Restore Issue: Unable to find Hard Drive

[d-woo]

I'm using TI8 for Windows (XP)

I have a laptop with one HD and one Partition (C) that has its image on an external USB2.0 hard drive.

XP Method
1. I attach the USB hard drive.
2. I run True Image
3. Identify the image file on drive E (USB external). the CD is drive D.
4. I choose to restore the entire disk by checking drive C.
5. I then get a menu which I choose the recommended option to reboot.
6. When the PC reboots, the graphics are larger (like in Safe Mode). I identify the restore image, but then am unable to choose which drive to restore.

Rescue Boot CD Method
When I attempt to restore the image the only hard drive that is seen is the external USB2.0 drive. It is now listed as drive C.

When I restart and boot from the rescue CD without the external HD attached, TI8 is unable to find any HDs.

[Acronis Support]

Hello d-woo,

Thank you for choosing Acronis True Image (http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...cts/trueimage/).

We are really sorry for the inconveniences.

Could you please describe why you are unable to restore the image in the "XP method"?

As for the restoration using the Rescue CD please make sure you have created it using the latest build of Acronis True Image (build 791). If you do but it doesn't work please try the "acpi=off noapic" method (please see http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=55317) and if you still cannot perform the restoration please create the sysinfo.txt file (see the link mentioned above) and send to support@acronis.com.

Thank you.
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Ilya Toytman

[d-woo]

Thanks for getting back with me!

Okay...here is a step-by-step on the XP Method. My initial post was from memory. This is being typed as I do this.

01. Run Acronis True Image v8 in XP

02. Double-click on Restore Image icon.

03. Click Next on the Restore Image Wizard.

04. Select the Image file from Drive E, the USB2 external HD.

05. Choose No, I do not want to verify

06. Click Next

07. Check the box next to NTFS (C)
I am restoring the entire Laptop (one HD, one partition)

08. Click Next

09. Click-highlight the NTFS (C)
The target partition for the restore

10. Click Next

11. Click Reboot (recommended) green button
because the message was given: 
The logical disk you have chosen is currently in use.

12. PC reboots.  The bootable CD is not in the PC.

Post Reboot
01. Double-click Restore Image icon
02. Click Next
03. The only Drives available under My Computer are:
- External HD (C)
- CD Drive (D)

The External should be E and the hard drive should be C.

At this point I can go no further.

I will follow the directions you posted above and let you know the results.

[Acronis Support]

Hello d-woo,

First of all I would like to thank you for the perfect explanation of the problem.

Since you restore the system partition you will be asked to reboot. After that you will need to set the restoration process once again.

Could you please tell the model of your internal HDD and HDD controller? Also please try the instructions I posted in my previous post.

Thank you.
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Ilya Toytman

[d-woo]

You are welcome.

The hard drive on my Dell Insprion 1000 Laptop is a Fujitsu MHT2040AT.

The hard drive controller is a standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controller that is using a Microsoft Driver version 5.1.2600.2180 dated 7/1/2001.

I will attempt to use your instructions and keep you posted on the results.

[Acronis Support]

Hello d-woo,

Thank you for the information you gave. It is really strange that problem arises with the IDE drive. Please send the diagnostics files I mentioned before. They should help us to find the solution.

Thank you.
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Ilya Toytman

[d-woo]

I was using build 784. I am now using build 791 and having the same exact issues as above.

The command

quiet acpi=off noapic

did not make a difference in terms of the External Hard Drive being the C and only drive that Acronis True Image could find.

I want to send you the sysinfo.txt file, but do not have a floppy disk drive on my Dell Laptop.

What should be the replacement command for:

cd tmp
mkdir mntdir
mount /devfs/floppy/0 mntdir
sysinfo > mntdir/sysinfo.txt
umount mntdir

since I do not have a floppy disk drive?

[Acronis Support]

Hello d-woo,

When # prompt appears please issue the following command:

sysinfo

Please use a digital camera to make shots of the output screens and send the captured information to us. You can use Shift+PgUp and Shift+PgDn keys in order to scroll the screen manually.

Thank you.
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Ilya Toytman

[d-woo]

Originally Posted by Acronis Support

Hello d-woo,

When # prompt appears please issue the following command:

sysinfo

1. I input the Rescue CD (build 791)
2. Pressed F11 at the "Starting.." prompt
3. typed sysinfo at the prompt
4. pressed enter.
5. got the blue Acronis screen...

then the info started scrolling and wouldn't stop.

