Boot Flash Drive instead of Boot CD

[Jim22]

I would like to make a bootable flash drive instead of a bootable CD.

The 2012 Manual just mentions bootable media, but the MakeDisk screen listing Select a Target only displays a CD/DVD and does not give a choice of other drives. The same screen was displayed when I made a bootable CD.

Jim

[mjnelson99]

When I go to write to a bootable SD card, I have had no problems.

The card probably needs to be inserted before starting makedisk, though.
Notice what the drive is called as well. That makes it easier to find
the correct place.

Mary


On 2/23/2014 11:54 AM, Jim22 wrote:
> I would like to make a bootable flash drive instead of a bootable CD.
>
> The 2012 Manual just mentions bootable media, but the MakeDisk screen

listing Select a Target only displays a CD/DVD and does not give a

choice of other drives. The same screen was displayed when I made a
bootable CD.
>
> Jim
>
>

[DrTeeth]

On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 10:36:45 PST, just as I was about to take a herb,
MJNelson disturbed my reverie and wrote:

>When I go to write to a bootable SD card, I have had no problems.
>
>The card probably needs to be inserted before starting makedisk, though.
>Notice what the drive is called as well. That makes it easier to find
>the correct place.
>
>Mary

Hi Mary, Hope you are well.
That is how I do it too. In fact, I have never made a bootable CD,
always using flash drives of on type or another. I generally use
too-small-for-anything-else old SD cards in USB adaptors. Same for
BING/BIBM install media.
--

Cheers,

DrT

** Stress - the condition brought about by having to
** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.

[mjnelson99]

On 2/23/2014 2:59 PM, DrTeeth wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 10:36:45 PST, just as I was about to take a herb,
> MJNelson
>
> disturbed my reverie and wrote:
>
>> When I go to write to a bootable SD card, I have had no problems.
>>
>> The card probably needs to be inserted before starting makedisk, though.
>> Notice what the drive is called as well. That makes it easier to find
>> the correct place.
>>
>> Mary
>
> Hi Mary, Hope you are well.
> That is how I do it too. In fact, I have never made a bootable CD,
> always using flash drives of on type or another. I generally use
> too-small-for-anything-else old SD cards in USB adaptors. Same for
> BING/BIBM install media.
>

I am well. Same wishes your way.

I used to do bootable CD/DVDs before my laptop could do otherwise. Now,
rarely. I did put BIBM on a DVD though (could not find a CD).

Mary

[Jim22]

Thanks for the information. I have another question:
I misplaced my original (old) Terabyte downloads, and could only find the Image for DOS and Image for Linux bootable CD’s. I originally used Image for DOS, but discovered the image file had to be on the same physical drive. In other words, I could not recover using an image on an external drive. I had no problems if the image file was on a logical drive. I contacted Terabyte tech support, and think they said the recovery program must use a different operating system than that used by the system requiring a backup. I have a Windows computer, so used Image for Linux. Screen terminology was different, but I went through essentially the same steps and it worked fine.

I checked the Terabyte site, looking at Image for DOS, Windows, and Linux. Overall descriptions seemed to be identical, but an instruction manual is available for Image for Windows. Than I wondered – is it still necessary for me to use Image for Linux to back up a Windows XP computer to an external drive? Incidentally, the new manual mentioned a flash drive as the bootable drive.

Jim

[Eric]

For sure you can use Image For Dos or Image for Windows to backup a Windows to an external drive. And it's not neccessary that the image program be on the external drive. They can be on different drive.
But I don't really understand:
- do you want to create an image of a computer on that external drive?
- or do you want to restore an image file to create a Windows system on that external drive?
- or to copy a Windows sytem installed on a computer to create a Windows install on that disk?

[Jim22]

I want to restore the C: drive on my laptop, using a .tbi image file stored on an external hard drive. I have successfully used IFL in the past, but noticed an instruction manual is available for the current version of IFW. This manual should give info on some of the choices I blindly use, so wanted to use IFW.

Years ago, I attempted to use IFD, but was not successful if the image file was on an external drive. IFD worked fine if the image file was on a logical partition on the hard drive (containing the C: drive requiring restoration). Terabyte tech support suggested IFL.

Not being able to use an external drive seemed to be a serious limitation, and I wondered if the current version of IFW included a fix. While waiting for your answer, I read some other posts, including http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ucf/vi ... f=4&t=1438 which answers my question.

Jim

[Eric]

I suupose (when using IFD) you plug-in the external drive BEFORE powering on the computer?

[TeraByte Support]

If you can't use IFD then just boot Image for Linux and restore. You could
create a TBWinRE or TBWinPE boot disk -
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/howto/


"Jim22" wrote in message news:7617@public.image...

I want to restore the C: drive on my laptop, using a .tbi image file stored
on an external hard drive. I have successfully used IFL in the past, but
noticed an instruction manual is available for the current version of IFW.
This manual should give info on some of the choices I blindly use, so wanted
to use IFW.

Years ago, I attempted to use IFD, but was not successful if the image file
was on an external drive. IFD worked fine if the image file was on a
logical partition on the hard drive (containing the C: drive requiring
restoration). Terabyte tech support suggested IFL.

Not being able to use an external drive seemed to be a serious limitation,
and I wondered if the current version of IFW included a fix. While waiting
for your answer, I read some other posts, including

[
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1438
](http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ucf/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1438)

which answers my question.

Jim

[Jim22]

I don't recall exactly what I did, but don't think that was the problem. Since I was booting from a CD, I would normally connect the external drive before booting. IFD needs to be tweaked when using an external drive. See the earlier posts of http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ucf/vi ... f=4&t=1438 for details. I contacted tech support and at their suggestion switched to IFL.
Jim

Eric wrote:
> I suupose (when using IFD) you plug-in the external drive BEFORE powering
> on the computer?