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PING (Partimage Is Not Ghost) : Unattend Restore from Networked Image

Hi there,

I need to setup a PING (Partimage Is Not Ghost) bootable CD to performe an unattend IMAGE restore by setting up an answer file.

However, after reading the content of the webpage of the foillowing URL, I still dont understand hot to set it up in the bootable CD.

http://ping.windowsdream.com/ping/doc-2.01/annex.html

Since I dont know Linux, could you please provide me with clear instructions or a URL that will provide it?

Thanks,
Rene

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SysExpert

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You can use something like winimage to copy ( extract the ) ISO image to your windows drive to edit the conf file.

then put it into the ISO file and burn it

SysExpert

also look at http://www.magiciso.com/FAQ/FAQ.htm

to change/ edit an ISO file

ReneGe

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I have edited the file: isolinux.cfg as follwos and everything is still manual.

DEFAULT default
PROMPT 1
TIMEOUT 26
DISPLAY boot.msg

LABEL default
KERNEL kernel
APPEND vga=normal devfs=nomount pxe ramdisk_size=55000 load_ramdisk=1 init=/linuxrc prompt_ramdisk=0 initrd=initrd.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw noapic nolapic lba combined_mode=libata ide0=noprobe nomce pci=nomsi irqpoll quiet

LABEL dummy
KERNEL kernel

Server 192.168.1.10
User SRV_Partimage
Password acoolpassword
Directory \\192.168.1.10\Partimage$\DellPCs
After_Completion Reboot
Replace_BIOS Y
CIFS_Preferred Y
No_Shell Y
AUTO Y

Thanks,
Rene

SysExpert

I would post in the PING forums

ReneGe

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Tried the following, still not automatic:

DEFAULT default
PROMPT 1
TIMEOUT 26
DISPLAY boot.msg

LABEL default
KERNEL kernel
APPEND vga=normal devfs=nomount pxe ramdisk_size=55000 load_ramdisk=1 init=/linuxrc prompt_ramdisk=0 initrd=initrd.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw noapic nolapic lba combined_mode=libata ide0=noprobe nomce pci=nomsi irqpoll quiet

LABEL dummy
KERNEL kernel

Server 192.168.x.x
Share Partimage$
User domain\SRV_Partimage
Password pword
Directory GX620
After_Completion Reboot
Replace_BIOS Y
CIFS_Preferred Y
No_Shell Y
AUTO Y

ReneGe

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==> SysExpert

Thanks but I'd rather stick to experts-exchange.

Cheers,
Rene

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ReneGe

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Thanks torimar,

I'll try this tomorrow morning.

Cheers,
Rene

ReneGe

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==> torimar

Your post provided me with the required infos to make this work. It is still not completly automatic, but it's better this way.

Here is my working isolinux.cfg file
------------------------------------------------------------
DEFAULT default
PROMPT 1
TIMEOUT 26
DISPLAY boot.msg

LABEL default
KERNEL kernel
APPEND vga=normal devfs=nomount pxe ramdisk_size=55000 load_ramdisk=1 init=/linuxrc prompt_ramdisk=0 initrd=initrd.gz root=/dev/ram0 rw noapic nolapic lba combined_mode=libata ide0=noprobe nomce pci=nomsi irqpoll quiet Server=192.168.1.5 Share=PartImage User=mydomainname\SRV_Partimage Passwd=acoolpassword Directory=\\192.168.1.5\PartImage\PC1\ After_Completion=Reboot Replace_BIOS=Y CIFS_Preferred=Y No_Shell=Y AUTO=Y
------------------------------------------------------------

Cheers,
Rene