Chris Sanders

On Ghost 2003 the flag is -fdsp, rather than -fpsd.

Full command line for a whole disk clone would be:
ghost -fdsp -clone,mode=COPY,src=1,dst=2

Where 1 is HD #1 as identified by ghost, and 2 is HD #2 as identified by ghost. Make sure you state the appropriate numbers as per your configuration.

We’re using Ghost 8.2. Is there an equivalent in the GUI to these switches, -fpsd, that can be checked on?

Does this only work when you do disk-to-disk?

I tried using the -fdsp switch on a disk-to-image and then again from image to another disk, and Vista would not start. Gave me an error on “winlock.exe”

http://www.symantec.com/smb/products/overview.jsp?pcid=cli_mgmt&pvid=ghost

Full support for Windows Vista and 64-Bit operating systems.

The command line
ghost -fdsp -clone,mode=COPY,src=1,dst=2
would have treat the small Service Partition of the first disk as the source disk and the main active bootable partition of the first disk as the destination disk. Had i proceeded my active boot partition wouuld be gone!

I simply use “Ghost -fdsp” command line, with selected IMAGE BOOT under the IMAGE/TAPE tab in the Ghost.exe GUI menu.

Then then selected reset computer when clone was completed. I hit the on/off button as soon as windows was trying to restart so as not to risk the original disk and cloned disk cross linked.

The Vista clone disk worked without touching:
BCDEDIT /set {bootmgr} device boot
BCDEDIT /set {default} device boot
BCDEDIT /set {default} osdevice boot.
(don’t know what they are anyway)

Is there a switch that prserve source drive ID?

@Nrahc, may I know if you can now clone vista using ghost without error?

Chris,
Thanks very much for the -fpsd switch recommendation. It worked like a charm. I am using ghost 2003 build 793 and Vista. I added the -fpsd switch to the end of the Ghost.exe entry in Autoexec. I added nothing else to it. I tried the -fdsp switch but received an error when Ghost loaded. Ghost 2003 build 793 without the added switch (-fpsd) would give me an error after restoring the image.

I have a question. Wonder if this switch will work with XP (my brother and Dad’s OS)?

Again, thanks, Chris.

Bob Good

Will this Switch work for creating an Image I have created an Image with Ghost Solution Sweet 1.0 and it wont work

Hi,

I tres the “ghost -fdsp -clone,mode=COPY,src=1,dst=2″
command and I was not succesful in any way.

I tried the “ghost -fdsp” alone and it did not work either.

I finally tried the suggested by Nrahc and it still did not worked.

Any more suggestions?
Thanks

I have been using Ghost 2003 since it came. My question is: Can I upgrade Ghost 2003 with V 1.2 Ghost Solution Suite?
Where to buy it?

Thank you

Thanks Chris

I need to make bootable CD’s using Ghost 2003 with USB and CDDVD support only. I don’t use A: or B: they are worthless. What can I do? I have an external disk to keep backup’s but I have to be in XP to start Ghost and restore.

Thanks for your help

Alex

Or you can use this : http://www.netbootdisk.com
You can make Floppy, CD and USB versions (I use them all) and put ghost on it. It will automatically detect 100′s of nics and works like a charm.

Seb:

Care to share an ISO of the netbootdisk? Just tell me where to drop my ghost.exe. I can’t seem to create an CD version of it with ghost on it.

Thanx

I have wrestled with trying to Ghost Vista for a year now with no luck, but
ghost -fdsp -clone,mode=COPY,src=1,dst=2
worked GREAT!

Thanks!!!
Darrell

This is what worked for me, we use Ghost 8.3.

Setup the image,
then run command prompt with admin rights and type
BCDEDIT /set {bootmgr} device boot partition=c:
BCDEDIT /set {default} device boot partition=c:
BCDEDIT /set {default} osdevice boot partition=c

Notice the last part “partition=c:”, it wasn’t working for me without that part.
Once that’s done you can run sysprep

c:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /unattend:scriptfile

Hope this helps!

i forgot to mention… Run sysprep from an administrator command prompt, but you probably already know that

I have been running Ghost 2003 since, well, 2003 with no problems. I got a new computer and it came with Vista, and Ghost 2003 didn’t work. I got a copy of the latest and greatest, Version 14, and it worked, kinda. Rather than have a duplicate image I only had one partition. A call to symantec confirmed that V14 wouldn’t do what 2003 would do. I would have to copy the partitions one at a time. Of course they don’t support 2003 now.

After doing some digging I came up with these documents on Symantec’s web site. This is the Reference Guide: ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/ghost/manuals/symghost_8/Ghost_ref_guide.pdf
This is the Users Manual: ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/products/ghost/manuals/ghost2003_guide.pdf. Starting on page 154 of the Users Guide are the switches that can be used with Ghost.

I used the -id (image disk) switch and it worked like a charm. Just like it always did. I just edited the Autoexec.bat file to read “ghost -id” (without the quotes) and Vista started up without a hitch. Just make the clone drive the SATA0 drive, and Vista starts right up.

The new computer came with SATA drives and contrary to other comments I am using Ghost v789 and didn’t have to do any upgrading.

A curiosity that stands out right away is that I thought I had 4 partitions on the hard disk. Using the -id switch, Ghost showed 9 partitions! Lot’s of hidden stuff in Vista, I guess. One word of caution, and it is spelled out in the Users Guide. The destination drive must be the same size or larger (I went 500gb-750gb) and it copies *everything* from the first drive, all sectors, and it cannot re-size the partitions. It took almost 2 hours to clone the 500gb drive at 4gb/min transfer rate, but having a no hassle exact copy is worth it. Hope this helps somebody else.

As a follow up to the post on 12/13 regarding Ghost 2003 and Vista. As I mentioned I cloned a 500gb–>750gb disk with no problems using the “-id” switch. However trying to clone the 750–>500 I got an error message that the destination drive was too small. I couldn’t find a work around for this. So if you want to use this method you will have to get two drive that are identical. I’d bet they have to be exact duplicates, because if one is 1k difference, you will probably have problems going back and forth.

I tried to make a image back-up of my pc with window vista, using the Ghost 2003 with previous mentioned command line switch -fpsd, then my pc hang at PC DOS 7.1 Setup Menu. Either the choice of 1. Run Norton Ghost Dos Operation or 2. Return to Windows without running NOrton Ghost works. It does nothing with choice 1 and it says Return to windows… with choice 2, But nothing happens.
Is there a way to return to Windows Vista?
Thanks!

Use Ghost 2003. Boot from Stiffy, make sure Image All is selected, and it works a charm, any version of Vista.

What is Stiffy then?

You know, I didn’t even see Casper’s comment when I made mine (how could I miss that?). Sorry Casper, you had it first!