Ok, so we still use an older version :-)
I've done this before with no issues and now I'm stumped. Completely.
I work out in the field so I get to one of the offices that doesn't have Ghost installed and setup and I create a Ghost server. I don't use the ghost console, just ghostcast server and a boot floppy to connect to it...nice and simple and it works...usually.
This is my method: On the server I share the Ghost directory in Program Files, and as a test I give Everyone Full access to the share, and I drop my image into that directory.
I use netbootdisk 6.2 which has my lan drivers, and I set the logon.bat file to net use to that share I just created- net use G: \\server\Ghost
Everything on the client side seems to work fine, I get an IP address, I connect to the share with local credentials (my ghost server is just a standalone XP workstation) and I try to connect to session XXX and it eventually times out. Here's the rest of my logon.bat file:
net use G: \\server\Ghost
G:
REM the next line just exits if it can't find ghost.exe
if not exist G:\ghost.exe goto err
ghost -ja=XXX
I haven't found much though I've been searching, the error I get from GHOSTERR.txt follows...but what pops up on the client screen is (paraphrasing, sorry) "when using the JA switch you must select disk/partition on the ghost cast server..."
However my Ghostcast is set up as follows:
session=XXX
Browsed to the image, as a restore
Disk number 1
Command line = -clone,mode=restore,src=@mcxxx,dst=1
I've found some things relating to using -ja on the client vs @mc on the server but they don't make much sense. The client needs the -ja so it knows what session to look for, and by putting a session name on the ghost cast server, it automatically puts the @mc in the command line
Error Number: (622)
Message: Incomplete clone switch on the server side. Select Disk/
Partition No. on the server if the client is started using -ja switch.
Version: 8.3.0.1331 (Nov 28 2005, Build=1331)
OS Version: DOS v8.0
Command line arguments: -ja=cbp
Active Switches :
AutoName
I don't know why autoname is listed there. I don't have a ghost.ini file anywhere. Seems this file should have some more info....?
Here's the kicker...when the client eventually bombs out I can launch G:\ghost.exe and select Local>Disk>From Image, browse to G: and select the image. It works fine then...