| Subject | Re: FB 2.5 and Norton Ghost |
|---|---|
| Author | munster77054 |
| Post date | 2011-02-11T21:47:54Z |
Michael:
I understand your skepticism. First Norton Ghost makes an image of the disk. Then if a problem happens, a person can quickly restore their computer. You can compare NG to a "recovery disk", but with your current stuff in it.
I don't use recovery disks, because I HATE the crap that computer manufactures put on a system. So when I buy a computer, I will purchase a boxed copy of the OS, repartition the drive, and build up the computer the way I want it.
So on the list of my original post, you see the the steps I'm talking about. Since the same problem was able to be recreated on two computers, and when I reghosted it with 2.1.x, and it didn't happen, and I performed a service scan, and all is fine, the problem is with FB 2.5, not a hardware problem. As I said previously, it always happened in the FB folder, and happened on different computers. This confirms that it wasn't a HDD problem.
No, I can't "simply except the Firebird folder from the backup", as said above, it is create a disk image, and again, that the NG of my disk is fine with FB 2.1, but not 2.5, and it was ALWAYS in the FB folder. This proves that it isn't a HDD problem. Because if it was a HDD problem, both NG would fail... plus it also happened on my wife's computer.
If it was a disk problem, it would fail on every ghosting attempt, even FB 2.1. There is something in FB, that when NG reads it, it sends a power down signal to the computers.
I understand your skepticism. First Norton Ghost makes an image of the disk. Then if a problem happens, a person can quickly restore their computer. You can compare NG to a "recovery disk", but with your current stuff in it.
I don't use recovery disks, because I HATE the crap that computer manufactures put on a system. So when I buy a computer, I will purchase a boxed copy of the OS, repartition the drive, and build up the computer the way I want it.
So on the list of my original post, you see the the steps I'm talking about. Since the same problem was able to be recreated on two computers, and when I reghosted it with 2.1.x, and it didn't happen, and I performed a service scan, and all is fine, the problem is with FB 2.5, not a hardware problem. As I said previously, it always happened in the FB folder, and happened on different computers. This confirms that it wasn't a HDD problem.
No, I can't "simply except the Firebird folder from the backup", as said above, it is create a disk image, and again, that the NG of my disk is fine with FB 2.1, but not 2.5, and it was ALWAYS in the FB folder. This proves that it isn't a HDD problem. Because if it was a HDD problem, both NG would fail... plus it also happened on my wife's computer.
If it was a disk problem, it would fail on every ghosting attempt, even FB 2.1. There is something in FB, that when NG reads it, it sends a power down signal to the computers.
--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Michael Ludwig <milu71@...> wrote:
>
> munster77054 schrieb am 10.02.2011 um 01:04 (-0000):
>
> > This tells me that there is something weird in FB 2.5.x, because my
> > system wouldn't power down when I did ghosted 2.1.x, but it did on
> > 2.5.x, AND each time I was watching the ghost progression, all I can
> > say for sure, is that it was in the Firebird program files folder.
>
> > Finally, it should be noted, that this happened on my LAPTOP and my
> > WIFE'S laptop, and it was consistant between both computers. It
> > happened in the FB directory, and the ghost image was being save to
> > different HDD (including an external), and it kept blowing up.
> >
> > Something is wrong with FB 2.5, there is something in it, that when
> > Norton Ghost reads it, it sends a powerdown signal to my (and my
> > wife's) computer. Looks like I'm stuck on FB 2.1.x until further
> > notice!
>
> Hard to believe FB is responsible for the shutdown. I'm not familiar
> with the Ghost software, but maybe you can simply except the Firebird
> folder from the backup? I guess this has more to do with Norton Ghost
> than with Firebird.
>
> --
> Michael Ludwig
>