nvraid and ghost *SOLVED*

[DrCool]

okay, we've got a case of tried and true software, not working with new technology!

ghost has been the best thing since sliced bread for years now, but i'm a little irritated after trying to make a backup of my nvidia RAID array..

ghost doesn't properly recognize the array or my standalone SATA drive. I can't make backups, or restore images to them..

I've done some web research and it seems others are having the same issues..

i'm wondering if nVidia / MSI / Symantec will step up to the plate with a solution.

It seems there are no imaging programs that work with nvraid, which is very dissapointing.

If anyone has access to Anand / MSI / nVidia / Symantec / HardOCP, etc.. could you forward this information on to them, so they can get a resolution.

 

[DrCool]

Using Ghost in NVRAID
Problem
The Symantec Ghost Client can interface with hard disk controllers by accessing the
appropriate memory and hardware locations directly. However, in doing so, this can
bypass the RAID enhancements that are provided by the system BIOS. The system
BIOS understands the underlying disk and RAID array structures and formats. In
order to properly use Ghost to interact with a RAID volume, the user should ensure
that the tool is operating in a mode where it does not talk directly to the hardware
resources, but rather communicates using the system BIOS.

Solution
In order to use Ghost in a RAID volume, the user must:
1. Disable the Ghost Direct Disk Access
2. Force it to rely on Extended INT13 to access the disk

Ghost Version 7.5
To set these options for Ghost Version 7.5, do the following:
1. Start Ghost from the DOS prompt. (Not the Windows Command
2. Prompt session)
3. Select the ?Options? (ALT+O) menu
4. Scroll to the ?HDD Access? tab
5. Select the ?Use Extended Interrupt 13h disk access? (ALT+E)
6. Select the ?Disable direct IDE access support? (ALT+B)
7. Select the ?Disable direct ASPI/SCSI access support? (ALT+B)
8. Press (ALT+A) to activate the ?Accept? button to use the new settings
9. Proceed to run Ghost as normal

Ghost Version 8.0
To set the options for Ghost Version 8.0, do the following:
1. Use the command line option to disable direct disk access and enable INT13
2. In DOS prompt, start Ghost with this command line: ghost.exe -ffx -fni
Note:
ffx - Prefers the use of Extended Interrupt 13h disk access for hard disk
operations.
fni - Disable direct IDE access support for IDE hard disk operations.

VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO KYLE BENNETT OF HARDOCP

 

[DrCool]

bump for some really usefull info!

 

[jackeyzhao]

good stuff, bump!

 

[Webraft]

I am running Windows 2000 Pro. I have been trying to create backups and drive image with Symantec Ghost 2003 with no luck. It keep sayin it failed. But it doesn't give any specific reasons. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Thanks,

J

 

[DrCool]

are you trying to make the images from within windows or via the dos prompt?

you have to make a ghost boot disk, and run ghost from the command prompt

 

[Webraft]

I am in windows. I double click on Ghost 2003 icon and click on the button for either backup or even clone and none seem to work.

Is there a chance that you could post the correct procedure, step by step, as how to go about making clone, bakup, or any other way of imaging the hard drive?


You mentioned that I have to make a Ghost boot disk first, and then run Ghost from the command prompt. Could you elaborate on this? May be a bit more specific. I guess what I am saying is that assume I know zero about Ghost. I read the manual, but the procedure just doesn't work.

Thanks for your help.