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Re: If EWF is enabled, do I need to copy the hidden partition when cloning?

Posted: 07-23-2003, 02:39 PM
Dan Simpson [MS]
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If EWF is enabled and does not detect an EWF partition, it will create one.
So, no, you shouldn't have to copy the EWF partitions to the target.
However, if you're running EWF on a compact flash device that is marked as
removable, EWF will fail to create the partition (because you can't
add/modify/remove partitions on removable media).

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"Mark K Vallevand" <markus@rsvl.unisys.com> wrote in message
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> If I have a source disk with EWF enabled and its ready for
> cloning, do I need to copy the hidden EWF partition to the
> target?
>
> Regards.
> Mark K Vallevand

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Mark K Vallevand
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Re: If EWF is enabled, do I need to copy the hidden partition when cloning?
Posted: 07-24-2003, 02:58 PM
Hmmm.
I'm running with a RAM EWF enabled. There is no EWF
partition on the disk. There is lots of unpartitioned
space on the disk. EWF seems to work, except that the
ewfmgr -gauge command fails.

Regards.
Mark K Vallevand
>-----Original Message-----
>If EWF is enabled and does not detect an EWF partition,
it will create one.
>So, no, you shouldn't have to copy the EWF partitions to
the target.
>However, if you're running EWF on a compact flash device
that is marked as
>removable, EWF will fail to create the partition (because
you can't
>add/modify/remove partitions on removable media).
>
>Dan
>
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>"Mark K Vallevand" <markus@rsvl.unisys.com> wrote in
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>news:014c01c35087$1f8e91b0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> If I have a source disk with EWF enabled and its ready
for
>> cloning, do I need to copy the hidden EWF partition to
the
>> target?
>>
>> Regards.
>> Mark K Vallevand
>
>
>.
>
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Doug Hoeffel
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Re: If EWF is enabled, do I need to copy the hidden partition when cloning?
Posted: 07-24-2003, 03:02 PM
Most likely you won't be able to disable the EWF via "ewfmgr c: -disable".

Try doing a "ewfmgr c: -commitanddisable", reboot, then see if the EWF
partition got created and if the EWF is now disabled.

The issue with the gauge is a known issue. I think it's harmless.

HTH... Doug
"Mark K Vallevand" <markus@rsvl.unisys.com> wrote in message
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> Hmmm.
> I'm running with a RAM EWF enabled. There is no EWF
> partition on the disk. There is lots of unpartitioned
> space on the disk. EWF seems to work, except that the
> ewfmgr -gauge command fails.
>
> Regards.
> Mark K Vallevand
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >If EWF is enabled and does not detect an EWF partition,
> it will create one.
> >So, no, you shouldn't have to copy the EWF partitions to
> the target.
> >However, if you're running EWF on a compact flash device
> that is marked as
> >removable, EWF will fail to create the partition (because
> you can't
> >add/modify/remove partitions on removable media).
> >
> >Dan
> >
> >--
> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> >
> >"Mark K Vallevand" <markus@rsvl.unisys.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:014c01c35087$1f8e91b0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> If I have a source disk with EWF enabled and its ready
> for
> >> cloning, do I need to copy the hidden EWF partition to
> the
> >> target?
> >>
> >> Regards.
> >> Mark K Vallevand
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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Mark K Vallevand
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Re: If EWF is enabled, do I need to copy the hidden partition when cloning?
Posted: 07-24-2003, 06:29 PM
Nope. Nothing I do using ewfmgr causes the EWF partition
to get created. But, EWF seems to work. The partition
was there after FBA. I enabled EWF. Shutdown. Deleted
the EWF partition. Started. EWF is enabled and seems to
be OK. All the enables, disables, commitanddisables, etc
with restarts in-between, seem to be OK. There is no EWF
partition.

Using 'rundll32 ewfdll.dll ConfigureEwf' from the
C:\Windows\fba directory creates the partition without
error. I've done this with EWF disabled and enabled.

So, things seem to work without the EWF partition. Why do
I need it?

