Forum: EasyBoot
Topic: easyboot and ghost image
started by: Mandraker
Posted by Mandraker on Aug. 16 2004,17:12
Hello all , just found out about easyboot , and i was wondering if there is a guide on how to make a dvd that can boot and holds a norton ghost image , which then can replace a messed up partition .

another thing , in what way is the trial version of easyboot limited ?

tia all :)
Posted by MuadDib on Aug. 16 2004,17:14
As far as I know you are restricted to the menu options already implemented. This meaning that you can change everything you want but you cannot add extra options.

Correct me if I;m wrong
Posted by eureka on Aug. 17 2004,08:47
Loading ghost-image using Easyboot.

Please note that this is a generally example how to create a DOS-environment using Easyboot together with Ghost. No guaranties that this will work (haven’t test it myself).
It’s good if you are familiar with DOS-environments, and watch out for troubles according to the differences between NTFS and FAT32-filessystems.
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Create your ghost-image (in this example named “mysystem.gho”).
Put ghost-image (“mysystem.gho”) in appropriate folder (easyboot\disk1).
Create a folder named ghost in easyboot\disk1 and put ghost.exe in this folder.
NOTE!!! You cannot use Ghost32, only Ghost.exe intended to be used in DOS-environments. Ghost v.8 works fine and supports NTFS.
Use WinXP (or WinMe, Win98) to create a bootable floppy, or download from Internet.

In fact, you only need following DOS-files:
Autoexec.bat
Config.sys
VIDE-CDD.SYS (or similar)
MSCDEX (or similar)
Io.sys (probably hidden) created automatically, look above: “create a bootable floppy”.
command.com  created automatically, look above: “create a bootable floppy”.
mode.com   created automatically, look above: “create a bootable floppy”.
Note: no country codes are necessary.
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And now to automatically clone and rebooting using Ghost with Easyboot.
(Note: leave out the switch “–sure” if you want to being prompted to continue cloning).
Autoexec.bat should look like this:

@echo off
MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /L:X
PATH=a:\;a:\dos;x:\ghost
ghost.exe -clone,mode=load,src=X:\mysystem.gho,dst=1:1 -fx -sure –rb
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Config.sys should look like this:

DEVICE=VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:MSCD001
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Create the bootable image using this floppy. Use this image in Easyboot.

As you can figure out above, the CD/DVD-reader unit is “renamed” with a DOS-command to letter X. That means you have to start from unit one of CD/DVD-readers, not the second unit (in case there are several CD/DVD units).  
Note: In this example VIDE-CDD.SYS is used to support CD/DVD-reader in DOS, and of course MSCDEX . You may need/use (or own) another SYS-file supporting your CD/DVD-reader, but you always need MSCDEX (or similar) in autoexec.bat to support CD/DVD-reader in DOS.

He, he… no guaranties. Please test using a DVD-RW in case you fail to create this “universal” DVD-record.

Hope I haven’t mess up my English too much?
Have a nice day...
Posted by Mandraker on Aug. 17 2004,15:24
thanks so far eureka , i will test your suggestions and let u know what happens :)
Posted by xoben on Aug. 18 2004,09:54
There is also a sample floppy image here for reference: < http://www.ezbsys.com/download/ghost.img > .

Posted by Blah on Aug. 18 2004,15:29
Quote (xoben @ Aug. 18 2004,14:54)
There is also a sample floppy image here for reference: < http://www.ezbsys.com/download/ghost.img > .

That would be nice...IF it wasn't in another language..
Posted by Philip on Oct. 08 2004,11:12
I don't recommend the
< http://www.ezbsys.com/download/ghost.img. >
For starters it is in Japanese. Also I couldn't read the ghost file of the DVD! What a waste of a DVD
:(
Posted by eureka on Oct. 08 2004,11:39
Philip!

Use my example (showed earlier here) on how to use Ghost in combination with EasyBoot .
Posted by Thunder on Oct. 21 2004,23:56
I understand the files needed to make a bootable CD or DVD but, what are the settings inside EasyBoot?

How do I point to the ghost.exe and my ghost image?

Do I create an .ini file with the locations?

Example: ghost.exe - clone,mode=pload,src=cdr0001\ghost\backup.gho:1

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Posted by Gork on Oct. 22 2004,01:08
I'm probably being way too simplistic here, so please forgive me if I'm way off base.  I have an EasyBoot DVD with a Ghost submenu containing the ability to launch the Ghost v9 boot CD, four different Ghost 2002 image disks (one with CDROM support, and three with support for different NICs) and a Ghost 2003 image disk with a separate boot menu to choose between two different NICs for network driver letter mapping support.  I have, in fact, been working on this for the past week or so.

