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    • x23piracyX
      x23piracy
      last edited by

      Hi,

      is there a way to extract single files and folders out of the image files?

      [B]EDIT:[/B]
      I found this on the net:
      [QUOTE]partimage only copies used blocks so you need to restore to a device (in this case a block file loop mounted) – I have done this with FOG images as an experiment.[/QUOTE]

      Do these using sudo/as root if required:
      [CODE]1. gunzip image file (force suffix with -S “”)
      2. partimage imginfo <imagefile>
      3. dd if=/dev/zero of=<blockfile> bs=1024 count=0 seek=<size in GB10241024>
      4. losetup /dev/loop0 <blockfile>
      5. partimage restore /dev/loop0 <imagefile>
      6. sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/loop0 /media/temp/[/CODE]

      Will this work?

      Greetz X23

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      • x23piracyX
        x23piracy
        last edited by

        Hi,

        i found something more:

        [QUOTE]
        [INDENT=1]yoda wrote:I’ve found a fairly easy way to extract individual files from a partimage image file. These are the steps (Linux):[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1] [/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]1. create a target image file using dd, e.g.[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]Code: [URL=‘http://www.partimage.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=950#’]Select all[/URL][/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]dd if=/dev/zero of=image bs=1024 count=3774771[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1] [/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]where 3774771 is the number of 1K blocks. You can use “fdisk -l” on the original system to obtain the exact amount. However, I suppose you can obtain the rounded amount from partimage imginfo command and use an overestimated value;[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1] [/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]2. associate this image with a loopback device, e.g.[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]Code: [URL=‘http://www.partimage.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=950#’]Select all[/URL][/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]losetup /dev/loop0 image[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1] [/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]where loop0 has to be replaced with a higher numbered device (loop1, loop2, etc.) if loop0 is already in use (you can also use the -f option to use the next one available);[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1] [/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]3. create a mount point, e.g.[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]Code: [URL=‘http://www.partimage.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=950#’]Select all[/URL][/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]mkdir mnt[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1] [/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1] [/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]4. mount the image from the loopback device, e.g.[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]Code: [URL=‘http://www.partimage.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=950#’]Select all[/URL][/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]mount -o ro /dev/loop0 mnt[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1] [/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1] [/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]5. and that is! You can now browse the files in the mnt directory.[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1] [/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]Note that steps 2-4 have to be done as superuser (root).[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1] [/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]Regards,[/INDENT]
        [INDENT=1]Rodrigo Ventura[/INDENT]

        Hello Yoda

        I think there is one step missing, because:

        1. create an empty file
        2. connect it to a loop device
        3. create mountpoint
        4. mount loop device/file to the mountpoint
          -> 5) you see an empty filesystem 😉

        So between 2) and 4) one has to restore the partimage image to this filesystem… right?[/QUOTE]

        Can someone tell if these steps are correct and working?

        Greetz X23

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