Free Image program like Norton Ghost

[Garibaldi]

I am looking for a free image program like Norton Ghost. I want to install slackware linux on my computer but I only have 1 hd and don't want to have to reinstall windows just to install slackware. I tried shrinking my ntfs partition but I couldn't because it has bad sectors. So I guess my only real option would be to make an image of my current windows install (its about 8 GB) and burn it to a couple dvds. Then delete my current ntfs... repartition... and restore my windows setup. Is there a free app that can do this that is fairly easy to use (it would be nice if it was on a live-cd or something)?

[Shadow57]

I am looking for a free image program like Norton Ghost. I want to install slackware linux on my computer but I only have 1 hd and don't want to have to reinstall windows just to install slackware. I tried shrinking my ntfs partition but I couldn't because it has bad sectors. So I guess my only real option would be to make an image of my current windows install (its about 8 GB) and burn it to a couple dvds. Then delete my current ntfs... repartition... and restore my windows setup. Is there a free app that can do this that is fairly easy to use (it would be nice if it was on a live-cd or something)?

You can look at Digital Dolly. Don't know if that's what you want.

It's for Windows but I saw remarks made about it for Linux too.

http://www.download.com/3302-2248_4-10220910.html

http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/Digital-Dolly/3000-2248_2-10220910.html?tag=lst-0-1

Karen

[Garibaldi]

Thanks, I'll take a look at that. I AM looking for an app for windows, but the reason I want to make the image is to install inux.

[Soopafresh]

Aye !

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/DrvImagerXP.shtml

[Garibaldi]

Aye !

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/DrvImagerXP.shtml

Will this do what I want though? Does it make an actual backup of the drive (since it doesn't copy the files)? So could I use this app to make a copy of my partition, install a brand new cd, and put my install of windows completely on there from that backup?

[Garibaldi]

You can look at Digital Dolly. Don't know if that's what you want.

It's for Windows but I saw remarks made about it for Linux too.

http://www.download.com/3302-2248_4-10220910.html

http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/Digital- ... ag=lst-0-1

Well I tried resizing in this and it said I need to defrag so I booted back into windows but at boottime it said"Missing Operating System" and wanted me to insert a bootdisk, I don't even think they make those (except for setup ones) for XP. I guess I'll have to reinstall..... I had most of my info backed up.

[Shadow57]

You can look at Digital Dolly. Don't know if that's what you want.

It's for Windows but I saw remarks made about it for Linux too.

http://www.download.com/3302-2248_4-10220910.html

http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/Digital- ... ag=lst-0-1

Well I tried resizing in this and it said I need to defrag so I booted back into windows but at boottime it said"Missing Operating System" and wanted me to insert a bootdisk, I don't even think they make those (except for setup ones) for XP. I guess I'll have to reinstall..... I had most of my info backed up.

Hi Garibaldi,

I'm sorry it didn't work for you. I never used the program, so
it was just a suggestion.

Now try the one that Soopafresh posted.

Everybody already knows which program not to use!

I'm sorry, just kidding!

Karen

[Garibaldi]

Hi Garibaldi,

I'm sorry it didn't work for you. I never used the program, so
it was just a suggestion.

Now try the one that Soopafresh posted. smile.gif

Everybody already knows which program not to use!

I'm sorry, just kidding!

Thanks anyway. I got windows reinstalled... just trying to get all my devices and stuff configured again. Gonna try repartitioning again soon though.

[Soopafresh]

Perhaps a bit of pain up front (to reinstall XP), but just think - now you can partition resize AND you'll have a fast running machine with a nice small registry (for the time being)


As soon as you reinstall, defrag that puppy. Keep it nice and neat from the start.

[Garibaldi]

Perhaps a bit of pain up front (to reinstall XP), but just think - now you can partition resize AND you'll have a fast running machine with a nice small registry (for the time being) smile.gif


As soon as you reinstall, defrag that puppy. Keep it nice and neat from the start.

Yeah... it is a good oportunity.... the only thing I really lost was my firefox bookmarks... not that important anyway

[Skith]

Perhaps a bit of pain up front (to reinstall XP), but just think - now you can partition resize AND you'll have a fast running machine with a nice small registry (for the time being) smile.gif


As soon as you reinstall, defrag that puppy. Keep it nice and neat from the start.

Yeah... it is a good oportunity.... the only thing I really lost was my firefox bookmarks... not that important anyway

Sometimes I wish I would *lose* my bookmarks. I can't ever find what I need, I have so many. :P
Not to mention that I am to lazy to try and clean them out!

[Garibaldi]

Sometimes I wish I would *lose* my bookmarks. I can't ever find what I need, I have so many. mad.gif tongue.gif redface.gif
Not to mention that I am to lazy to try and clean them out!

Yeah... I made alot of useless ones too.... like links to a whole bunch of linux distros I don't even care about!

[808smokey]

when it says "insert boot disk..." most of the time you just need to copy "NTLDR" back to the C: and it should work

[Garibaldi]

when it says "insert boot disk..." most of the time you just need to copy "NTLDR" back to the C: and it should work

That would have worked except that I couldn't access C:, even in knoppix. Digital Dolby must have actually corrupted my fs on C, rendering it unusable and inaccessible.

[Garibaldi]

I got linux installed and lilo working... but this is the error I get when I try to run startx as root (sorry about the flash):

[Soopafresh]

You were questioning the integrity of that drive. Have you checked the S.M.A.R.T stats on it ? Also, check out http://www.linuxquestions.org - it's the VideoHelp.Com of Linux.

Oh yeah, you'll like this http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

[gmatov]

If ntldr was what you needed to get up and running, you should hunt up a 98 Boot Disk, copy ntldr to it, and boot from the floppy to an A:\ prompt, access the C:\ drive then the folder where it belongs, and copy it there.

I run 98 and 2K concurrently, when 2K gives me a ntkrnl error, I boot to 98 and copy/paste to 2K partition, Sys 32, I think.

I don't know from NTFS, though, so don't know if a DOS disk will let you see ntfs files to copy to.

Cheers,

George

[Garibaldi]

Yep, I'm Garibaldi3489 at www.linuxquestions.org. Here is the topic that I posted there.: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=282650
Fortunately I got everything working. I wrote lilo to a floppy and that works.. so all I have to do to run slackware is stick it in. X was a pain but I was able to get it working by copying the xorg.conf file from my old topologilinux install (and modifying it for the old nvidia drivers) into /etc/X11/ in Slackware. After a few trys all it took was startx to get KDE going. Now I'll just have to do some swaret updating and update my video driver.
Thanks for all your help!

[ViRaL1]

You may also want to check into that huge white spot on your monitor. :P

[Sifaga]

:P 8)

[Garibaldi]

You may also want to check into that huge white spot on your monitor.

Yeah, it makes reading stuff really hard!