I'm upgrading my hard drive.  To keep existing programs I would like to 
clone the old drive using Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image or similar. 
PVRs use a totally non standard format (compared to computers) and I'm not 
sure if this will work.  Anyone tried it?
Richard

"ferrymanr"  wrote in message 
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> I'm upgrading my hard drive.  To keep existing programs I would like to 
> clone the old drive using Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image or similar. 
> PVRs use a totally non standard format (compared to computers) and I'm not 
> sure if this will work.  Anyone tried it?
> Richard
>Acronis supports a feature described as sector-by sector copying for a 
>non-Windows OS - I see no reason why this wouldn't work ?

"ferrymanr"  wrote in message 
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> I'm upgrading my hard drive.  To keep existing programs I would like to 
> clone the old drive using Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image or similar. 
> PVRs use a totally non standard format (compared to computers) and I'm not 
> sure if this will work.  Anyone tried it?


Which PVR?
You'd need one that supports the correct file system or does a block by 
block copy

-- 
Alex

New laptop - Sig missing

This is for a Thomson DHD4000.  I guessed I'd need a raw 'bit' copier. 
Someone said the file system is OTVFS.
The other reply suggests Acronis can do a raw copy which may be my answer.

Richard

"Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message 
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>
> Which PVR?
> You'd need one that supports the correct file system or does a block by 
> block copy
>
> -- 
> Alex
>
> New laptop - Sig missing

ferrymanr wrote:

> I'm upgrading my hard drive.  To keep existing programs I would like
> to clone the old drive using Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image or
> similar. PVRs use a totally non standard format (compared to
> computers) and I'm not sure if this will work.

Not all of them. For example, the Dreamboxes use standard EXT2 or EXT3. 
There are other Linux-based PVRs on the market (for example, those OEM'd 
by Marusys under different brand names) which might use a standard Linux 
filesystem as well.

-- 
znark

"Jukka Aho"  wrote in message
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> ferrymanr wrote:
>
> > I'm upgrading my hard drive.  To keep existing
programs I would like
> > to clone the old drive using Norton Ghost or
Acronis True Image or
> > similar. PVRs use a totally non standard
format (compared to
> > computers) and I'm not sure if this will work.
>
> Not all of them. For example, the Dreamboxes use
standard EXT2 or EXT3.
> There are other Linux-based PVRs on the market
(for example, those OEM'd
> by Marusys under different brand names) which
might use a standard Linux
> filesystem as well.
>
> -- 
> znark
>

Its talked about on various forums
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=523448

roy

ferrymanr wrote:
> This is for a Thomson DHD4000.  I guessed I'd need a raw 'bit' copier. 
> Someone said the file system is OTVFS.
> The other reply suggests Acronis can do a raw copy which may be my answer.
> 
> Richard
> 
But then the OTVFS will copy the partition byte for byte and the 
partition will remain the same size. This might stop you using any extra 
space on a new bigger drive.

It seems that Acronis TrueImage 11 refuses to clone the drive.  It sees the 
source drive as unallocated space and refuses to copy it. Obviously the 
format used is totally unrecognised by TrueImage.  It doesn't even offer the 
option of sector-by-sector.
Richard
"><(((°>> <<°}}}><"  wrote in message 
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>>Acronis supports a feature described as sector-by sector copying for a 
>>non-Windows OS - I see no reason why this wouldn't work ?