iB::Topic::Accessing HD from dsl

	Damn Small Linux :: Damn Small Linux Board The DSL Forums

» Welcome Guest
[ Log In :: Register ]

Damn Small Linux Board » Damn Small Linux » Other Help Topics » Accessing HD from dsl

		Mini-ITX Boards Sale, Fanless BareBones Mini-ITX, Bootable 1G DSL USBs, 533MHz Fanless PC <-- SALE $200 each!
		Get The Official Damn Small Linux Book. DSL Market , Great VPS hosting provided by Tektonic

[ Track this topic :: Email this topic :: Print this topic ]

Topic: Accessing HD from dsl, Need help getting files off hard drive

< Next Oldest | Next Newest >

bobmagoo

Group: Members
Posts: 2
Joined: Feb. 2006

Posted: Feb. 12 2006,20:38

i have a computer that runs win2kpro and it decided it didnt want to boot about a week ago. i am hoping something just got screwed up w/ a boot.ini file or some other software thing, and i was wondering if i could use dsl booted from a usb to get at files located on the hard drive. i am unfamiliar with unix commands, and therefore unable to get at the hd through a the terminal. i am however, good w/ copying and pasting, so if some one could help me out w/ the commands that would allow me to get into the hd and copy files off or to it, that would be much appreciated.

ospreyeagle Offline

Group: Members
Posts: 15
Joined: Jan. 2006

Posted: Feb. 13 2006,02:02

I think you need a Linux distribution that has ntfs support. I doubt if DSL has ntfs support. However, if you have CD drive, you can boot up with ubuntu
http://ubuntuguide.org/#mountunmountntfs

If you are not at all familiar with unix, I think the easiest option would be to remove the hard drive from the computer and put in another working computer or mount it as a external USB drive. It is much simpler than step by step instructions and only requires removing screws etc...

Correction: I just looked around and found this. I stand corrected.

From http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/talk/node?from=110

I first downloaded DSL to recover some data from a managers laptop. The data was in an NTFS partition that was not readable in windows. I was also unable to read it in ERD Commander.I am typing these steps from memory and will check for accuracy later.

1) Boot PC with needed data using a DSL CD.

2) After DSL is running open a command prompt and mount the drive with the needed data and mount whatever you are planning on copying the data to (You could copy over the network but I used a 1GB Pen Drive.)

a) 'mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt/hd' . Where hda1 is the first

humpty

Group: Members
Posts: 655
Joined: Sep. 2005

Posted: Feb. 15 2006,19:05

If you are in the majority, then you probably installed win2k on an ntfs partition.

You can read ntfs partitions from most linux distros but not write back to it. So data recovery is o.k, but not data modification.

You could try the trinity rescue disk (just google it), the latest version allows read/write ntfs.

I can't suggest you move your HD to another PC because unlike DSL, win2k commits suicide when you put it in a new home and is liable to do it the hara-kiri way.

If you end-up re-installing, i'ts a good idea to use fat32.
(or just stay with linux!)

2 replies since Feb. 12 2006,20:38

< Next Oldest | Next Newest >

[ Track this topic :: Email this topic :: Print this topic ]

Damn Small Linux Board » Damn Small Linux » Other Help Topics » Accessing HD from dsl