TeraByte Unlimited

Hi,

I noticed that with Image for Linux there were new options when creating a bootdisk. I chose the 'Simple' option, burned a disk and then went to try it out. What I found was something of mess there is no way to backup an HDD partition (as I would normally want to do). Instead there was a 'start screen' with the following options (only):

"Please choose which operation you would like to perform at this time:

* Backup this computer to an alternate drive.
* Restore a backup to this computer.
* Validate a previous backup to check its integrity.
* Copy a hard drive to another hard drive."

I thought that to backup a partition I would choose the first option, "Backup this computer to an alternate drive."

I tried that but on selecting the hard drive offered (there is only one on the computer) I got the following error message:

"ERROR
No usable HD found!
Press enter and try again in a few seconds."

Needless to say I got no further with trying to backup my boot partition.

I also tried the fourth option, "Copy a hard drive to another hard drive." But only got the same error message for trying that.

Seems that maybe the selections for this 'Simple' bootdisk aren't working at all. Someone at Terabyte needs to have a look at this.

I also tried making a v2.97 'Traditional (default)' bootdisk and that worked as per normal with no problems. Don't think I'll be trying the 'Simple' boot again in the near future.

P.S. Though I use Image for Linux I do have a Windows 7 computer - I just prefer the Image for Linux GUI bootdisk because it is more reliable by way of the user interface than the Image for DOS GUI bootdisk.

Because Simple Operations mode always backs up (or copies) the entire hard drive, it requires a 2nd drive to back up or copy to. For imaging, this would usually be an external USB drive, or similar. Also, you can change back to the traditional IFL menu by going into Settings and unchecking Simple Operations. Simple Operations mode is explained in the IFL manual starting on page 78.


Radish wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I noticed that with Image for Linux there were new options when creating a
> bootdisk. I chose the 'Simple' option, burned a disk and then went to try
> it out. What I found was something of mess there is no way to backup an HDD
> partition (as I would normally want to do). Instead there was a 'start
> screen' with the following options (only):
>
> "Please choose which operation you would like to perform at this time:
>
> * Backup this computer to an alternate drive.
> * Restore a backup to this computer.
> * Validate a previous backup to check its integrity.
> * Copy a hard drive to another hard drive."
>
> I thought that to backup a partition I would choose the first option,
> "Backup this computer to an alternate drive."
>
> I tried that but on selecting the hard drive offered (there is only one on
> the computer) I got the following error message:
>
> "ERROR
> No usable HD found!
> Press enter and try again in a few seconds."
>
> Needless to say I got no further with trying to backup my boot partition.
>
> I also tried the fourth option, "Copy a hard drive to another hard
> drive." But only got the same error message for trying that.
>
> Seems that maybe the selections for this 'Simple' bootdisk aren't working
> at all. Someone at Terabyte needs to have a look at this.
>
> I also tried making a v2.97 'Traditional (default)' bootdisk and that
> worked as per normal with no problems. Don't think I'll be trying the
> 'Simple' boot again in the near future.
>
> P.S. Though I use Image for Linux I do have a Windows 7 computer - I just
> prefer the Image for Linux GUI bootdisk because it is more reliable by way
> of the user interface than the Image for DOS GUI bootdisk.

Ah! Okay, Tom thanks very much for the reply. I'll read the relevant sections of the manual now.