[Lvlug] Recovery of files from HD

[bigpaws]

 With your stated Linux experience are you sure that this is the best 
approach? Another approach
maybe to get a second hard drive then load the OS and use the other 
drive as a secondary
to retreive the required files. This is a good case for backups. Data 
retrieval from HDD should
be the last resort. If the drive is failing getting the data intact may 
prove difficult. Also weigh the
importance of the data. If the data is of great value then carefull 
consideration of a professional
is advised.

Bigpaws



Russ wrote:

>I know this isn't a Windows site but I need help to try to extract
>files from a hard drive from a friend's crashed Windows system.
>
>Summary:  The hard drive from the crashed machine was placed in a
>slow, old PC I've use in the past for fiddling with various Linux
>distros.  My intention was to boot with Linux, copy the desired files
>from the hard drive and leave it at that.
>
>The only drives in the system are a CD-ROM, a floppy, and the suspect
>hard drive.  I powered on with Knoppix 3.9 and while things were slow
>and the HD light kept flickering (despite specifying noswap during
>boot), I was able to see the contents of the drive.  I should have
>transferred the desired files, but I ran out of time and had to leave
>the house.
>
>On returning, I powered up the machine thinking I would be able to get
>back to the same place.  However, this time the logon was even slower
>with the CD-ROM spinning up and slowing down with no results.  I was
>never able to see the HD again and the disruption, finally ending in
>kernel panic, was even more frantic with each successive logon. 
>Knoppix STD 1.0 got a little further because I think it uses a windows
>manager that doesn't load the system too much.
>
>I don't know what other information you might need to assist.  Advice
>is welcome.  Please keep in mind that I'm somewhat of a newbie when it
>comes to Linux.
>
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>Russ
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