Welcome, Guest. Please Login
 
  HomeHelpSearchLogin FAQ Radified Ghost.Classic Ghost.New Bootable CD Blog  
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send Topic Print
Bootable Ghost DVD Auto-Restore w/ SATA Drive (Read 21366 times)
likeucare
N00b
Offline


I Love Radified!

Posts: 6
Montreal, Quebec


Back to top
Bootable Ghost DVD Auto-Restore w/ SATA Drive
Sep 18th, 2013 at 11:54am
 
Hey there fellow community! I've been reading this forum for a while and I did find many answers to my countless issues with Ghost, in the past. However, I just discovered a new problem that involves a SATA DVD-ROM with my Lenovo ThinkCentre MT-M82 3302 - F2F.

I'm trying to make a bootable Ghost DVD that auto-restore the image, without ANY user intervention and manipulation.

I did managed to make the bootable DVD with GCDROM.SYS so it recognize the drive but the issue is, the Ghost.exe and Ghosterr.txt aren't seen from the commands. I wonder if the Ramdisc might interfere with the SATA driver or maybe if it is simply incompatible? I did put the BIOS in IDE mode and even so, the ghost dvd boots up but the two mentioned files from above, are still not found.

Either case, I'll post my Autoexec.bat and Config.sys to help you help me!

Autoexec.bat:
Code:
@ECHO OFF
set EXPAND=YES
SET DIRCMD=/O:N
set LglDrv=27 * 26 Z 25 Y 24 X 23 W 22 V 21 U 20 T 19 S 18 R 17 Q 16

P 15
set LglDrv=%LglDrv% O 14 N 13 M 12 L 11 K 10 J 9 I 8 H 7 G 6 F 5 E 4

D 3 C
cls
call setramd.bat %LglDrv%
set temp=c:\
set tmp=c:\
path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\
copy command.com %RAMD%:\ > NUL
set comspec=%RAMD%:\command.com
copy extract.exe %RAMD%:\ > NUL
copy readme.txt %RAMD%:\ > NUL




:ERROR
IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO EXT
echo Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2
echo.
pause
GOTO ERROR

:EXT
%RAMD%:\extract /y /e /l %RAMD%: ebd.cab > NUL
echo The diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive %RAMD%.
echo.

LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000 /D:MSCD001 /D:MSCD002 /L:%CDROM%
REM Copy of ghost on ramdrive
copy %cdrom%:\ghost\ghost.exe %RAMD%:\
copy %cdrom%:\ghost\GHOSTERR.TXT %RAMD%:\

echo Ramdrive: %ramd%
echo Cd-Rom: %cdrom%
echo.


IF "%config%"=="dos" GOTO QUIT
%ramd%:
echo Starting Ghost Recovery
ghost -clone,mode=load,src=%cdrom%:\ghost.GHO,dst=1 -sure
%ramd%:
echo.
echo ####################################################
echo.
echo L'installation de l'OS terminee. Veuillez retirer le cd du

lecteur MAINTENANT.
pause

restart
GOTO QUIT


:QUIT
echo To get help, type HELP and press ENTER.
echo.
rem clean up environment variables
set CDROM=
set LglDrv=


Config.sys: Code:

[menu]
menuitem=ghost, Start a system restore
menuitem=dos, Start Dos
menudefault=ghost,3
menucolor=7,0

[ghost]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000 /C0
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001 /C1
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD002 /C2
device=btdosm.sys
device=flashpt.sys
device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=aspi2dos.sys
device=aspi8dos.sys
device=aspi4dos.sys
device=aspi8u2.sys
device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001

[dos]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000 /C0
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001 /C1
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD002 /C2
device=btdosm.sys
device=flashpt.sys
device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=aspi2dos.sys
device=aspi8dos.sys
device=aspi4dos.sys
device=aspi8u2.sys
device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001

[COMMON]
BREAK=OFF
files=40
buffers=40
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
REM SHELL=COMMAND.COM /P /E:1024
devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 10240
lastdrive=z


Thanks in advance for any feedback!
 
 
IP Logged
 

NightOwl
Radministrator
*****
Offline


"I tought I saw a puddy
tat..."

Posts: 5826
Olympia, WA--Puget Sound--USA


Back to top
Re: Bootable Ghost DVD Auto-Restore w/ SATA Drive
Reply #1 - Sep 18th, 2013 at 2:32pm
 
@
likeucare

Quote:
I did managed to make the bootable DVD with GCDROM.SYS so it recognize the drive but the issue is, the Ghost.exe and Ghosterr.txt aren't seen from the commands.

