROM DRIVER APPROACH:

Boot Image files:

Autoexec.bat
Command.com
Config.sys
ghost.exe
IO.SYS
mouse.com
OAKCDROM.SYS

Config.Sys:
device=oakcdrom.sys /d:USB1_CD_RW
lastdrive=z

Autoexec.bat:
path=a:\;x:\
mouse.com
mscdex.exe /d:USB1_CD_RW /l:x /m:16 /v
ghost.exe

HERE'S MY USBASPI DRIVER APPROACH WHERE WINIMAGE WOULDN'T CREATE THE 1.4 MB DISKETTE BOOT IMAGE

Boot Image files:

Autoexec.bat
Command.com
Config.sys
ghost.exe
IO.SYS
mouse.com
USBASPI.SYS

Config.sys:
device=Usbaspi.sys /d:USB1_CD_RW
lastdrive=z

Autoexec.bat:
path=a:\;x:\
mouse.com
mscdex.exe /d:USB1_CD_RW /l:x /m:16 /v
ghost.exe

I SPENT ANOTHER 6 HOURS TRYING TO MAKE THIS WORK.

This black hole is not worth it. At this point, I'm only willing to expend more energy with Norton 2003 if someone can give me a QUICK solution.  Otherwise, I need to find viable options NOW.
  a. I can't create any kind of USB CD boot disk with 2003.  Is it a worthwhile backup program without it?
  b. Could I buy a serial port floppy and would my IBM T30 and ghost 2003 work with that?
  c. Would ghost 2003 support a USB floppy if I bought one?
  d. I also have Ghost 10.0.  Does it create USB CD boot disks?
  e. Can you suggest ANOTHER PRODUCT?  What about the freeware product COPYCLONER?

Finally, I will summarize my current efforts in the event that you will see some obvious soultion for Ghost 2003 when you see what I've done so far.

I created a viable boot image file at 1.4 MB and made sure all the necessary files were on it.

I modified the config.sys and the autoexec.bat with the new command lines you recommended and with the USBCD.sys files; however, I made attempts with both a USBCD1.sys file and USBCD2.sys since I couldn't find the USBCD file and assumed that versions 1 and 2 might work.  NOPE. 

I've attached the files for you to review, showing USBCD1.

[autoexec.bat]
\path=a:\;x:\
mouse.com
LH mscedex /d:USBCD001
ghost.exe

[config.sys]
device=USBCD1.SYS /d:USB1CDRW
lastdrive=z



The other issue is that there are so other variables that could be going wrong:

1. Perhaps the boot disk protocol my CD-RW uses to create a bootdisk is incompatible with my IBMT30 laptop with Windows XP Service Pack 2.  My Iomega USB CD-RW driver uses the El Torito Boot Disk protocol.

2. When I try to force a boot off the USB CD image, I've F12ed all the various startup device options.  NOne work: they all pop right into Windows.  The one that at least pops me into DOS for awhile is the  "IBA 4.1.07 Slot 6240 boot device". That one then gives me an error message that says "PXE-E61 Media Test Error:  Check the cable."


SIX HOURS THIS WEEK-END.  SIX HOURS ANOTHER WEEK END.  I NEED LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

magicwhale wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2006 at 1:11am:

Have you tried Ghost 9 or Ghost 10?  Both come with their own emergency recovery boot  CD, although both versions allow you to also restore files/folders from XP.

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