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Nikos Skalkotos, 10/19/2011 05:27 pm
Image Format¶
Right now we support 2 image formats: extdump and ntfsdump. Those formats are raw copies (using dd) of partitions hosting ext{2,3,4} and ntfs filesystems respectively.
Partitions hosting a windows or linux system that are suitable for dumping should have the following properties:- Be the first partition in the filesystem
- Start at sector 2048
- Have a bootloader installed in the partition
Known Issues¶
- For linux systems, having grub installed in the partition is fragile and thing can go wrong when resizing the partitions. Especially when shrinking the partition
- Swap space is not supported.
Future Work¶
We are considering changing the {ext,ntfs}dump format in order to overcome the known issues.