That sounds like a *path* error of some sort.

Quote:
:ERROR
IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO EXT
echo Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2
echo.
pause
GOTO ERROR

Looks like you are using a MS DOS Win98 floppy boot disk set that requires two disks with Ram Disk support that you have modified.  How did you put the two disk set into the optical disc boot sector?  Are you using the standard 1.44 MB boot sector?  How do you proceed from the first boot disk to the second boot disk data when it prompts you to insert Disk 2?

A list of files and any subdirectories that you have in the boot sector, and a list of files and any subdirectories you have in the data portion of the optical disc would be helpful.

Have you used the F8 key during the initial loading sequence of DOS.  You can select a step-by-step (i.e. line by line) loading of each line of config.sys and autoexec.bat.  You get the result of each line before you proceed to the next.  If there is an error, you can copy it down before proceeding.

Post the *exact* wording of any errors and the line that caused the error.

What drive letter is being assigned to the Ram Drive?
 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

No question is stupid ... but, possibly the answers are Wink !
 
IP Logged
 
likeucare
N00b
Offline


I Love Radified!

Posts: 6
Montreal, Quebec


Back to top
Re: Bootable Ghost DVD Auto-Restore w/ SATA Drive
Reply #2 - Sep 19th, 2013 at 9:55am
 
Hiya NightOwl! Didn't expected a reply this fast! I can see why this place is so reliable!

Quote:
Looks like you are using a MS DOS Win98 floppy boot disk set that requires two disks with Ram Disk support that you have modified.  How did you put the two disk set into the optical disc boot sector?  Are you using the standard 1.44 MB boot sector?  How do you proceed from the first boot disk to the second boot disk data when it prompts you to insert Disk 2?


You are absolutely right. I used a French Win98 SE boot floppy from a friend that he modified. I'm guessing he used that Win98SE Boot floppy and added Ghost boot disk files into it but unsure. I'm still trying to figure out that Ramdisc part but to let you know, I never get the prompt to insert floppy #2 usually, on all my previous Ghosts. It's just with this new machine that use SATA DVD-ROM, it is quite delicate!

Quote:
A list of files and any subdirectories that you have in the boot sector, and a list of files and any subdirectories you have in the data portion of the optical disc would be helpful.


I'll post you the list of files on the boot.ima
Code:
-ASPI2DOS.SYS
-ASPI4DOS.SYS
-ASPI8DOS.SYS
-ASPI8U2.SYS
-ASPICD.SYS
-AUTOEXEC.BAT
-BTCDROM.SYS
-BTDOSM.SYS
-COMMAND.COM
-CONFIG.SYS
-DRVSPACE.BIN
-EBD.CAB
-EBD.SYS
-EXTRACT.EXE
-FDISK.EXE
-FINDRAMD.EXE
-FLASHPT.SYS
-GCDROM.SYS
-HIMEM.SYS
-IO.SYS
-MSDOS.SYS
-OAKCDROM.SYS
-RAMDRIVE.SYS
-README.TXT
-SETRAMD.BAT


On the DVD: There is only one directory which is named "GHOST" and includes four files: GHOST.EXE , GHOSTERR.TXT , MOUSE.COM and MOUSE.INI.

Besides this directory, there is the two ghost-related files on the root of the DVD-RW: ghost.gho and ghost001.ghs.

Quote:
Have you used the F8 key


It haven't crossed my mind but I'll give it a shot on my next tryout!

Quote:
Post the *exact* wording of any errors and the line that caused the error.


Will do on my next tryout, I'll post you the results!

Quote:
What drive letter is being assigned to the Ram Drive?


From what I kept seeing on the boot menu, it mentions the Drive C.

I'll retry my DVD-RW to see the errors and I'll post them asap!
 
 
IP Logged
 
likeucare
N00b
Offline


I Love Radified!

Posts: 6
Montreal, Quebec


Back to top
Re: Bootable Ghost DVD Auto-Restore w/ SATA Drive
Reply #3 - Sep 19th, 2013 at 10:41am
 
Okay, got an update!

From what I could see, it is related to path issue. I took a few photos with my smartphone. I'll type you the errors here and if you'd prefer, I could post you the photos taken although, I'd be open to suggestion for a website where I could drop those.

