HD Crashed..What is the better way to restore?

My system crashed. I have the Acronis Rescue CD that I can boot off. The OS + data is backed up on an xternal MAxtor drive. There are 10 volumes (Full backup includes OS + incrementals).

What is the preferred way to restore the 10 volumes? Is it using the rescue media? Or is it to reinstall XP, etc and restore from Windows?

Thx

 

Hi svacharya,

You can create a system disk image from within Windows, but to restore the system disk, you must boot from Rescue CD. It's made for this very purpouse.

You could indeed reinstall Windows and TI and start the restore from Windows, but you would be redirected into the Linux rescue environment anyway. So there is no point in doing it the hard way.

 

Hi bvolk:

So if I understood you correctly, what you are suggesting is to boot off rescue media and restore the volumes?

Can I restore all 10 volumes at one time?

Thx

 

Hi again svacharya,

Yes, boot from Rescue CD, select the last incremental as the image to be restored from and TI will carry out the restore using the whole chain of incrementals as well as the original full image in one sweep.

 

Hello svacharya,

Thank you for choosing Acronis Disk Backup Software.

Please be aware that independently of which volume (.tib file) of the image archive you have selected for the restoration Acronis True Image 9.0 will recognize all of them as the entire image archive (all volumes should reside in the same folder) and suggest you several restore points according to the dates when the initial full image and consequent incremental images were created.

You can find more information on how to use Acronis True Image 9.0 in the respective User's Guide.

You may also find Acronis True Image 9.0 FAQ page helpful.

If you have any further questions concerning Acronis software, please feel free to submit a request for technical support or post any of them on this forum. We will certainly try to help you in resolving any issues.

Thank you.
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Alexey Popov

 

Is this true? The Acronis rescue disk will not boot on my system ([Acronis #468551]) but I was assuming that in a pinch I would be able to perform a minimal Windows install then subsequently perform a full restore from within Windows.

If a full restore always needs the Acronis Linux boot to work then I can't restore?!

 

Hi schadfield,

In the Windows installation of TI, there is also a standalone Linux version (the same as on the Rescue CD) that can be launched with Startup Recovery Manager (if you set up Secure Zone and enable SRM) or will start automatically when you try to restore the system disk from Windows, after the warning that some system files are in use and the prompt that you should restart the computer.

After restart, the computer boots in the Linux version and you can proceed as you would after booting from Rescue CD.

 

Exactly: the Linux disk does not work on my system so I will be unable to perform a restore even if I begin that process from a minimal Windows installation.

 

Hi again shadfield,

If your system doesn't boot from Rescue CD, that in my opinion doesn't necessarily mean that it will not boot into Linux at all.

But maybe you will need to create Secure Zone and enable SRM first. I'm not sure because it's a long time since I performed that procedure in version 7.

 

All the issues I have seen with the rescue disk exist for the SRM as well. All the tests that Acronis requested I try using the restore CD I also repeated with the SRM run out of a secure zone.

 

Hi schadfield,

Now, yes, I understand the situation.

What I now don't understand is the reason for your sending in post #6 in the first place.

Anyway, enjoy.

 

Huh? I made post #6 because I was hoping someone would address the query I raised in it.

It is now clear that I will be unable to restore using TI9 until Acronis release a new version that supports my motherboard chipset correctly.

 

schadfield

That is why you should make a complete restore of your system in order to test if Ti works completely with your hardware. I'm afraid far too many users find this out after a crash.

In your situation, you should be able to supply Acronis with your specs and they can give you a boot iso to download and burn.

Alternatively, you may try the Bart method.

 

The boot ISO they gave me did not work. This is extremely frustrating. I gave up running Linux on my home PCs because everyone supports Windows and I can buy off the shelf software that "just works". I ordered what I had thought was Windows backup software only to find I can't use the restore facility because the vendor cannot supply a Linux boot disk that supports my hardware.

 

Download the BartPe plugin from the Acronis Web site. Also download BartPE here: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ and build a bootable Bartpe CD. You can then boot to a Widnows environment and restore that way. Search the forum for BartPE there are several threads. Here is one thread: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=110901&highlight=bartpe

 

For interest's sake, what is your hardware?

 

Getting BartPE working looks like a lot more effort than I care to expend. I really wish I had tried the Acronis restore disk before buying a license because then I would have realised it didn't work and could have saved myself £35.

 

ASUS Vintage AE1 barbones system with a SiS chipset.

SiS provide Linux drivers on their web site. I have succesfully booted an Ubuntu LiveCD on it. Acronis support have proved unable to supply me with a working boot image.

 

Certainly is a barbones with a decent price.

Depending on the data/if any, you want to retrieve.

1 Wait for Acronis to support your chipset.
2 Do the Bart thing.
3 Restore to a new hardrive in another system that boots with the Ti boot disk. (just be carefull not to allow the new hard drive to boot in that system)


Apparently Asus gives you their own imaging software with this system called Recover Pro. Have never tried it.

 

I do remember seeing a disk with that label. I must find out exactly what it is...