Re: Can I protect a CF with a EWF that has an IDE overlay?

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Thanks for your help, it's a shame that it can't be done, maybe it could put
into the next service pack (if there is even one planned), failing that in
embedded lonhorn would be nice.

Cheers for your help.
Rob

"Slobodan Brcin (eMVP)" wrote:

> Konstantin,
>
> > "EWF Disk mode requires unpartitioned space on the same disk that contains
> > the protected volume. The EWF volume and Overlay,
> > collectively referred to as the EWF Partition, cannot be created on a
> > separate disk or on a raw, unpartitioned disk."
>
> This is also partialy true since in real life you can create EWF partition
> on different disk. And ewf driver will pick it up.
>
> > I also think it must be a limitation of the ewfntldr.
> This is most likely true.
>
> Regards,
> Slobodan
>
> "KM" <konstmor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ezgRjkgOFHA.3376@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Rob, Slobodan,
> >
> > XPe documentation
> > (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/xpehelp/html/xegrfEWFDiskOverlays.asp):
> > "EWF Disk mode requires unpartitioned space on the same disk that contains
> > the protected volume. The EWF volume and Overlay,
> > collectively referred to as the EWF Partition, cannot be created on a
> > separate disk or on a raw, unpartitioned disk."
> >
> > I also think it must be a limitation of the ewfntldr.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > KM, BSquare Corp.
> >
> >
> >> Rob,
> >>
> >> I have no idea, but this will depend mostly on ewfntldr. support for
> >> overlay
> >> on different disks.
> >> ewf.sys will find overlay where ever that it is located. (This is a case
> >> for
> >> RAM EWF anyway).
> >>
> >> After FBA you have EWF overlay on HDD, right?
> >> Then copy XPe files to CF, and try booting from CF with HDD present.
> >> Check
> >> from ewfmgr what happens and if you see overlay.
> >>
> >> Please let us know.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Slobodan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Rob White" <RobWhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:FC76032F-4243-46BD-99AD-57B112B412C1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > I'm trying to create an image that runs on CF, but I don't want a RAM
> >> > based
> >> > overlay, I'm aiming to have an IDE overlay to a disk on a second IDE
> >> > channel.
> >> >
> >> > Is this even possible? I've spent a while digging through the news
> >> > groups
> >> > and technical articles and I've either missed it, or it can't be done.
> >> > Does
> >> > anyone know?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Rob
> >> > --
> >> > .Net Development Engineer
> >> > ECM Systems Ltd
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
.

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