In any case, I'll type the errors that I saw.

1- DEVICE.ASPI8U2.SYS

Code:
The following file is missing or corrupted: ASPI8U2.SYS
There is an error in your CONFIG.SYS file on line 19
DEVICE=ASPI8U2.SYS /D:MSCD001 [Enter=Y, Esc=N]


2- Might not be an error but I do want to point this out:

Code:
set ramd=C [Yes/No]
if "C"=="C" goto c_drive [Yes/No]
echo Windows 98 has detected that drive C does not contain a valid FAT or FAT32 partition. There are several possible causes. The drive may need to be partitioned.


3- Can't find the path of Ghost.exe and Ghosterr.txt

Code:
copy D:\ghost\ghost.exe C:\ [Yes/No]
File not found - D:\ghost\ghost.exe
0 file(s) copied

Same wording occurs with ghosterr.txt.

echo Ramdrive: C
Ramdrive: C
echo Cd-Rom: D
Cd-Rom: D

Starting Ghost Recovery
ghost -clone,mode=load,src=%cdrom%:\ghost.GHO,dst=1 -sure
Bad command or file name


I'll await your feedback on this!

Thanks!
 
 
IP Logged
 
NightOwl
Radministrator
*****
Offline


"I tought I saw a puddy
tat..."

Posts: 5826
Olympia, WA--Puget Sound--USA


Back to top
Re: Bootable Ghost DVD Auto-Restore w/ SATA Drive
Reply #4 - Sep 20th, 2013 at 9:01am
 
@
likeucare

Well, that's more *error messages* than I expected  Smiley , but the one that appears to be specific to your original post is the last one:

likeucare wrote on Sep 19th, 2013 at 10:41am:
3- Can't find the path of Ghost.exe and Ghosterr.txt

Code:
copy D:\ghost\ghost.exe C:\ [Yes/No]
File not found - D:\ghost\ghost.exe
0 file(s) copied

Same wording occurs with ghosterr.txt.

echo Ramdrive: C
Ramdrive: C
echo Cd-Rom: D
Cd-Rom: D

Starting Ghost Recovery
ghost -clone,mode=load,src=%cdrom%:\ghost.GHO,dst=1 -sure
Bad command or file name 

We can look at the other errors later, and see if we can clean those up, but for now we need to address why the *copy D:\ghost\ghost.exe C:\ * failed.

So need to do a couple relevant tests to see the results:

Back in your first post, you said:

likeucare wrote on Sep 18th, 2013 at 11:54am:
I did managed to make the bootable DVD with GCDROM.SYS so it recognize the drive

And in your reply #2 you said:

Quote:
On the DVD: There is only one directory which is named "GHOST" and includes four files: GHOST.EXE , GHOSTERR.TXT , MOUSE.COM and MOUSE.INI.


So, boot the disc to DOS.  If my reading of the *autoexec.bat* is correct, you should be at the C:\ prompt once the booting is complete.

At the C:\ prompt, type *dir* and press enter--this is the *directory command* that will list everything found on C:.  What do you find?

Now, at the C:\ prompt, type *D:* and enter--this changes the focus from C: to D:.

Now do the *dir* command at the D:\ prompt--what do you find there--files and directory(s)?

We need to confirm that DOS has access to the C: and D: drives, and that the relevant files are actually there.

If the directory command shows that the directory *Ghost* is present on the D: drive, then type *cd ghost* and enter to change the focus from the root directory of D: to the directory D:\ghost\. 

Do a *dir* command there and see if you find the *ghost.exe* file listed.  If so, type *ghost.exe*--does that startup the Ghost interface?

Report back when you have the information.





 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

No question is stupid ... but, possibly the answers are Wink !
 
IP Logged
 
likeucare
N00b
Offline


I Love Radified!

Posts: 6
Montreal, Quebec


Back to top
Re: Bootable Ghost DVD Auto-Restore w/ SATA Drive
Reply #5 - Sep 23rd, 2013 at 12:47pm
 
Hey there!
I've finally was able to solve the main issue and the problem was like you thought at first, bad path. Once this was changed, the DVD booted and the auto-restore started. However, since the ghost image is in two parts, one .gho and one .ghs, the Ghost program ask the user to press "OK" once the .gho part is done copying. What would I have to modify to make the Ghost automatically copy itself without any user intervention?

