Acronis Image - Dual Boot

[Guest KDawg44]

Hi,

 

We use Acronis to image PC's. I need to set up a dual boot system

with XP and Ubuntu. I would like to just deploy the image using

Acronis. Is there a way to set up a partitions and to put the XP

image on one but leave another partition for me to put Ubuntu on? The

image was NOT set up this way, it takes all the unpartitioned space on

the boot drive. Short of creating a new image or adding another hard

drive, is there an easy way around this?

Thanks.

 

Kevin

[Guest Jo-Anne Naples]

Re: Acronis Image - Dual Boot

 

Hi, Kevin,

 

I'll offer the same advice I received here not long ago. Check out the

Acronis support forum online at

 

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=65

 

You'll need to sign up to post; unfortunately, they don't have a newsgroup

you can subscribe to through your news server. It's a great forum, though.

I've learned a lot from the people there.

 

Jo-Anne

 

"KDawg44" <KDawg44@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

>

> We use Acronis to image PC's. I need to set up a dual boot system

> with XP and Ubuntu. I would like to just deploy the image using

> Acronis. Is there a way to set up a partitions and to put the XP

> image on one but leave another partition for me to put Ubuntu on? The

> image was NOT set up this way, it takes all the unpartitioned space on

> the boot drive. Short of creating a new image or adding another hard

> drive, is there an easy way around this?

> Thanks.

>

> Kevin

[Guest Gerry]

Re: Acronis Image - Dual Boot

 

Kevin

 

You need a Partition Manager and a Boot Manager:

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/features.html

 

 

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Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

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Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

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KDawg44 wrote:

> Hi,

>

> We use Acronis to image PC's. I need to set up a dual boot system

> with XP and Ubuntu. I would like to just deploy the image using

> Acronis. Is there a way to set up a partitions and to put the XP

> image on one but leave another partition for me to put Ubuntu on? The

> image was NOT set up this way, it takes all the unpartitioned space on

> the boot drive. Short of creating a new image or adding another hard

> drive, is there an easy way around this?

> Thanks.

>

> Kevin

[Guest AJR]

Re: Acronis Image - Dual Boot

 

Acronis Image only backs up used space - Acronis Clone option copies entire

partition.

 

Create a second partition - install Ubuntu - Run Acronis and select both

partitions to image.

 

"KDawg44" <KDawg44@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:fa5cfc8f-1220-4979-bdd3-5dfb25eb5d12@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...

> Hi,

>

> We use Acronis to image PC's. I need to set up a dual boot system

> with XP and Ubuntu. I would like to just deploy the image using

> Acronis. Is there a way to set up a partitions and to put the XP

> image on one but leave another partition for me to put Ubuntu on? The

> image was NOT set up this way, it takes all the unpartitioned space on

> the boot drive. Short of creating a new image or adding another hard

> drive, is there an easy way around this?

> Thanks.

>

> Kevin

[Guest David Webb]

Re: Acronis Image - Dual Boot

 

> Acronis Image only backs up used space

 

Not necessarily true. If the user selects a sector-by-sector backup, both data

and free space is copied. Here's an excerpt from the Acronis FAQ cited below:

 

The sector-by-sector backup allows you to create an image of all sectors of the

selected partition. This image will contain not only sectors with data but also

sectors that are free. As a result, this image will be equal in size to the disk

being imaged, as there will be no data compression. This method is useful if a

partition being backed up is not supported by Acronis True Image 11 Home or is

corrupted. In this case, all sectors of this partition are included in this

image and will be restored.

 

[end quote]

 

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/faq/sector-by-sector-backup/

 

"AJR" <ajrjdr@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> Acronis Image only backs up used space - Acronis Clone option copies entire

> partition.

>

> Create a second partition - install Ubuntu - Run Acronis and select both

> partitions to image.

>

> "KDawg44" <KDawg44@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:fa5cfc8f-1220-4979-bdd3-5dfb25eb5d12@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...

>> Hi,

>>

>> We use Acronis to image PC's. I need to set up a dual boot system

>> with XP and Ubuntu. I would like to just deploy the image using

>> Acronis. Is there a way to set up a partitions and to put the XP

>> image on one but leave another partition for me to put Ubuntu on? The

>> image was NOT set up this way, it takes all the unpartitioned space on

>> the boot drive. Short of creating a new image or adding another hard

>> drive, is there an easy way around this?

>> Thanks.

>>

>> Kevin

>

>

[Guest AJR]

Re: Acronis Image - Dual Boot

 

Thanks David - I stand corrected..

 

"David Webb" <dwebb211@earthling.net> wrote in message

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>> Acronis Image only backs up used space

>

> Not necessarily true. If the user selects a sector-by-sector backup, both

> data and free space is copied. Here's an excerpt from the Acronis FAQ

> cited below:

>

>

> The sector-by-sector backup allows you to create an image of all sectors

> of the selected partition. This image will contain not only sectors with

> data but also sectors that are free. As a result, this image will be equal

> in size to the disk being imaged, as there will be no data compression.

> This method is useful if a partition being backed up is not supported by

> Acronis True Image 11 Home or is corrupted. In this case, all sectors of

> this partition are included in this image and will be restored.

>

> [end quote]

>

> http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/faq/sector-by-sector-backup/

>

> "AJR" <ajrjdr@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:%23cQgsjw0IHA.800@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Acronis Image only backs up used space - Acronis Clone option copies

>> entire partition.

>>

>> Create a second partition - install Ubuntu - Run Acronis and select both

>> partitions to image.

>>

>> "KDawg44" <KDawg44@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:fa5cfc8f-1220-4979-bdd3-5dfb25eb5d12@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...

>>> Hi,

>>>

>>> We use Acronis to image PC's. I need to set up a dual boot system

>>> with XP and Ubuntu. I would like to just deploy the image using

>>> Acronis. Is there a way to set up a partitions and to put the XP

>>> image on one but leave another partition for me to put Ubuntu on? The

>>> image was NOT set up this way, it takes all the unpartitioned space on

>>> the boot drive. Short of creating a new image or adding another hard

>>> drive, is there an easy way around this?

>>> Thanks.

>>>

>>> Kevin

>>

>>

>

>