Re: FN-FORUM: Re-instating everything for a Disk Image

date posted 20th August 2005 14:28

On 18 Aug 2005 12:51:59 -0000, Robert Keight >
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> Question: is it possible to re-instate everything in one go from a disk
> image if you have to re-format your harddrive?=20
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Yes.

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> 1. would the BIOS still work with the re-instated system?
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Yes

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> 2. How would I get the disk image onto the harddrive without any operatin=
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> system installed in the first place to carry out this task? I suppose I'd
> have to boot from a CD with ghosting software on?
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Do a PXE network boot or use a LiveCD with disk imaging software.

I've never done the PXE thing, but have successfully used the
PartitionImage software ( http://www.partimage.org/ ) from a Recovery
Is Possible (RIP) LiveCD (
http://www.tux.org/pub/people/kent-robotti/looplinux/rip/ ). PartImage
is one of the packages that comes on the RIP CD.

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