Secret Recipe for Super-compressed Burning of GHO and Its Soul Restoration
——Skillfully Using Parameters to Achieve Fully Automatic System Backup Disc Restoration Without Key Pressing
By: Emperor Xu Ling
The super-compressed GHO image, how to achieve fully automatic restoration without key pressing. "Full Boot 2004" and "One-key Restoration Wizard" avoid it, the "Operation Manual" is not clear, and the English version in the help "Using Norton Ghost with switches" (Norton GHOST Parameter Usage) has no ready-made examples to find, it seems like a tough nut to crack. Even the so-called specially made Shanghai government version (probably pirated), although it can be read, at least it cannot be restored on my machine, repeatedly restarting. I checked, it is not the original. However, in my recent exploration in the world of Ghost, I found a syntax and thus cracked this problem, successfully realizing the restoration of the burned disc without key pressing, and the whole process is seamless, just like having a soul controlling the computer.
Step 1: Scout Device Numbers
1. First, figure out how many hard drives your beloved computer has. If there are two hard drives, they are respectively 1st and 2nd drives in master-slave order.
2. Then, figure out how many partitions each of the 1st and 2nd hard drives has, and open GHOST to see which partition is the one to be backed up, such as 1, 2, 3, 4...
3. Finally, in the Ghost.exe interface, see the numbers of the optical drive and the burner, such as @CD-R1, @CD-R2.
Special reminder: Do not arbitrarily arrange partition numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 according to the C, D, E, F drive letters displayed in the Windows system, but should be based on the partition numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 displayed in the Ghost interface. For example, the F partition where I have the XP system installed shows partition number 2 in the Ghost interface, as shown in Figure 1.
Step 2: Check the Capacity of System Files
1. Run Ghost.exe for trial, and clone the image file to other partitions.
2. In the Ghost.exe running interface, the sum of MB copied and MB remaining reflected at statistics should be less than or equal to 1430MB (using Ghost 8.0 version, -z9 compression ratio is a bit larger, should be controlled within not greater than 1443MB), as shown in the following figure:
Otherwise, the CD-R disc will be unable to hold it and can only be watched on the motorcycle's butt!
Step 3: Write Boot Floppy
Although making the boot floppy is a bit troublesome, it can have a one-time effort and long-term effect. The boot floppy includes ten files: autoexec.bat, command.com, IO.sys, mouse.com, mouse.ini, msdos.sys, ghost.exe (2003), config.sys, mscdex.exe, oakcdrom.sys. The content of config.sys is:
menuitem=backup1,backup all of data the 1 partition in your 1st HD to CD-RW
menuitem=restore1,restore all of data the 1 partition in your 1st HD form CD
menudefault=restore1,8
menucolor=7,0
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
filehigh=30
buffershigh==30
dos=high,ubm
The content of the Autoexec.bat file is:
mouse.com
mscdex.exe/D:IDECE001/L:@cd1/m:16
mscdex.exe/D:IDECE001/L:@cd2/m:16
@echo off
goto %CONFIG%
:restore1
echo.
echo Warning!This will delete all of data the 1 partition in your 1st HD!
echo.
Ghost -clone,mode=pload,src=@cd1:1\cdr00001.gho,dst=1:1 -sure -rb
goto _end
:backup1
echo.
echo This will backup all of data the 1 partition in your 1st HD to CD-RW!
echo.
Ghost -clone,mode=pdump,src=1:1,dst=@cd2 -bootcd -z9 -sure -rb
goto _end
:END
Among them: /L is the parameter for loading the image file, /M is the parameter for loading the buffer, and the default way is to automatically perform the restoration of the 1st partition of the 1st hard drive after 8 seconds. If you have other requirements, you need to modify the content of Autoexec.bat according to the actual situation, such as the numbers of the hard drive and partition, drive letters, optical drive and burner @CD1 or @CD2, etc. The mouse.com and mouse.ini files in the boot floppy can facilitate mouse operation, and if the floppy resource is tight, they can be omitted.
Special reminder: It can be transformed using a DOS or 98 boot floppy. When using Ghost 8.0, you should first create Ghost 8.0 on the hard drive, then start Ghost in Ghost 8.0. When there is the -bootcd parameter, the program will automatically load Ghost 8.0 on the disc.
