Norton Ghost 2003 is compatible with LF-D311 drives!

[IM_Riktar]

Well sort of. It will write to the DVD-R medium, but not the DVD-RAM.

While I am still revved up about getting the whole OS ghosted onto 1 DVD, I would prefer the ability to overwrite the medium in the future as my system is updated/upgraded.

I sent an email off to Symantec to see if they will include support for the DVD-RAM in the future. I won't hold my breath on this since I don't see support for any of the RW formats either.

The link to the compatibility page is here

[moreau]

still, this is a step in a much needed direction. being able to image an OS install along with the primary core of applications/drivers is awesome.

I don't feel that "save points" and what not are a substitute for a fresh image of an install...

CEM

[IM_Riktar]

still, this is a step in a much needed direction. being able to image an OS install along with the primary core of applications/drivers is awesome.

Agreed. Once DVD-R gets down to the price point of CD-Rs I will not mind having to burn a new disc for every change in the OS.

But it would be nice to just "reburn" the same disc over and over.

[Kris1]

.... like it does on DVD+RW (tested) and DVD-RW (not yet tested).

If you read "between the lines", you'll find proof on that on that very same link you just gave : HP 100i is supported, and that one only can do +RW, much to the dismay of early customers of HP.

The indication of the format is somewhat unclear : I suspect it doesn't mean to say "just +R/-R" but just indicates the overal standard of the stated writer : otherwise there's no point in specifically stating that a couple of the listed writers (like the DRU) does _not_ support -RW at this time, no ?

Take Care,
Kris

[Technoid]

This IS great!

[IM_Riktar]

Progress update!

The 2003 version of Ghost works slicker than snot with DVD-R material. No more creating a Ghost floppy. Just start the program, ID what you want ghosted, select the backup device, and the program reboots the machine into ghost (From a temporary partition) and performs the deed. When it's done the machine will reload Windows and you are ready to go.

Re-installing the system from CD-R/DVD-R is dead easy also since all the files needed to boot the system are on the Ghosted media you create. I will be verifying this in the next day or 2.

Unfortunately, the ability to do DVD-RAM doesn't look to good. Symantec's tech support "thinks" it will work, but can't give any direct answers how to do it. I checked the Panasonic site for DOS drivers and could not find any.

All in all I am still pleased that I can ghost my system to a single DVD and no longer have to worry about those fragile 3.5 floppies.

So I will give this development a half-way (Voice of Homer S.) WOO-HOOH!