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  • 1.  Creating a bootable DVD that includes an existing image on the same DVD

    Posted Sep 22, 2011 06:47 AM

    I am trying to create a bootable DVD which includes the first file from an image set.  I have followed the instructions at

    http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/on-technology.nsf/docid/2008110412374160?OpenDocument&seg***=ent&ExpandSection**=2&ExpandSection*=1,2&ExpandSection=2#_Section1

    using 2GB image files and the following lines for the contents of the start.bat within the Ghost Boot Wizard:

     

    @echo off
    Rem – scan for a file in the root of the DVD called IMAGE.GHO and set system variable %DVD% 
    for %%f in (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ) do if exist %%f:\IMAGE.GHO set DVD=%%f:
    x:
    cd \ghost
    Ghost32 -clone,mode=restore,src=%DVD%\IMAGE.GHO,dst=1 -sure -rb
     
    I've also tried the following for the contents of start.bat instead of the lines above:
     
    @echo off
    x:
    cd \ghost
    Ghost32 -clone,mode=restore,src=@CD1,dst=1 -sure -rb
     
    Everything starts off ok with the first disc, but when Ghost requests the second disc it unfortunately aborts with the error "Internal Error 36000", "An internal inconsistency has beed detected."  I have repeated this on a USB stick where all of the image files are on the same stick and it works like a dream. Anyone know why it won't work on DVDs?
     
    Many thanks for your help.
     
    Nick
     


  • 2.  RE: Creating a bootable DVD that includes an existing image on the same DVD

    Posted Sep 22, 2011 08:39 AM
    Dst drive change it accordingly
     
    x:
    cd \ghost
    rem --- This will create primary OS drive configuration ---
    ghost32.exe -ntexact /setosdrives /blind >> x:\ghost\startlog.txt
    if exist D:\Image.gho x:\ghost\ghost32.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=D:\Image.gho ,dst=1
    if exist E:\Image.gho x:\ghost\ghost32.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=E:\Image.gho ,dst=1
    if exist F:\Image.gho x:\ghost\ghost32.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=F:\Image.gho ,dst=1
    if exist G:\Image.gho x:\ghost\ghost32.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=G:\Image.gho ,dst=1
    if exist H:\Image.gho x:\ghost\ghost32.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=H:\Image.gho ,dst=1
    if exist I:\Image.gho x:\ghost\ghost32.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=I:\Image.gho ,dst=1
    if exist J:\Image.gho x:\ghost\ghost32.exe -clone,mode=restore,src=J:\Image.gho ,dst=1


  • 3.  RE: Creating a bootable DVD that includes an existing image on the same DVD

    Posted Sep 22, 2011 10:03 AM

    its "If Exists "



  • 4.  RE: Creating a bootable DVD that includes an existing image on the same DVD

    Posted Sep 22, 2011 10:43 AM

    Thanks both.  I think that Harshu is correct with "if exist", but there shouldn't be a space before the final comma. I'm just making the boot disc again, and will report back.

     

    Nick



  • 5.  RE: Creating a bootable DVD that includes an existing image on the same DVD

    Posted Sep 22, 2011 11:28 AM

    I have used the updated version of start.bat as shown above (but without the erroneous space) but that has given me the error "Application Error 27074", "Ghost has detected corruption in the image file. Please perform an integrity check on the image."

    I recreated the disc again, but again I received the same error. This seems so flaky! sad

     

    Nick



  • 6.  RE: Creating a bootable DVD that includes an existing image on the same DVD

    Posted Sep 22, 2011 01:24 PM

    Remove -ntexact switch from the script and re-try



  • 7.  RE: Creating a bootable DVD that includes an existing image on the same DVD
    Best Answer

    Posted Sep 22, 2011 01:57 PM

    How are you creating the DVDs?

    If I recall correctly, Nigel Bree, one of the Ghost developers, has posted that the CD burning software in GSS was far from being perfect. You may be able to find his past postings on this topic using the search engine.

    Might be worth checking the integrity of the Ghost files on the DVDs against the originals on hard disk as well.



  • 8.  RE: Creating a bootable DVD that includes an existing image on the same DVD

    Posted Sep 23, 2011 10:27 AM

    Well, thanks to you guys I have succeeded!  I removed the -ntexact switch as suggested by Harshu, and then instructed GBW to create an ISO file. I then burned that image to disc using Roxio. It would appear that, as EdT pointed out, GBW's burning software is faulty.

    Thanks again for your suggestions and help.

     

    Nick

     

    Edit:  I also ran "fc /b" to compare the image files on my hard disk with those that GBW had originally written to the disc that failed, and found that they were not identical.