(OT) DOS <shudder> networking

[Sean]

Ghost a drive than dd it to make the image and zip it. Than either dont
tell the powers that be what happened or convince them you found a cheaper
more compatible system for less money that actually works. =)


On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Stephen Weber wrote:

> The plan is to have a standard image for each computer type, all of a type 
> being identical.
> 
> dd would not work right now, as the images are compressed in ghost's 
> personal file type. I probably could not convince the powers that be to 
> change it.
> 
> Steve
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Sean <picasso@madflower.com>
> To: Benjamin Minshall <minshal1@pilot.msu.edu>
> CC: Stephen Weber <grego_weber@hotmail.com>, linux-user@egr.msu.edu
> Subject: Re: (OT) DOS <shudder> networking
> Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 10:48:20 -0400 (EDT)
> 
> wont dd only write a disk the exact size of the image? he might have
> different sized drives on his various machines.
> 
> On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Benjamin Minshall wrote:
> 
>  > Ahhh, a pure Linux solution - ditch GHOST all together.  Create a linux 
> boot
>  > disk with NFS support and mount a drive on your server.
>  >
>  > To create the image run:  # dd if=/dev/hda 
> of=/path/to/network/myimage.bin
>  >
>  > Do the inverse to clone the machine back: # dd 
> if=/path/to/network/myimage.bin
>  > of=/dev/hda
>  >
>  > I'm not sure if dd needs any more parameters than that..perhaps someone 
> else
>  > could add to my idea.
>  >
>  > -Ben
>  >
>  > Stephen Weber wrote:
>  >
>  > > I guess my Linux question was "is there a way to ghost the drives off 
> of a
>  > > Linux boot disk?"
>  > >
>  > > sorry,
>  > > Steve
>  > >
>  > > ----Original Message Follows----
>  > > From: Ben Pfaff <pfaffben@msu.edu>
>  > > Reply-To: pfaffben@msu.edu
>  > > To: "Stephen Weber" <grego_weber@hotmail.com>
>  > > CC: linux-user@egr.msu.edu
>  > > Subject: Re: (OT) DOS <shudder> networking
>  > > Date: 29 Jun 2000 12:05:15 -0400
>  > >
>  > > "Stephen Weber" <grego_weber@hotmail.com> writes:
>  > >
>  > >  > Over where I'm working right now we're in an all Windows98 area. The 
> boss
>  > >  > wants to be able to use ghost from any computer, just pop in a boot 
> disk
>  > > to
>  > >  > the computer to have it done to, and get the image off the network.
>  > > Problem
>  > >  > is, ghost is dos-based, and we can't connect from DOS.
>  > >  >
>  > >  > any suggestions? I'm wrestling with MS Network Client for dos, but 
> I'd
>  > > like
>  > >  > to hear from you guys. Is there a Linux solution here that I could 
> use?
>  > >
>  > > Let me get this straight.  You're asking for a Linux solution for
>  > > DOS networking?  I think the answer is no^Whell no.  If you're
>  > > asking another question then maybe you should explain further.
>  > >
>  > > Ben
>  > >
>  > > 
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