How do I get it to give me one page at a time, so that I can use the Shift-Page?



Thanks.

[webmedic]

I am also having this exact same issue with build 791. The issue is that after the reboot the boot cd does not see the usb drive. Under windows it is seen but if a reboot is required then windows has not had a chance to load the drive since it is usb before acronis starts. This of course creats a situation were no matter waht you do acronis true image can not mirror the drive.

I'm using the via usb v5 host controler that is usb 2.0. It uses the default micrsoft usb drivers. Im using windows xp sp2 with the latest updates.

[Menorcaman]

Originally Posted by webmedic

I am also having this exact same issue with build 791. The issue is that after the reboot the boot cd does not see the usb drive. Under windows it is seen but if a reboot is required then windows has not had a chance to load the drive since it is usb before acronis starts. This of course creats a situation were no matter waht you do acronis true image can not mirror the drive.

I'm using the via usb v5 host controler that is usb 2.0. It uses the default micrsoft usb drivers. Im using windows xp sp2 with the latest updates.

Hi,

Be aware that when booting from the "Full" version rescue CD you are entering a Linux based environment. Hence Windows and its drivers doesn't figure in the equation.

Create a "Safe" version of the boot rescue CD and try that. It uses a combination of DOS and your motherboard's BIOS routines to access the hardware. Depending on the make/model of your motherboard you might just strike lucky.

Regards

[webmedic]

I am a computer specialist and I specialize in linux solutions. I was already aware that it uses linux as is apearent by the fact that it gives an error about not being abel to load the usb driver. Don't quote me on this but something like

usb.o was unable to load

At any rate I wanted acronis to know of the issue which is why I reported it. Also one of the reason I supported acronis at all was because of it's use of linux. Which I also noticed on your site the source can be downloaded for some of the linux aspects of true image.

[d-woo]

Hi webmedic,

It's interesting that your USB drive is not seen.

Isn't my issue/problem, as described above, the actually the opposite from yours?

Acronis True Image does see my USB hard drive...it just does not see my local hard drive on the laptop.

[webmedic]

that wasw only for the bootable media and also for if it required a reboot to transfer the data to the new drive.

I am sorry I will not bother your thread anymore.

[Acronis Support]

Hello d-woo,

It seems from your post that you have input the "sysinfo" into the Linux Kernel Settings. This seems to be some vagueness of my instructions because it was not what I wanted you to do. Please remove the "quiet" word from the Linux Kernel Settings, press "Ok" and wait until the # prompt appears. After you get the prompt (not the string in Linux Kernel Setings) please type the command

sysinfo

and send its output to support@acronis.com. This will help to solve the problem.

Thank you.
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Ilya Toytman

[d-woo]

Thanks....

Well...I had my camera ready to take shots.

I put the command on the black screen at the \ # prompt

and away the information scrolled.

How do I pause it in order to take photos?

The pause button did not do the trick.

[como]

Originally Posted by Acronis Support

Hello d-woo,


Please use a digital camera to make shots of the output screens and send the captured information to us. You can use Shift+PgUp and Shift+PgDn keys in order to scroll the screen manually.

Thank you.
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Ilya Toytman

See Ilya's instruction to you on 26 January 2005, use shift+PgUp and shift+PGDn keys after the screen stops scrolling

[Acronis Support]

Hello d-woo,

Please wait for the output stops scrolling but if it doesn't please try to check whether it is reporting the same string in the endless loop and if it is please write down this strings that are repeated. If the input stops (it ususally takes less than a minute) please use the Shift+PgUp and Shift+PgDown keys for scrolling.

Thank you.
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Ilya Toytman

[d-woo]

Thank you!

The email was just sent to support@acronis.com

10 screen shot photos total

[d-woo]

FYI...upgrading from v8 build 791 to build 826 (had to uninstall 791 and reinstall 826) was the trick.

I then made a rescue disk from build 826.

This time everything worked like a charm when I restored from an image file on the external HD.

True Image is the bomb!

[Acronis Support]

Hello d-woo,

Thank you for choosing Acronis Disk Backup Software.

We are glad that this issue has been solved. Thank you very much for your warm words.

Thank you.
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Irina Shirokova