Recover files from NTFS partition with Linux?

Hi

I'm trying to recover some files from an unwell XP Pro PC which refuses to
boot up.

Ive read that its possible to access and copy files from an NTFS partition
with a Linux boot disc.

I've downloaded RIP ("recovery is possible") and booted up the PC -
fortunately it can see the NTFS drive and the files I need.

But after that I'm stuck.

All I need to find out is if its possible to transfer the files from the PC
running Linux to another XP PC via ethernet or to a USB drive.

Is there a way to make it viewable under network places or map it as a
network drive?

I'm totally new to Linux so if anyone can point me in the right direction
I'd be very grateful.

Thanks for your time and any info.

Ian

Ian R wrote:
Hi

I'm trying to recover some files from an unwell XP Pro PC which
refuses to boot up.

Ive read that its possible to access and copy files from an NTFS
partition with a Linux boot disc.

I've downloaded RIP ("recovery is possible") and booted up the PC -
fortunately it can see the NTFS drive and the files I need.

But after that I'm stuck.

All I need to find out is if its possible to transfer the files from
the PC running Linux to another XP PC via ethernet or to a USB drive.

Is there a way to make it viewable under network places or map it as a
network drive?

I'm totally new to Linux so if anyone can point me in the right
direction I'd be very grateful.

The easiest approach is to see if a knoppix or ubuntu bootable CD
can see the files. With those the network ops arent very different to
Win and it should be obvious how to see other systems on the network
and to use their drives as a destination for the files you want to copy off.

"Rod Speed" wrote in message
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Ian R wrote:
Hi

I'm trying to recover some files from an unwell XP Pro PC which
refuses to boot up.

Ive read that its possible to access and copy files from an NTFS
partition with a Linux boot disc.

I've downloaded RIP ("recovery is possible") and booted up the PC -
fortunately it can see the NTFS drive and the files I need.

But after that I'm stuck.

All I need to find out is if its possible to transfer the files from
the PC running Linux to another XP PC via ethernet or to a USB drive.

Is there a way to make it viewable under network places or map it as a
network drive?

I'm totally new to Linux so if anyone can point me in the right
direction I'd be very grateful.

The easiest approach is to see if a knoppix or ubuntu bootable CD
can see the files. With those the network ops arent very different to
Win and it should be obvious how to see other systems on the network
and to use their drives as a destination for the files you want to copy
off.


Thanks Rod

I used Knoppix which could mount and access the NTFS partition.

After jumping through a few hoops I managed to see my shared folder on the
networked PC and copy the files across,

Whoopee - clever me!

Thanks

Ian

Previously Ian R wrote:
Hi

I'm trying to recover some files from an unwell XP Pro PC which refuses to
boot up.

Ive read that its possible to access and copy files from an NTFS partition
with a Linux boot disc.

I've downloaded RIP ("recovery is possible") and booted up the PC -
fortunately it can see the NTFS drive and the files I need.

But after that I'm stuck.

All I need to find out is if its possible to transfer the files from the PC
running Linux to another XP PC via ethernet or to a USB drive.

Use a USB memory stick or USB disk with FAT filesystem.

Is there a way to make it viewable under network places or map it as a
network drive?

Difficult. These proticolls are used by nobody except MS.

I'm totally new to Linux so if anyone can point me in the right direction
I'd be very grateful.

Thanks for your time and any info.

If you use a USB memory stick:

Preparation:

1. Plug it in
2. Find out which device it is. Usually ''fdisk -l'' will
list them all.
3. Put a fast filesystem on it ''mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/your_stick''
4. mount it ''mount /dev/your_stick /mnt''
(If /mnt does not exist, then do a ''mkdir /mnt''.)
5. Copy files over with ''cp source /mnt''
6. Umount stick ''umount /mnt''
7. Unplug stick

You can do the same with a HDD, but I am not sure Windows
recognizes whole-disk FAT formats on disk drives.

Arno

Arno Wagner wrote:
Previously Ian R wrote:
Hi

I'm trying to recover some files from an unwell XP Pro PC which refuses to
boot up.

Ive read that its possible to access and copy files from an NTFS partition
with a Linux boot disc.

I've downloaded RIP ("recovery is possible") and booted up the PC -
fortunately it can see the NTFS drive and the files I need.