I'll post my Autoexec.bat and Config.sys that enables me to auto-restore a bootable ghost dvd but still asks me whether to continue or not once it reaches the .GHS ghost file.

AUTOEXEC.BAT
Code:
@ECHO OFF
set EXPAND=YES
SET DIRCMD=/O:N
set LglDrv=27 * 26 Z 25 Y 24 X 23 W 22 V 21 U 20 T 19 S 18 R 17 Q 16 P 15
set LglDrv=%LglDrv% O 14 N 13 M 12 L 11 K 10 J 9 I 8 H 7 G 6 F 5 E 4 D 3 C
cls
call setramd.bat %LglDrv%
set temp=c:\
set tmp=c:\
path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\
copy command.com %RAMD%:\ > NUL
set comspec=%RAMD%:\command.com
copy extract.exe %RAMD%:\ > NUL
copy lisezmoi.txt %RAMD%:\ > NUL

:ERROR
IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO EXT
echo Veuillez inserez la disquette de demarrage Windows 98 nø2
echo.
pause
GOTO ERROR

:EXT
%RAMD%:\extract /y /e /l %RAMD%: ebd.cab > NUL
echo Les outils de diagnostic ont ete charges sur le lecteur %RAMD%.
echo.

LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd000 /L:%CDROM%
REM Copy of ghost on ramdrive
copy %CDROM%:\GHOST\ghost.exe %ramd%:\
copy %CDROM%:\GHOST\GHOSTERR.TXT %ramd%:\

echo Ramdrive: %ramd%
echo Cd-Rom: %cdrom%
echo.

IF "%config%"=="dos" GOTO QUIT
%ramd%:
echo Start Ghost Recovery
ghost -clone,mode=load,src=%cdrom%:\ghost.GHO,dst=1 -sure
%ramd%:
echo.
echo ####################################################
echo.
echo L'installation de l'OS terminee. Veuillez retire le cd du lecteur MAINTENANT
pause

restart
GOTO QUIT


:QUIT
echo Pour obtenir de l'aide, tapez HELP puis appuyez sur la touche ENTRE.
echo.
rem clean up environment variables
set CDROM=
set LglDrv=


CONFIG.SYS
Code:
[menu]
menuitem=ghost, Start a System Restore
menuitem=dos, Start Dos
menudefault=CD,3
menucolor=7,0

[ghost]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
device=gcdrom.sys /D:mscd000
device=gcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=gcdrom.sys /D:mscd002


[dos]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
device=gcdrom.sys /D:mscd000
device=gcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=gcdrom.sys /D:mscd002



[COMMON]
files=10
buffers=10
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 10240
lastdrive=z


Thanks again NightOwl for the help! Now if only I can make it auto install smoothly without requiring me to press "OK", it would be awesome!
 
 
IP Logged
 

NightOwl
Radministrator
*****
Offline


"I tought I saw a puddy
tat..."

Posts: 5826
Olympia, WA--Puget Sound--USA


Back to top
Re: Bootable Ghost DVD Auto-Restore w/ SATA Drive
Reply #6 - Sep 24th, 2013 at 10:55am
 
@
likeucare

Quote:
I've finally was able to solve the main issue and the problem was like you thought at first, bad path. Once this was changed, the DVD booted and the auto-restore started.

Unfortunately, the *this* is not clear as to what you changed that made a difference.

Before you made changes, did you try the *dir* command at the C:\ prompt?  Were you able to access the C: drive?

Before you made changes, did you try the *dir* command at the D:\ prompt?  Were you able to access the D:\ drive?

Reason I'm asking--I'm trying to better understand what was going *wrong* in the first place--if I know that, I'm better able to help others in the future.

So, you have posted an updated config.sys and autoexe.bat. 

In config.sys it looks like you cleared out all the *extra* optical disc DOS drivers that are of no value on a SATA based system.  This makes your boot disc less *generalized*, so now it can not be successfully used on other systems that might have PATA optical drives present.  Many of the DOS optical disc drivers likely are not needed any longer because most folks will not have those older optical drives any longer.  I'm going to copy your original config.sys and highlight where there were possible inconsistencies in the coding syntax:

config.sys--original:

Code:
[menu]
menuitem=ghost, Start a system restore
menuitem=dos, Start Dos
menudefault=ghost,3
menucolor=7,0

