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Discussion in 'backup, imaging & disk mgmt' started by Stigg, Apr 15, 2014.

  1. Mr.X

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  2. paulderdash

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    Strange. My v3.49 (still) has a Create a boot disk button also next to Utilities.
    And if I am not mistaken the option to Create / update that there as well.
     
  3. Mr.X

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    Interesting, could you get a screenshot?
     
  4. Hadron

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    Thanks. I haven't tried it yet.
    Do you run it and it offers to reboot?

    There are lots more utilities since v3.48.
     
  5. paulderdash

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    Actually, probably just because Simple Operations is ticked in Settings ...
    See also last option on second screenshot when clicking through Create a Boot Disk ... ?
     

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  6. n8chavez

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    How would you go about auto-restoring using this method is your image files have passwords? It doesn't seem to remember the passwords I entered when I was still in Windows, before rebooting into tbwinre, and is not really automated if it asks me to enter it.
     
  7. Hadron

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    I see that you've discovered a bug and a fix is coming in v3.50. :thumb:
     
  8. n8chavez

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    Yuuuup! Good thing too, cause I very much value automation. IFW has never had auto-restore like this before. Man, is this sweet!
     
  9. Hadron

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    It's supposed to be fixed now. I hope it works for you.
    I don't password protect my images.
     
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    Yup, it does! It works perfectly now. Thanks!
     
  11. wat0114

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    Thank you again @Brian K for your help! I just used my phone's camera to take a screenshot from the TBWinPE rescue environment.

    Explorer++.jpg
     
  12. Brian K

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    Nice. Out of interest, what drive letter is your Windows partition. Mine is F:
     
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    Mine is C: whether I suspend bitlocker or not:

    manage-bde.jpg

    ...so it does match what is shown in Windows explorer.
     
  14. Brian K

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    My Win11 is on a NVMe drive which is seen as HD3 in my UEFI Firmware. In UEFI systems, primary partitions on HD0 are assigned drive letters first, then HD1, etc. That's why my C: drive in TBWinRE is a Data partition. Because it is the first primary partition on HD0.

    I assume your Windows partition is on Disk 0 in Disk Management. Mine is on Disk 3. This happens with NVMe disks.
     
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    Well this is above my technical abilities :D You helped me to install Explorer++ on my TBWinRE drive and that makes for a very good day for me. Thank you so much again for helping me with your considerable expertise!
     
  16. mantra

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    Hi

    i would like to add the time zone to image for linux , and i would like to change the timezone to a winpe (non terabyte )
    it's always an hour behind
    may i know where is the timezone for Paris/Rome?
    about image for linux and dos i can add the option timezone=
    but can't find it
    may i know where is the timezone for Paris Rome
    in the manual there is TimeZone=AAAnBBB and a non working link
    i have tried to add /tz:MEZ-01 but it does not work
    maybe @Brian K might you help me?
    thanks

    https://i.postimg.cc/MGxMc7nh/2022-02-19-174817.jpg
    https://i.postimg.cc/gJWD2LpJ/2022-02-19-174808.jpg
     
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  17. puff-m-d

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    Hello @mantra ,

    It is a little bit confusing but in the end really simple.
    First off, as you posted above, the format for the setting is:
    TimeZone=AAAnBBB
    AAA and BBB mean absolutely nothing to IFL and you can set those sets of letters to anything you wish.
    The only thing IFL really pays attention to is n.
    n is the time offset number to indicate the offset from UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) and can be either positive or negative.
    For example, say you are in the Eastern time zone of the US and it is 12 noon. The UTC time is 5 PM. UTC is 5 Hours ahead of Eastern time in the US so the number offset would be 5 (a positive number).
    The results in the case for the setting would be:
    TimeZone=AAA+5BBB
    or
    TimeZone=EST+5EDT
    or
    TimeZone=USA+5EST
    or any other combination of letters you want to use as long as the +5 is in the middle.
    The letters can be anything you would like them to be as all that really matters is the positive or negative number that shows your time difference from UTC (Note: If the offset is negative you must use the - sign but when it is positive, you may or may not use the + sign as it is optional.
    I hope I did explain this in a way that makes it a bit easier to understand...
    TimeZone=AAAnBBB
    This option sets the time zone that Image for Linux uses. When you save images to
    NTFS partitions or CD/DVD discs, using the correct time zone will ensure that the
    date/time stamps of the image files will be correct when they are viewed within Windows.
    AAA and BBB are three letters you supply to represent the time zone. The characters
    don’t mean anything to Image for Linux and are for your use.
    n is the time offset number to indicate the offset from UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
    and be positive or negative.
    For example, you might use a time zone setting such as PST8PDT or EST5EDT.
     
  18. puff-m-d

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    Hello @mantra ,

    I see you edited your post while I was writing mine...
    For Paris/Rome time, you would use the following:
    TimeZone=AAA-1BBB
    Remember that you can change the AAA and BBB to any letters you choose as it will not make a difference.
    HTH...

    Edited to add: The setting I posted above was if you wanted to add this setting to your ifl.ini file but if you want to use the command line it would be:
    --tz:AAA-1BBB
     
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  19. mantra

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    Hi
    I have read the manual before posting but for Paris/Berlin/Rome
    should be ?
    TimeZone=CET+1
    thanks
     
  20. puff-m-d

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    Hello @mantra ,

    No, it is -1
    When 12 noon in Paris/Rome the UTC time is 11 AM, so you have to subtract 1 hour from the local time to get the UTC time. TeraByte is looking for the number that describes what you have to do to the local time to get the UTC time. A bit backwards I know but that is how TeraByte does that setting...
    HTH...
     
  21. mantra

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    hi
    yes i have noticed that
    I will try TimeZone=AAA-1BBB
    about /tz:MEZ-01 i have found on their homepage -> https://www.terabyteunlimited.com/kb/kb-articles/how-to-set-a-time-zone-for-image-for-dos/
    Code:
    +1:00     Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Stockholm, Rome, W. Europe     /tz:MEZ-01
    thanks
     
  22. puff-m-d

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    Hello @mantra ,

    TimeZone=AAA-1BBB will work once you add it to your ifl.ini file under the [Options] section.
     
  23. mantra

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    Hi @puff-m-d
    I guess the problem could be my windows clock is setup in UTC and no more in GMT
    I have just added "RealTimeIsUniversal"=dword:00000001
    so i guess why image for linux does show a different hour
    thanks
     
  24. pb1

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    Hi

    I am going to try IFW and i want to know which is the fastest recovery alternative one can use?
    Surely it must be to create the boot option, TBWinRE, and not any of the usb/boot media alternatives.
     
  25. n8chavez

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    FYI, IFW using TBWinRE can now auto-reboot and restore an image after being initiated from within Windows! That['s a new feature. As far as the fastest recovery, that would go with IFL. But because of this new auto-restore feature, IFL might not be the easiest to use.
     
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