Using Ghost.exe from Dos | Raid 0 - Need Help

[wael]

Hi,

I really need help in figuring this out, I can't find information on it at all, I would like to use my ghost 8.2

from dos to image a laptop which contains 2 hard drives set in raid 0.

I've read in some sites that I should use ghost.exe -ia but it didn't work, ghost was just hanging and

waiting for nothing, it looked as if it is going to start the process of creating the image but it doesn't do it.

I know that it can be done because there is an older ghost image of the laptop that can be restored just

fine to the laptop.

please help its quite urgent, thanks in advance,

[rjz]

I had the same problem to but with mirroring on sata. I guess it depoends on the hd controller.

I had the same problem to but with mirroring on sata. I guess it depoends on the hd controller.

[albator]

use the bootable disc, why you want to use dos ?

[Frechdax3000]

norton ghost use the F6 methode oder winpe to install mass ide/sata drivers

i think only version above 8.x are can doing that

i am not sure

[wael]

Hi thanks for reply everyone,

Riz, they are actually 2 SATA harddrives, I've read in couple of site that the reason ghost doesn't create the image could be because of the fact that they are SATA and not because of the raid 0 factor !!

I've also read that if I used ghost -NOIDE would work but it didn't

Were you able to create an image of your 2 SATA drives and how?

can you please explain what you mean by "depends on the hd controller"

albator, I am using a bootable cd from DOS then I load ghost.exe 8.2

Frechdax3000, I have WinPE, when I loaded it, it didn't actually recognize the SATA drives, which version of WinPE are you using.

I would still prefer to do it using Ghost 8.2 From Dos, there just has to be a way, I mean I already have an ghost image the came with the laptop to prove it.

Thanks

Edited December 18, 2005 by wael

[Frechdax3000]

hmm i have servaral versions of winPe, most of them are costumized

exemplae:

- miniPE.v2k5.09.03-XT.iso from digiwiz( contains many appz )

- barts pe special edition from an german computermagazin called "C'T" + some pe plugins

and same multiboot recovery cd's wich contains most of the imaging appz

( norton/acronis etc. )

these all using winPe with the option during boot prozess to integrate an sata/raid mass storage drive with the funktions key F6

i dont know how can you build in this option in your norton recovery cd

sorry

[Takeshi]

It's not RAID problem as Ghost 2003/8 works just fine in my PC with IDE RAID.

As for SATA, it'd help if you list your hardware.

Also there's the -FNI switch and

Upgrading to the latest version of Norton Ghost 2003 or Symantec Ghost 8.x resolves the problem.

.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ghost...003032512525325

[wael]

Takeshi,

my system is

Clevo D900T Laptop

FastTrack Bios

P4 3.4

2G Ram

2 X 100 GIG SATA 5400 rpm

.....

unfourtnatly I already tried the -NOIDE switch and still didn't help, should I try the -FNI but this is only if you have one SATA and one IDE according to your link.

[rjz]

I tried to use it with ghost and sata mirroring and also with 1 sata drive. Bith failed to clone. I will try othher methods later.