[ghost]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000 /C0
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001 /C1
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD002 /C2
device=btdosm.sys
device=flashpt.sys
device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=aspi2dos.sys
device=aspi8dos.sys
device=aspi4dos.sys
device=aspi8u2.sys
device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001

[dos]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000 /C0
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001 /C1
DEVICE=GCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD002 /C2
device=btdosm.sys
device=flashpt.sys
device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=aspi2dos.sys
device=aspi8dos.sys
device=aspi4dos.sys
device=aspi8u2.sys
device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001

[COMMON]
BREAK=OFF
files=40
buffers=40
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
REM SHELL=COMMAND.COM /P /E:1024
devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 10240
lastdrive=z

The */D:* switch is supposed to be a unique device identifier for each individual optical drive.  But, your code used the same identifier 4 different times--so this could have caused some sort of conflict in DOS's mind.  In theory, when a given DOS optical driver did not find a corresponding device, then that driver should not have loaded, but, I sure don't know if that implementation is properly coded or not for each optical driver.

And, that overlap occurs in both the [ghost] menu path, or the [dos] menu path--so if that was causing a problem, it would occur with whichever menu item you chose.

So, if each time the */D:* switch occurred, if the following identifier was made to be unique, then there would have been 6 unique identifiers.

And those unique identifiers need to be correctly listed in the corresponding command line in the  autoexe.bat file:

autoexec.bat--original:

Code:
@ECHO OFF
set EXPAND=YES
SET DIRCMD=/O:N
set LglDrv=27 * 26 Z 25 Y 24 X 23 W 22 V 21 U 20 T 19 S 18 R 17 Q 16 P 15
set LglDrv=%LglDrv% O 14 N 13 M 12 L 11 K 10 J 9 I 8 H 7 G 6 F 5 E 4 D 3 C

cls

call setramd.bat %LglDrv%
set temp=c:\
set tmp=c:\
path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\
copy command.com %RAMD%:\ > NUL
set comspec=%RAMD%:\command.com
copy extract.exe %RAMD%:\ > NUL
copy readme.txt %RAMD%:\ > NUL




:ERROR
IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO EXT
echo Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2
echo.
pause
GOTO ERROR

:EXT
%RAMD%:\extract /y /e /l %RAMD%: ebd.cab > NUL
echo The diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive %RAMD%.
echo.

LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000 /D:MSCD001 /D:MSCD002 /L:%CDROM%
REM Copy of ghost on ramdrive
copy %cdrom%:\ghost\ghost.exe %RAMD%:\
copy %cdrom%:\ghost\GHOSTERR.TXT %RAMD%:\

echo Ramdrive: %ramd%
echo Cd-Rom: %cdrom%
echo.


IF "%config%"=="dos" GOTO QUIT
%ramd%:
echo Starting Ghost Recovery
ghost -clone,mode=load,src=%cdrom%:\ghost.GHO,dst=1 -sure
%ramd%:
echo.
echo ####################################################
echo.
echo L'installation de l'OS terminee. Veuillez retirer le cd du

lecteur MAINTENANT.
pause

restart
GOTO QUIT


:QUIT
echo To get help, type HELP and press ENTER.
echo.
rem clean up environment variables
set CDROM=
set LglDrv=



So, if you had 6 unique identifiers *mscd000* thru *mscd005*, the that line should be:

Code:
LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000 /D:MSCD001 /D:MSCD002 /D:MSCD003 /D:MSCD004 /D:MSCD005 /L:%CDROM% 



So, back to my original questions at the beginning of this post--I'm interested if you were able to access the SATA optical drive at D:\ given your original boot files.  You seem to imply that the optical drive was being seen, and was successfully given a DOS drive letter D:, but then had a copy failure when attempting to access that D: drive.

I assume the copy command was successful using the new boot files, and you can access the D: drive now using the *dir* command?

Did all the other *error* messages disappear?

More next post.
 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

No question is stupid ... but, possibly the answers are Wink !
 
IP Logged
 
NightOwl
Radministrator
*****
Offline


"I tought I saw a puddy
tat..."

Posts: 5826
Olympia, WA--Puget Sound--USA


Back to top
Re: Bootable Ghost DVD Auto-Restore w/ SATA Drive
Reply #7 - Sep 30th, 2013 at 9:24am
 
@
likeucare

Are you still out there? 

Any answers to my questions? 

Did you resolve the issue of Ghost not automatically going to the next spanned file in an image set?
 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

No question is stupid ... but, possibly the answers are Wink !
 