Step 4: Super-compressed Burning
Insert the boot floppy into the computer's floppy drive and set the computer to boot from the floppy drive. If there is an optical drive installed on the slave drive interface of the first IDE cable, and directly use the CD-RW on the master drive interface of the second IDE cable to back up the 1# hard drive's 1# partition, then select the backup1 boot menu with the command line:
ghost.exe –clone,mode=pdump,src=1:1,dst=@cd2 –z9 –bootcd –sure –fx
Press Enter, the program will automatically generate a encrypted CDR00001.GHO image file of the 1# hard drive's 1# partition with -z9 compression method on the CD-RW disc, and the disc is a bootable disc. In the formula: –z9 is the highest compression ratio, which can burn 34MB more capacity than the high (as shown in the following figure) button; –bootcd creates a bootable disc with a floppy boot program; –sure clicks yes to all content requiring a yes answer (as shown in the following figure);
–fx returns to the DOS prompt after completion. If there is only one burner, just change @CD2 in the batch file Autoexec.bat to @CD1.
Special reminder ①: After repeated tests by the author, the page file pagefile.sys and the hibernation file hiberfil.sys have almost no impact on the capacity of the.GHO image file!
Special reminder ②: If imaging under GHOST 8.0, the –bootcd command will also automatically add the Ghost 8.0 version to the burned disc, also encrypted.
Step 5: Soul Operation's Fully Automatic Disc Restoration
1. Set the computer to boot from CDROM.
2. Put the source disc with the burned bootable CDR00001.GHO file in the main optical drive. At this time, no key pressing is needed, no menu selection is needed, and the disc will fully automatically complete the entire system restoration process. Because it automatically performs the operation of restoring the 1st partition of the 1st hard drive, the computer selects the restore item in the default boot information, that is, restore1:
Ghost -clone,mode=pload,src=@CD1:1\cdr00001.gho,dst=1:1 -sure –rb
It should be noted that the source disc has been partitioned by GHOST automatically, and the writing must be: @CD1:1\cdr00001.gho. This is what I explored after trying dozens of schemes, only this writing can restore successfully. During the running process, the GHOST interface will pop up, as shown in the following figure:
Don't worry about it, it will restart the system after automatically completing. The whole process, just put the source disc when booting and everything is done. The effect is like a soul possessing the body, faster, more worry-free, and more refreshing than the One-key Restoration Wizard. Moreover, because it is made by yourself, you can also manipulate the soul, isn't it great!
Special reminder: The restoration disc at this time is to put the original burned disc with the cdr00001.gho file in GHOST into the main optical drive or burner.
e-mail:hfyun2000@yahoo.com.cn
QQ：262802818
Phto:13886582994
——Skillfully Using Parameters to Achieve Fully Automatic System Backup Disc Restoration Without Key Pressing
By: Emperor Xu Ling
The super-compressed GHO image, how to achieve fully automatic restoration without key pressing. "Full Boot 2004" and "One-key Restoration Wizard" avoid it, the "Operation Manual" is not clear, and the English version in the help "Using Norton Ghost with switches" (Norton GHOST Parameter Usage) has no ready-made examples to find, it seems like a tough nut to crack. Even the so-called specially made Shanghai government version (probably pirated), although it can be read, at least it cannot be restored on my machine, repeatedly restarting. I checked, it is not the original. However, in my recent exploration in the world of Ghost, I found a syntax and thus cracked this problem, successfully realizing the restoration of the burned disc without key pressing, and the whole process is seamless, just like having a soul controlling the computer.
Step 1: Scout Device Numbers
1. First, figure out how many hard drives your beloved computer has. If there are two hard drives, they are respectively 1st and 2nd drives in master-slave order.
2. Then, figure out how many partitions each of the 1st and 2nd hard drives has, and open GHOST to see which partition is the one to be backed up, such as 1, 2, 3, 4...
3. Finally, in the Ghost.exe interface, see the numbers of the optical drive and the burner, such as @CD-R1, @CD-R2.
Special reminder: Do not arbitrarily arrange partition numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 according to the C, D, E, F drive letters displayed in the Windows system, but should be based on the partition numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 displayed in the Ghost interface. For example, the F partition where I have the XP system installed shows partition number 2 in the Ghost interface, as shown in Figure 1.
Step 2: Check the Capacity of System Files
1. Run Ghost.exe for trial, and clone the image file to other partitions.
2. In the Ghost.exe running interface, the sum of MB copied and MB remaining reflected at statistics should be less than or equal to 1430MB (using Ghost 8.0 version, -z9 compression ratio is a bit larger, should be controlled within not greater than 1443MB), as shown in the following figure:
Otherwise, the CD-R disc will be unable to hold it and can only be watched on the motorcycle's butt!
