Acronis loading trouble -> Explanation

It is MY HUMBLE OPINION, Acronis support may tell if i'm right or wrong...
When generating a Full BootCD or disks set, TI writes a tiny Linux environnement with USB/Firewire/PCCARD support (needed for external storage). During the Linux boot process, the Acronis Loader is checking for ACPI signals, wich fails on my notebook whereas it causes no trouble on my desktop. Actually, it depends on your motherboard/BIOS combo... Generating a safe version CD simply forgets external storage support, therefore it does not write/load the special Linux tiny distrib.
So Acronis should give the choice of generating a CD with external storage support (Full version) or not (Safe version) and ADD an option to select ACPI support or disabling. That should not be hard to solve, as it only needs some modification in bootwiz.cfg, cdboot.cfg and f11.cfg ie: replacement of "kernel.dat quiet" by "kernel.dat acpi=off quiet" parameters.
The three cfg files are zip-embedded at the end of Mediabuilder.exe file so it should not be hard to patch it.

 

Great explanation. The bootable CD is very important to me, and this problem is very annoying.

I have one question. If I only write images to another local hard drive, do I still need to create the full version CD?

 

Hi, liang_mike

What Problem are you having?

If your not sure make one of each. [and use the one that works best]


Take Care,
TheQuest

 

Actually, I shouldn't call it a problem, but I am referring to the fact that I have to turn off acpi manually for the bootable CD to load.

I am trying to modify f11.cfg to turn off acpi automatically (as suggested in another post). Hopefully, I am doing this right

 

Hello Mike --

Thank you for taking the time to contact us and for your interest in Acronis
True Image (http://www.acronis.com/products/trueimage/)!

Please see my reply regarding the modifying of f11.cfg in the previous thread.

Thank you.

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Lost 120GB of data due to not backinp up to CD. Just a thought

 

Hi, Eliot

liang_mike's talking about making BootDisks.

How did you lost your data if backed up to a different HDD.

Take Care,
TheQuest

 

Drive failure. Was a nightmare. I know it does not happen often but it does happen, lol.

 

Hi, Eliot

Sorry to hear that Eliot.

Best to backUp to DVD+RW's if you have DVD-RW.

Take Care,
TheQuest

 

To restore an image from a local drive to another local drive, you needn't create a Full version CD/disks set. Create a Safe Version CD/disks set should be enough, especially if your drives are ATA/IDE. Don't know if it works with SCSI/SATA drives as i don't have any...

 

Hello!

How should I open the Mediabuilder.exe File? I tried it with Winzip9 but it does not work!

Thanks in advance for your any help!

paule0815

 

Hello paule0815,

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

Please note that you do not need to open Mediabuilder.exe with any sort of software. Furthermore, it will be End-User License Agreement violation because you are not allowed to modify any part of Acronis software.

Thank you.
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Ilya Toytman

 

Hello Ilya,

Thanks for your reply!

I have problems to start from the "normal" BootCD of TI8, because of a failure in the acpi of a Siemens Panel-PC in a Prodution-Machine. When I start with F11 an type "apci=off quied" at the command-line.

So, I want to start from CD within the predefined "acpi=off"-switch. I tried to change the F11.cfg-File in the TrueImage Directory, but it does not work. Now I search for the other files (bootwiz.cfg and cdboot.cfg) to patch also!

Thanks for your Help!

BR
Paule0815

 

Hello Paule0815,

I do understand the situation. Please send your serial number for Acronis True Image to support@acronis.com along with the link to this thread and indicate in the subject that you want to contact Ilya Toytman. I will help you with the solution.

Thank you.
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Ilya Toytman

 

Hello Ilya,

I have send you the needed Informations by eMail on Friday, but I do not receive any reply from you. Could you please answer asap, because I am staying in China only until Wednessday and the problem have to be solved up to then!

BR
Paule0815

 

Hello Paule0815,

I am really sorry for not answering to you for a long time.

I have sent you a reply with the necesary information. Please check your inbox.

Thank you.
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Ilya Toytman