IP Logged
 
likeucare
N00b
Offline


I Love Radified!

Posts: 6
Montreal, Quebec


Back to top
Re: Bootable Ghost DVD Auto-Restore w/ SATA Drive
Reply #8 - Oct 3rd, 2013 at 9:49am
 
Hello NightOwl!
I was out of town for a few days so now, back to give you the details!

You know, actually, I'm quite positive the main problem was the used DVD-RAM (rewrittable) disc might have been damaged, hence the errors that occurred. Once me and my friend gave another chance with a few DVD Recordable, we could eliminate problems one by one.

In fact, the Ram drive was apparently detected before and once we got the path issues cleared, we got the Ghost working and recognizable with the SATA drive.

I know that the config.sys file is missing the PATA drivers, but we chose for this Ghost to be SATA-only. I'm sure there is a way to make it work with all files though! Oh and also, it is slightly faster now without the PATA drivers.

As for the Ghost splitting, we haven't dabbled on it yet so the issue is still unresolved.

Do you have any idea how to auto-acknowledge the "OK" at the prompt?

Thanks a lot NightOwl for your feedback! You've been very enlightening!
 
 
IP Logged
 
NightOwl
Radministrator
*****
Offline


"I tought I saw a puddy
tat..."

Posts: 5826
Olympia, WA--Puget Sound--USA


Back to top
Re: Bootable Ghost DVD Auto-Restore w/ SATA Drive
Reply #9 - Oct 3rd, 2013 at 11:31am
 
@
likeucare

Quote:
As for the Ghost splitting, we haven't dabbled on it yet so the issue is still unresolved.

Do you have any idea how to auto-acknowledge the "OK" at the prompt?

Maybe.  The failure of Ghost to find the next spanned file, both when in DOS doing a restore, as you are attempting, and if one is using Ghost Explorer in Windows to load an image file set, was identified, in some instances, to be a file naming problem.  When some folks were copying and saving the ghost image files, they used new names for the members of the image set which apparently confused Ghost as to what it expected to be the next named file.

See here:  Asking for next span file

But, based on what you posted earlier, this naming issue would not appear to be the issue--but, I need you to look at the file names again to confirm if they are as you posted here: 

likeucare wrote on Sep 19th, 2013 at 9:55am:
Besides this directory, there is the two ghost-related files on the root of the DVD-RW:  ghost.gho and ghost001.ghs.

If your posted names of these files are accurate, then they appear to be the correct naming convention that Ghost will be looking for--and that negates this as a possible fix.

If the names are not as they should be, correct that, re-create the optical disc and try again--does that fix the problem?



As an alternative, if the naming above appears to be correct--do you have Ghost Explorer available?  To make sure that the naming and any internal *flags* that might be being set in the image files of the set, you could use Ghost Explorer to create a new image set that hopefully has the naming and internal flags all correctly set for the whole image.


Open your image file set in Ghost Explorer, go to the menu item *View* and select *Options*.  Ghost Explorer allows you to *Re-compile* a loaded image set to a different size for the spanned files.  In the *Options* dialog box you use this to set the default size of a *Re-compiled* image set.  For this test, just use *2048*, and put a check in the box *Autoname Spans*, and then click *OK*.

Then go to the menu item, and select *Compile...*, follow the prompts.  It's best to give the new image set a new location to save to, to keep it separate from the source image set.  You could probably use the same name, *ghost*, as long as you save to a different location.

Now, re-create your bootable optical disc with the new image set files--do not alter the file names.  Does Ghost now automatically find the next spanned file, and proceed to the end without user intervention?
 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

No question is stupid ... but, possibly the answers are Wink !
 
IP Logged
 
likeucare
N00b
Offline


I Love Radified!

Posts: 6
Montreal, Quebec


Back to top
Re: Bootable Ghost DVD Auto-Restore w/ SATA Drive
Reply #10 - Oct 4th, 2013 at 1:12pm
 
To answer your first question, the file names are appropriate and weren't changed to avoid possible issues.

Although, this should be worth a shot to look into Ghost Explorer. I do have it but barely used it before. I shall see how it goes, if the DVD would proceed appropriately and gonna keep you posted of the result!

It might take a few days until I answer back to you as I am having another business trip starting this weekend. So I'll get back to you ASAP once I'm back home!

Thank you very much NightOwl for your feedback!
 
 
IP Logged
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send Topic Print