[GLLUG] Dual Boot Imaging with partimage?

[Matt Graham]

On Thursday 02 November 2006 16:03, after a long battle with technology, 
Benjamin Cathey wrote:
> I have an XP/Linux dual boot system.  I want to image the HDD and I'm 
> not sure what the best way to go about it is.  I have heard partimage 
> is 'sort of' ntfs compatible.

partimage (and everything, really) can read NTFS without a problem.  
Restoring a partimage-created backup of an NTFS partition should work 
fine as well.  But "image-based" backups are actually more annoying 
than filesystem-based backups in many cases.

> Then, though, you need to backup the partition table as well.

fdisk -l > partitions.txt && lpr -P printer partitions.txt .  Tape 
printed piece of paper to the inside of the case (desktop).  For a 
laptop, I guess you'd print it in a small font, cut it out, and stick 
it to the back of the laptop with clear Mylar.

> have also heard the Norton Ghost can read ext3 but that costs money.

Totally not worth it IMHO.

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