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Topic: From where do I get "ntfsprogs" to use with gparted-live-0.4.1-2.zip

I downloaded gparted-live-0.4.1-2.zip and dosfstools-2.9.i386.tar.gz without trouble.

I believe I also need "ntfsprogs" to enable repairs to NTFS partitions.  Unfortunately the link from
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/features.php   takes me to 9 different downloads in
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile … _id=648570

I have a 32 bit Windows XP Home system, with both NTFS and FAT32 partitions, and I can see no clues as to which download is suitable.

I would appreciate advice upon which to download, and confirmation that gparted_live does need both tools for dealing with both formats.

I really want a Live CD that is entirely stand-alone and does not depend upon any part of the HDD.

I periodically create a system partition image which SHOULD restore everything as it was, but that loses recent changes.

I am looking for a Live CD that can copy files from the system partition to an external disc,
and then allows me to try to repair the corrupted system partition so it is again bootable.
As an absolute minimum I want the ability to change the drive letter or hide the system partition,
so that there is no conflict if I restore a viable old partition image into a "Reserve" partition,
after which I have a viable XP system running in "Reserve",
and the "normal" system partition is available to be copied / adjusted / fixed.

I am troubled by   http://gparted.sourceforge.net/index.php   which states
Several (optional) file system tools provide support for file systems not included in libparted.
These optional packages will be detected at runtime and do not require a rebuild of GParted.

Does this mean that at runtime a Live CD with gparted-live-0.4.1-2 will detect if the Live CD holds dosfstools and ntfsprogs ?
Or does it refer to installing on the HDD before disaster a version of GParted which then adapts the HDD version with the relevant tools ?

I have previously created a Bootable CD with a totally complete downloaded ISO image.
How do I arrange to burn three items - what I have seen so far suggests that when I burn an ISO the CD is closed.

Can Windows XP merge all three items into one CD ?
Can you recommend a small, free, and preferably portable, CD burner that can manage this ?


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Alan

2 Reply by gedakc

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Re: From where do I get "ntfsprogs" to use with gparted-live-0.4.1-2.zip

alan_b wrote:

I periodically create a system partition image which SHOULD restore everything as it was, but that loses recent changes.

If this is what you want to do, then perhaps a tool such as partimage is more suitable.  This application can make a compressed backup image of a partition.  Partimage can be found on the System Rescue CD


Otherwise if you wish to make a clone of the partition you can use Clonezilla, or GParted.

Following are some answers to questions you had on GParted:

GParted Live is a small GNU/Linux distribution that contains the GParted application along with the necessary file system tools, such as dosfstools, and ntfstools.

To create a bootable GParted Live CD:

1)  Download the latest GParted Live .ISO file

2)  Burn the .ISO file as an image (not data) to a CD.

Some examples of free CD Burner applications for Windows are:
CDBurnerXP and ImgBurn.

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Re: From where do I get "ntfsprogs" to use with gparted-live-0.4.1-2.zip

gedakc    Thank you for the advice.

I now understand that  gparted-live-0.4.1-2.zip  is complete with NTFS and FAT32 tools and ready for use.

I like the idea of partimage.  I guess that is yet another CD to burn and archive ready for emergency,
or is there a Boot CD manager that would allow me to choose which ISO image to run ?

SystemRescueCd looks even better.
Am I correct in hoping it will give me just the one Boot CD to create and archive,
and when I have to use it then nothing at all is installed on the HDD,
and it makes available all the facilities of gparted-live and partimage plus other utilities,
and the only things written to the HDD are the changes I stipulate ?

Thank you also for the CD burner recommendations.

Regards
Alan

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Re: From where do I get "ntfsprogs" to use with gparted-live-0.4.1-2.zip

Hello alan_b,

... or is there a Boot CD manager that would allow me to choose which ISO image to run ?

Principally, it is possible to start multiple Linux volume images with bootmanagers like GRUB or isolinux on one CD-ROM, provided that there is enough space for the images. At startup, you have a menu to choose the wanted tool (or tool collection). There might be some interference, if identically named files have to be in the CD's root folder or other common folders. Often you can solve such problems with extra parameters of the kernel or initrd and separate such files in different folders. You probably know, that you can compose and create ISO-files also under Windows with burning programs such as "Nero". A very flexible replacement would be a big USB-Stick, provided that the target systems are able to boot from sticks. Anyway, USB-Sticks are the best test surrounding, even if your aim is a CD.

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