Subj : imaging
To   : Bob Seaborn
From : Tommi Koivula
Date : Tue Mar 05 2013 07:36 pm

On 5.3.2013 8:54, Bob Seaborn -> Tommi Koivula wrote:

 >> On 4.3.2013 9:01, Bob Seaborn -> Anyone wrote:

 BS>>> I have an os2 box (that runs my Fido system) with HPFS
 >> formatted BS> drives and 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 on a BS> new/replacement drive.

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

 >> I have done the same few times simply by taking the hard disc out
 >> of theOS/2 computer and cloned it in a Windows computer with Norton
 >> Ghost. Also possible to use bootable CD or even a floppy to do the
 >> job.


 BS> What version Ghost?  I don't believe the newest versions will work
 BS> with HPFS.

I cannot remember the version, it has been few years when I last cloned
my OS/2 disk. Pretty old I think, 2003 or so.

However, the version that I used was able to clone the whole drive
sector by sector. It had no idea about any file systems on it.

'Tommi

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