Regards.
Mark K Vallevand
>-----Original Message-----
>Most likely you won't be able to disable the EWF
via "ewfmgr c: -disable".
>
>Try doing a "ewfmgr c: -commitanddisable", reboot, then
see if the EWF
>partition got created and if the EWF is now disabled.
>
>The issue with the gauge is a known issue. I think it's
harmless.
>
>HTH... Doug
>"Mark K Vallevand" <markus@rsvl.unisys.com> wrote in
message
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>> Hmmm.
>> I'm running with a RAM EWF enabled. There is no EWF
>> partition on the disk. There is lots of unpartitioned
>> space on the disk. EWF seems to work, except that the
>> ewfmgr -gauge command fails.
>>
>> Regards.
>> Mark K Vallevand
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >If EWF is enabled and does not detect an EWF partition,
>> it will create one.
>> >So, no, you shouldn't have to copy the EWF partitions
to
>> the target.
>> >However, if you're running EWF on a compact flash
device
>> that is marked as
>> >removable, EWF will fail to create the partition
(because
>> you can't
>> >add/modify/remove partitions on removable media).
>> >
>> >Dan
>> >
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>> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and
>> confers no rights.
>> >
>> >"Mark K Vallevand" <markus@rsvl.unisys.com> wrote in
>> message
>> >news:014c01c35087$1f8e91b0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> If I have a source disk with EWF enabled and its
ready
>> for
>> >> cloning, do I need to copy the hidden EWF partition
to
>> the
>> >> target?
>> >>
>> >> Regards.
>> >> Mark K Vallevand
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>
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Dan Simpson [MS]
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Re: If EWF is enabled, do I need to copy the hidden partition when cloning?
Posted: 07-28-2003, 02:42 PM
If you're running EWF with a RAM overlay, you don't need the partition. The
partition is only required during FBA setup.

Thanks,
Dan


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"Mark K Vallevand" <markus@rsvl.unisys.com> wrote in message
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> Nope. Nothing I do using ewfmgr causes the EWF partition
> to get created. But, EWF seems to work. The partition
> was there after FBA. I enabled EWF. Shutdown. Deleted
> the EWF partition. Started. EWF is enabled and seems to
> be OK. All the enables, disables, commitanddisables, etc
> with restarts in-between, seem to be OK. There is no EWF
> partition.
>
> Using 'rundll32 ewfdll.dll ConfigureEwf' from the
> C:\Windows\fba directory creates the partition without
> error. I've done this with EWF disabled and enabled.
>
> So, things seem to work without the EWF partition. Why do
> I need it?
>
> Regards.
> Mark K Vallevand
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Most likely you won't be able to disable the EWF
> via "ewfmgr c: -disable".
> >
> >Try doing a "ewfmgr c: -commitanddisable", reboot, then
> see if the EWF
> >partition got created and if the EWF is now disabled.
> >
> >The issue with the gauge is a known issue. I think it's
> harmless.
> >
> >HTH... Doug
> >"Mark K Vallevand" <markus@rsvl.unisys.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:0f7701c351f4$008a9ca0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Hmmm.
> >> I'm running with a RAM EWF enabled. There is no EWF
> >> partition on the disk. There is lots of unpartitioned
> >> space on the disk. EWF seems to work, except that the
> >> ewfmgr -gauge command fails.
> >>
> >> Regards.
> >> Mark K Vallevand
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >If EWF is enabled and does not detect an EWF partition,
> >> it will create one.
> >> >So, no, you shouldn't have to copy the EWF partitions
> to
> >> the target.
> >> >However, if you're running EWF on a compact flash
> device
> >> that is marked as
> >> >removable, EWF will fail to create the partition
> (because
> >> you can't
> >> >add/modify/remove partitions on removable media).
> >> >
> >> >Dan
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
> and
> >> confers no rights.
> >> >
> >> >"Mark K Vallevand" <markus@rsvl.unisys.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >news:014c01c35087$1f8e91b0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> If I have a source disk with EWF enabled and its
> ready
> >> for
> >> >> cloning, do I need to copy the hidden EWF partition
> to
> >> the
> >> >> target?
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards.
> >> >> Mark K Vallevand
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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