Step 3: Write Boot Floppy
Although making the boot floppy is a bit troublesome, it can have a one-time effort and long-term effect. The boot floppy includes ten files: autoexec.bat, command.com, IO.sys, mouse.com, mouse.ini, msdos.sys, ghost.exe (2003), config.sys, mscdex.exe, oakcdrom.sys. The content of config.sys is:
menuitem=backup1,backup all of data the 1 partition in your 1st HD to CD-RW
menuitem=restore1,restore all of data the 1 partition in your 1st HD form CD
menudefault=restore1,8
menucolor=7,0
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
filehigh=30
buffershigh==30
dos=high,ubm
The content of the Autoexec.bat file is:
mouse.com
mscdex.exe/D:IDECE001/L:@cd1/m:16
mscdex.exe/D:IDECE001/L:@cd2/m:16
@echo off
goto %CONFIG%
:restore1
echo.
echo Warning!This will delete all of data the 1 partition in your 1st HD!
echo.
Ghost -clone,mode=pload,src=@cd1:1\cdr00001.gho,dst=1:1 -sure -rb
goto _end
:backup1
echo.
echo This will backup all of data the 1 partition in your 1st HD to CD-RW!
echo.
Ghost -clone,mode=pdump,src=1:1,dst=@cd2 -bootcd -z9 -sure -rb
goto _end
:END
Among them: /L is the parameter for loading the image file, /M is the parameter for loading the buffer, and the default way is to automatically perform the restoration of the 1st partition of the 1st hard drive after 8 seconds. If you have other requirements, you need to modify the content of Autoexec.bat according to the actual situation, such as the numbers of the hard drive and partition, drive letters, optical drive and burner @CD1 or @CD2, etc. The mouse.com and mouse.ini files in the boot floppy can facilitate mouse operation, and if the floppy resource is tight, they can be omitted.
Special reminder: It can be transformed using a DOS or 98 boot floppy. When using Ghost 8.0, you should first create Ghost 8.0 on the hard drive, then start Ghost in Ghost 8.0. When there is the -bootcd parameter, the program will automatically load Ghost 8.0 on the disc.
Step 4: Super-compressed Burning
Insert the boot floppy into the computer's floppy drive and set the computer to boot from the floppy drive. If there is an optical drive installed on the slave drive interface of the first IDE cable, and directly use the CD-RW on the master drive interface of the second IDE cable to back up the 1# hard drive's 1# partition, then select the backup1 boot menu with the command line:
ghost.exe –clone,mode=pdump,src=1:1,dst=@cd2 –z9 –bootcd –sure –fx
Press Enter, the program will automatically generate a encrypted CDR00001.GHO image file of the 1# hard drive's 1# partition with -z9 compression method on the CD-RW disc, and the disc is a bootable disc. In the formula: –z9 is the highest compression ratio, which can burn 34MB more capacity than the high (as shown in the following figure) button; –bootcd creates a bootable disc with a floppy boot program; –sure clicks yes to all content requiring a yes answer (as shown in the following figure);
–fx returns to the DOS prompt after completion. If there is only one burner, just change @CD2 in the batch file Autoexec.bat to @CD1.
Special reminder ①: After repeated tests by the author, the page file pagefile.sys and the hibernation file hiberfil.sys have almost no impact on the capacity of the.GHO image file!
Special reminder ②: If imaging under GHOST 8.0, the –bootcd command will also automatically add the Ghost 8.0 version to the burned disc, also encrypted.
Step 5: Soul Operation's Fully Automatic Disc Restoration
1. Set the computer to boot from CDROM.
2. Put the source disc with the burned bootable CDR00001.GHO file in the main optical drive. At this time, no key pressing is needed, no menu selection is needed, and the disc will fully automatically complete the entire system restoration process. Because it automatically performs the operation of restoring the 1st partition of the 1st hard drive, the computer selects the restore item in the default boot information, that is, restore1:
Ghost -clone,mode=pload,src=@CD1:1\cdr00001.gho,dst=1:1 -sure –rb
It should be noted that the source disc has been partitioned by GHOST automatically, and the writing must be: @CD1:1\cdr00001.gho. This is what I explored after trying dozens of schemes, only this writing can restore successfully. During the running process, the GHOST interface will pop up, as shown in the following figure:
Don't worry about it, it will restart the system after automatically completing. The whole process, just put the source disc when booting and everything is done. The effect is like a soul possessing the body, faster, more worry-free, and more refreshing than the One-key Restoration Wizard. Moreover, because it is made by yourself, you can also manipulate the soul, isn't it great!
Special reminder: The restoration disc at this time is to put the original burned disc with the cdr00001.gho file in GHOST into the main optical drive or burner.
e-mail:hfyun2000@yahoo.com.cn
QQ：262802818
Phto:13886582994
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