Subj : imaging
To   : Bob Seaborn
From : Mike Luther
Date : Mon Mar 04 2013 11:37 am

Hi Bob...

 BS>       I have an os2 box (that runs my Fido system)
 BS> with HPFS formatted drives and
 BS> the drives are failing.

 BS>       Does anyone have any software (or suggestion) that will accurately
 BS> build an image of an HPFS drive, and then replicate it 
 BS> on a new/replacement drive.


 BS>       Anything to avoid complete rebuilding of the OS/2 system  on a new
 BS> drive.  :)



 BS>                        .....Bob


You betcha!  The most wonderful application for this I've ever seen is DFSEE 
which can be completely researched at www.dfsee.com for you.  It can completely 
service, clone, copy DOS/OS2/Windows/Linux hard disks and at least from even a 
DOS boot it can completely service HPFS OS/2 stuff.  Log on and take a look at 
what the author Jan van Wijk has created.  It is a treasure of a tool.

And individual can get a package of it for real cheap, as well as a limited use 
edition for trial purposes.  At the $25 or so USD bucks for a licensed version 
that has *ALL* the op system inter-related tools on it I'd think that ANYONE 
would be willing to pay Jan for his work.

If you are in the USA, since Jan is in the Netherlands, you can make a deal 
with BMT Micro to electronically transfer your little bitty payment for it. 
Rather than a large buckload for an international certified check.  Or if you 
are using a credit card that can internationally do it for you as far as I know 
it won't be too bad.

You will be SHOCKED at what you can do with OS/2 stuff all the way from DOS to 
OS/2 MPTS or JFS formatted disk stuff.  I use his tools all the time to back up 
all my work even cross between HPFS SCSI stuff to USB plug in drive stuff!

The current level of his work is DFSEE 1.15 which works just fine here.


Mike Luther as N117C at 1:117/100 for this message.





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