Hi,
I've got 3 partitions on my drive - OS X, Software & Music. I used SuperDuper to created an image of OS X to my software partition. However, I can't find a way to restore this image. I booted with an install DVD and selected DiskUtility, chose the image file, but it won't let me drag Macintosh HD into the 'destination' box.
Am I missing something? Is there an easier way?
Thanks,
The Baron
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Hiya Baron,
this is how SuperDuper should normally recover via image file:
I think the trick is to first mount the image file before restoring to your OSX partition.
Hope this helps,
hecker
this is how SuperDuper should normally recover via image file:
QUOTE
If you have a backup image or volume, but can't start up from it, you can
still restore using your OS X install disc. To do so:
- Start up from the OS X Install disc.
- When the Installer starts, choose "Disk Utility" from its Application
menu.
- Once the Disk Utility starts, select the drive you want to restore to,
and switch to the Restore tab.
Note
If you're restoring from a sparse image,
first open the image by choosing File > Open Image... in Disk
Utility. Then, use the volume that appears as
the source.
- Follow the instructions on the Restore tab: the backup created by
SuperDuper is fully compatible with Disk Utility's Restore function.
- Once the backup has been restored, restart your computer with Option
held down, and select it as your startup volume.
Recovery accomplished!
still restore using your OS X install disc. To do so:
- Start up from the OS X Install disc.
- When the Installer starts, choose "Disk Utility" from its Application
menu.
- Once the Disk Utility starts, select the drive you want to restore to,
and switch to the Restore tab.
Note
If you're restoring from a sparse image,
first open the image by choosing File > Open Image... in Disk
Utility. Then, use the volume that appears as
the source.
- Follow the instructions on the Restore tab: the backup created by
SuperDuper is fully compatible with Disk Utility's Restore function.
- Once the backup has been restored, restart your computer with Option
held down, and select it as your startup volume.
Recovery accomplished!
I think the trick is to first mount the image file before restoring to your OSX partition.
Hope this helps,
hecker
Cheers Hecker, I'll give it a try...
Nope, didn't work, it still won't let me drag the Macintosh HD drive to the destination box - it just highlights and nothing else.
Any other ideas?
Any other ideas?
Solved partly....
It's a problem with DiskUtility on early OS X DVDs. It won't let you drag'n'drop. See http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303694
I'm going to try ASR with terminal. If it works I'll post a "how to" here. If anyone has any better ideas, feel free to post.
The Baron.
It's a problem with DiskUtility on early OS X DVDs. It won't let you drag'n'drop. See http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303694
I'm going to try ASR with terminal. If it works I'll post a "how to" here. If anyone has any better ideas, feel free to post.
The Baron.
QUOTE(The Baron @ Mar 4 2007, 03:02 AM) 
Solved partly....
It's a problem with DiskUtility on early OS X DVDs. It won't let you drag'n'drop. See http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303694
I'm going to try ASR with terminal. If it works I'll post a "how to" here. If anyone has any better ideas, feel free to post.
The Baron.
It's a problem with DiskUtility on early OS X DVDs. It won't let you drag'n'drop. See http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303694
I'm going to try ASR with terminal. If it works I'll post a "how to" here. If anyone has any better ideas, feel free to post.
The Baron.
Did you made it? I have the same problem... no drag'n'drop possible during installation. In normally started MacOS the drag'n'drop works flawlessly...
There are several LiveBoot MacOSx disk images, which I think I'll give a try on demonoid.
QUOTE(avioli @ Apr 29 2007, 09:37 AM)
Did you made it? I have the same problem... no drag'n'drop possible during installation. In normally started MacOS the drag'n'drop works flawlessly...
There are several LiveBoot MacOSx disk images, which I think I'll give a try on demonoid.
There are several LiveBoot MacOSx disk images, which I think I'll give a try on demonoid.
I was able to use the Disk Utility on my USB Hard Drive after booting from an OSX Boot disc. I suggest copying Disk Utility to a Thumb Drive or similar as well as /usr/bin/open
After booting with my OS X disc, I went to terminal and ran /Volumes/USB/open -a "/Volumes/USB/Disk Utility.app"
open allows you to open at the application level. I was able to drag-n-drop at this point.
QUOTE
I was able to use the Disk Utility on my USB Hard Drive after booting from an OSX Boot disc. I suggest copying Disk Utility to a Thumb Drive or similar as well as /usr/bin/open
After booting with my OS X disc, I went to terminal and ran /Volumes/USB/open -a "/Volumes/USB/Disk Utility.app"
open allows you to open at the application level. I was able to drag-n-drop at this point.
Great idea. Thanks!After booting with my OS X disc, I went to terminal and ran /Volumes/USB/open -a "/Volumes/USB/Disk Utility.app"
open allows you to open at the application level. I was able to drag-n-drop at this point.
hecker
QUOTE(kevingy @ Jun 1 2007, 01:24 AM)
I was able to use the Disk Utility on my USB Hard Drive after booting from an OSX Boot disc. I suggest copying Disk Utility to a Thumb Drive or similar as well as /usr/bin/open
After booting with my OS X disc, I went to terminal and ran /Volumes/USB/open -a "/Volumes/USB/Disk Utility.app"
open allows you to open at the application level. I was able to drag-n-drop at this point.
After booting with my OS X disc, I went to terminal and ran /Volumes/USB/open -a "/Volumes/USB/Disk Utility.app"
open allows you to open at the application level. I was able to drag-n-drop at this point.
Excellent! That's the solution. Actually mounting the image prevents you from restoring the data since disk utility complains that the resource is busy, but I was able to drag and drop a Carbon Copy Cloner backup I'd made on a spare USB Partition (that it was refusing to boot from) and it copied it happily.
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