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Linux and Images

  • 10-08-2006 07:55PM
    #1
    PDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭


    Be warned this question comes from the merky mind of a confused n00b! :-)

    Ok I got a new laptop (IQon) the other day and I decided to do a backup of the fresh copy of XP (unfortunately home) on it. I have used Knoppix of System Rescue CD before and used partimage to create images before no problem. But this time there was a problem it said it was not able to write to the partition. I was logged in as super user and the partition is FAT-32 so Im confused as to what the source of the issue is. Could the HDD be locked by the manufacturer?

    PDD


Comments

  • #2
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    You should be able to write to FAT32, but not to NTFS as far as I know


  • #3
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Was there a more detailed error?
    Do those iQons come with a partition with the backup image? Do you have a copy of XP made/with the laptop? (Sorry-it's unclear from your post)


  • #4
    PDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭PDD


    Hi Guys,

    Sorry for the lack of important info. Yep the partition is definately FAT-32 and the wierd thing is I cant even write to it from the likes of a live CD such as Knoppix which is very strange.

    Karoma Yep ti appears to have a 3Gb+ partition at the start that has an image file on it. I haven't read all the documentation to be honest so Im not so sure about restoring the image. No XP disks or anything so I presume thats all on the partition.


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