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How to create Linux-based Acronis Bootable Media in Acronis True Image Home 2011

This article applies to:

• Acronis True Image Home 2011
• Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack

Introduction

You can create a standalone version of Acronis True Image Home 2011 that you can use to boot a crashed machine, or a machine without any operating system and restore an image of your Windows system.

For general information on the standalone version of Acronis software see Standalone Version of Acronis Software.

This article describes how to create Linux-based bootable media. For information on how to create WinPE based bootable media with Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack, see Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack: Creating WinPE Media with Acronis Plug-In.

Solution

1. In the main menu of Acronis True Image Home 2011 go to Tools & Utilities, then press Rescue Media Builder:

   

   

2. On welcome screen, click Next:

   

3. Select the components that you want to place on bootable media. If you have both Acronis True Image Home 2011 and Acronis Disk Director 11 Home, you will also be offered to add Acronis Disk Director 11 Home to Acronis Bootable Media. If you installed Acronis True Image Media Add-ons you will be offered to add Safe version of Acronis True Image Home 2011 to Acronis Bootable media:
   

   Acronis True Image Home 2011	Acronis True Image Home 2011 with Acronis Disk Director 11 Home and Safe version

   Acronis System Report component allows you to gather system report without booting into program GUI. See Acronis True Image Home 2011: Generating System Report.

4. On the next screen you will be offered to enter Bootable media startup parameters (Linux kernel parameters):

   

   You generally do not need to provide any specific parameters here, unless there is a compatibility issue with the machine's hardware and Acronis Bootable Media. See also Linux Kernel Parameters.

   You can leave the field blank.

5. Select to burn Acronis Bootable Media on a CD/DVD directly or save it on your hard drive as an ISO image:

   

6. Click Proceed:

   

More information

See also:

• Burning an ISO Image
• Downloading Acronis Bootable Media
• Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack: Creating WinPE Media with Acronis Plug-In
• Acronis True Image Home 2011: Creating Acronis Bootable Media with a Backup File