[aclug-L] Re: Ghost alternative

[Dustin Keib <dustin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One alternative is to use netcat and dd, however it isn't convenient for lots 
of machines....

http://www.rajeevnet.com/hacks_hints/os_clone/os_cloning.html

Another way you could do this is to use g4u (ghost for unix), an opensource 
(freebsd based) solution...

http://www.feyrer.de/g4u

Another way I have done this with windoze is to boot to a tomsrtbt disk and 
tar/bzip the whole thing, then to restore it on the new machine, just make a 
vfat partiton/format it, untar the whole thing, reboot to win98 boot disk, 
and run fdisk /mbr to restore the boot loader for windoze...  Kindof a pain 
tho...

http://www.toms.net/rb/

Just my $.02
Hope it helps...

Dustin

On Monday 22 September 2003 11:34 am, GunnM@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hey all,
> I seem to remember a discussion on here regarding alternatives to norton
> ghost but I can't seem to remember what all was suggested. It seemed to
> revolve around copying Win XP via boot disk.
> Anyways, if someone remembers the boot disk alternatives mentioned could
> you re-post them. We're looking for an alternative to Ghost here at work to
> backup the contents of Harddrives of our old Windows 95 PC's  before
> reformatting them to install W2K (gotta love HIPAA Compliance)
>
> Thanks,
> Mike G.
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