As others have mentioned, your ghost image file should work inside the \Disk1 (default) directory.  I'm not sure what version of Ghost you're using, but it sounds like you want to be able to simply run a Ghost executable.  If I understand what you're proposing and I were trying to do the same thing with Ghost 2002 or Ghost 2003 I would create a Ghost floppy image with CDROM support, copy that into the \ezboot (default) directory and simply use the command 'run imagename.img' in EasyBoot.

I use Virtual FD by Kenji Kato to create and mount floppy drive images.  I just disconnect my real floppy through the Windows device manager and create/mount a floppy image with VFD.  I then format the floppy from within Windows.  (You must do this before trying to create the bootable Ghost floppy from within Ghost.  Even though Ghost formats the floppy, it doesn't work right if you don't fist format the floppy from the OS.)  Run Ghost to create the Ghost bootable floppy with CDROM support, unmount the floppy image in VFD and the resulting file is what should be placed in the \ezboot (default) directory.  Be sure to use Windows device manager to reactivate your real floopy drive afterwards...  hehe

Hope this helps and I didn't miss the mark.
Posted by eureka on Oct. 22 2004,09:18
Hello Thunder                On the keyboard: eureka

“How do I point to the ghost.exe and my ghost image?”
Yours example: ghost.exe - clone,mode=pload,src=cdr0001\ghost\backup.gho:1
Must be like this: ghost.exe - clone,mode=pload,src=X:\ghost\backup.gho:1
Here’s the full Autoexec.bat
This example having ghost.exe and backup.gho placed in EasyBoot\disk1\ghost (as you can see, an extra folder named ghost)

@echo off
MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /L:X
PATH=a:\;a:\dos;x:\ghost
ghost.exe ghost.exe - clone,mode=pload,src=X:\ghost\backup.gho:1

Attention: In example above the “backup.gho”-file and ghost.exe is placed together in a separate folder named ghost (maybe more convenient?) Place (copy) this big folder “ghost” to EasyBoot\disk1

Create a bootable floppy and use my text in Autoexec.bat, showed earlier here in this topic. Use WinIso to make a bootable ima-file from floppy, save file with a name like ghost.ima  Place ghost.ima in EasyBoot\disk1\ezboot use:  run ghost.ima  in EsayBoot as command

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If you are able to use EasyBoot together with BartPe, and then open “My Computer”, and look for the letter on CD/DVD-reader that started EasyBoot, you will find that the name of that CD/DVD-reader probably is X:

The root-directory in EasyBoot is EasyBoot\disk1 (here you place your big ghost-backup-file - or in a separate folder named ghost - but remember to change path in Autoexec.bat).
EasyBoot\disk\ezboot is the boot-directory meaning: here you place boot-files like: XXX.ima (like ghost.ima), XXX.img, XXX.bin files and other stuff (background pictures and so on).
In my example I used WinIso to create a “ghost.ima” boot-file from floppy. This ima-file is placed in EasyBoot\disk1\ezboot and used with standard command in EasyBoot: run ghost.ima

I have created a subdirectory with commands in EasyBoot, pointing to different XXX.ima files. One for manually ghost (ghost.ima), one for creating a new ghost-backup-file ghostnew.ima, and finally one ghost file named goback.ima

Have a nice day...
Posted by eureka on Oct. 22 2004,12:55
To Gork

Nice piece of work you done there, especially with ability to use “NICs for network driver”.

Keep up the good work…
Posted by Tattenbach on Oct. 25 2004,06:09
Hello,

This works for Boot CDs but should work for DVDs too.

1) Browse to the link below and use the very useful information there to create your boot CD.
< http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rossstew/drs/bootcd.html >

What you basically need is to lead ghost.exe so you can discard all the extra menus and build a boot CD that will just execute ghost.exe (get yourself a mouse driver and load it before ghost)

Cute mouse driver works for me.

< http://cutemouse.sourceforge.net/ >

2) Use UltraISO to rip the boot information file from that CD (once you have tested it works fine). Save it somewhere (.bif)

3) Use the .bif file above in EasyBoot as run command.

Voila.

With Ghost Users Guide you can learn how to automate tasks using switches (in case you want to start directly imaging your drive or restoring from the DVD)
Posted by Tattenbach on Oct. 25 2004,06:16
Sorry,

I forgot to mention that you have to place the .bif file in the ezboot folder and in the disk1 folder you have to place the ghost file plus the mouse driver.

PS: But if you use the information in point 1 in my previous message you really do not need EasyBoot for this task. EasyBoot would be better for creating a multi-boot CD that would launch Ghost, Acronis True Image and PowerQuest Drive Image, for example.