[Lvlug] Recovery of files from HD

[Russ]

Hi Dann,

On 12/20/05, Dann S. Washko <dann at thelinuxlink.net> wrote:
> 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.
> >
>
> First, will the system boot knoppix and function as expected when there
> is no hard drive in there?

No.  I just tried it.  I turned the PC off, checked all the wires and
connections, it's still the same.  This is what it says now...

Welcome to the KNOPPIX live Linux-on-CD!

Scanning for USB/Firewire devices... Done.
Enabling DMA acceleration for: hdd     [LITE-ON LTR-40125S]
 Accessing KNOPPIX CDROM at /dev/scd0.../modules/cloop.o init_module:
Hint: ismod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
including invalid IO or IRQ parameters

Can't find KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry.
Dropping you to a (very limited) shell.
Press reset button to quit.

Additional builtin commands available:
   cat        mount      unmount
   insmod  rmmod     lsmod

knoppix#

Plugged in old HD.  Everything comes up fine.  I know now what was
running on the PC before I put it aside.  It was Smoothwall Express.

I have put my friends HD back in the machine.  It's getting much
further than the last time but has many, many errors...

cloop: error -5 uncompressing block......
cloop: Read error at pos 469635072in file /cdrom/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX,
27811 bytes lost

Final error with this try is....

Error: no suitable X-Server found for your card

Kernel panic didn't accur this time.


> Is the kernel panic happening during your or
> after you attempt to mount the hard drive?  Are you sure the problem is
> not with the system or the media?

I'm not sure.  Boot to the HD is fine.  Boot from CD is problematic. 
CD-ROM is doing lots of thrashing.

> When you say old system, perhaps you might be better suited to using
> Damn Small Linux, the footprint is much smaller.

I'll download the DSL iso.

> Barring that, I
> suggest you get some experience at the command line for doing tasks like
> this as booting knoppix to run level 2 is not only faster, less resource
> intensive, but probably more informative and less prone to error.
>
> knoppix single
> knoppix26 single
>
>
> > 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.
> >
> > --
> > Russ
>
> What format is the partition you are trying to mount?

Partition is NTFS.

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Russ