Clone disks

[Cyber Source]

I can't remember when I hit the snag or why. I do know the disk manu 
software didnt pick it up but now that I think about it, Ghost probably 
was having a problem with the ATA100 controller I had the disk on. 
Thanks for proding my memory, I will try again and let you know if I was 
successful. Peter

Joe Bielli wrote:

>I have had no problems in the past using Ghost to clone linux drives.
>Ghost detects the partitions as type '[83] linux'. The only problem I've
>noticed recently is that Grub (included in RH7.2) will not boot on a
>ghosted drive. Better stick with lilo. You might want to upgrade your
>ghost.
>
>Joe Bielli
>Software Development
>Computer SOS, Inc.
>1505 Cleveland Drive
>Williamsville, NY 14225
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-nflug at nflug.org [mailto:owner-nflug at nflug.org] On Behalf Of
>Cyber Source
>Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 9:22 AM
>To: nflug at nflug.org
>Subject: RE: Clone disks
>
>I would also LOVE to hear about this one, since Ghost and the typical
>disk
>manufacturer's software do not recognize Linux partitions. Peter
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-nflug at nflug.org [mailto:owner-nflug at nflug.org]On Behalf Of
>[Darth] Snowbeam
>Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 9:02 AM
>To: Niagara Frontier Linux Users Group
>Subject: Clone disks
>
>
>
>Hi all, something I would love to see discussed here are clone disks. I
>am
>looking for the pros and cons of using clone disks. I actually want a
>better understanding of them. Over the last couple of months, I have
>found
>I now have some extra disks lying around that could be used as alternate
>boot sources should something happen to my primary disk. Some of my
>queries are:
>
>- Solaris allows for clone disks and alternate disk boot up. Does Linux?
>- Can clone disks be a form of back up? By this I mean, can a clone of
>  your primary disk and partitions be made on a daily basis?
>
>Usually I would go out an ddo the research myself, but as it's something
>that just came up, I thought I would pose my questions here as part of
>such research. Thanks for any info anyone can offer.
>
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>- [Darth] Snowbeam
>
>"It is not fear that keeps the elephant wary of the mouse, it is his
>wisdom that reminds him not to underestimate his opponent" -me
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