> /proc/partitions is populated, but only with actual disks. The device > mapping for disks is a mapping from the internal NT namespace objects > \Device\HarddiskX\PartitionY to the POSIX-like /dev/sdXY. Since shadow copies > of a disk don't match this mapping, you're out of luck. Maybe we can add a > mapping in a later Cygwin release and I added it to my TODO list, but this is > definitely no fodder for 1.7.1.
I think it would be a good TODO item and I certainly understand why it won't make 1.7.1. I think it would be a great addition to have cygwin have a general approach/utility to add shadow copies as POSIX-like devices (/dev/sdXY). I found a different open source utility that does what I need (I think). I'm trying to verify the image is similar to that of ntfsclone which is a block-level image. Just an FYI in case someone else is trying to accomplish the same task. http://odin-win.sourceforge.net/ Thanks for the replies and clarification. Rob -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