But after that I'm stuck.

All I need to find out is if its possible to transfer the files from the PC
running Linux to another XP PC via ethernet or to a USB drive.

Use a USB memory stick or USB disk with FAT filesystem.

Is there a way to make it viewable under network places or map it as a
network drive?

Difficult. These proticolls are used by nobody except MS.

I'm totally new to Linux so if anyone can point me in the right direction
I'd be very grateful.

Thanks for your time and any info.

If you use a USB memory stick:

Preparation:

1. Plug it in
2. Find out which device it is. Usually ''fdisk -l'' will
list them all.
3. Put a fast filesystem on it ''mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/your_stick''
4. mount it ''mount /dev/your_stick /mnt''
(If /mnt does not exist, then do a ''mkdir /mnt''.)
5. Copy files over with ''cp source /mnt''
6. Umount stick ''umount /mnt''
7. Unplug stick

You can do the same with a HDD, but I am not sure Windows
recognizes whole-disk FAT formats on disk drives.

Arno



With a lot of recent linux distros, if you plug in a memory stick it
will just appear as a folder on your desktop automatically.

Arno Wagner wrote:
Previously Ian R wrote:
Hi

I'm trying to recover some files from an unwell XP Pro PC which
refuses to boot up.

Ive read that its possible to access and copy files from an NTFS
partition with a Linux boot disc.

I've downloaded RIP ("recovery is possible") and booted up the PC -
fortunately it can see the NTFS drive and the files I need.

But after that I'm stuck.

All I need to find out is if its possible to transfer the files from
the PC running Linux to another XP PC via ethernet or to a USB drive.

Use a USB memory stick or USB disk with FAT filesystem.

Is there a way to make it viewable under network places or map it as
a network drive?

Difficult.

Nope, as trivial as using knoppix or ubuntu.

These proticolls are used by nobody except MS.

How odd that both knoppix and ubuntu manage it fine. They arent alone either.

I'm totally new to Linux so if anyone can point me in the right
direction I'd be very grateful.

Thanks for your time and any info.

If you use a USB memory stick:

Preparation:

1. Plug it in
2. Find out which device it is. Usually ''fdisk -l'' will
list them all.
3. Put a fast filesystem on it ''mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/your_stick''
4. mount it ''mount /dev/your_stick /mnt''
(If /mnt does not exist, then do a ''mkdir /mnt''.)
5. Copy files over with ''cp source /mnt''
6. Umount stick ''umount /mnt''
7. Unplug stick

You can do the same with a HDD, but I am not sure Windows
recognizes whole-disk FAT formats on disk drives.

Corse it does.

Previously timeOday wrote:
Arno Wagner wrote:
Previously Ian R wrote:
Hi

I'm trying to recover some files from an unwell XP Pro PC which refuses to
boot up.

Ive read that its possible to access and copy files from an NTFS partition
with a Linux boot disc.

I've downloaded RIP ("recovery is possible") and booted up the PC -
fortunately it can see the NTFS drive and the files I need.

But after that I'm stuck.

All I need to find out is if its possible to transfer the files from the PC
running Linux to another XP PC via ethernet or to a USB drive.

Use a USB memory stick or USB disk with FAT filesystem.

Is there a way to make it viewable under network places or map it as a
network drive?

Difficult. These proticolls are used by nobody except MS.

I'm totally new to Linux so if anyone can point me in the right direction
I'd be very grateful.

Thanks for your time and any info.

If you use a USB memory stick:

Preparation:

1. Plug it in
2. Find out which device it is. Usually ''fdisk -l'' will
list them all.
3. Put a fast filesystem on it ''mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/your_stick''
4. mount it ''mount /dev/your_stick /mnt''
(If /mnt does not exist, then do a ''mkdir /mnt''.)
5. Copy files over with ''cp source /mnt''
6. Umount stick ''umount /mnt''
7. Unplug stick

You can do the same with a HDD, but I am not sure Windows
recognizes whole-disk FAT formats on disk drives.

Arno



With a lot of recent linux distros, if you plug in a memory stick it
will just appear as a folder on your desktop automatically.

If it has a filesystem on it, yes.

Arno

Arno Wagner wrote:
You can do the same with a HDD, but I am not sure Windows
recognizes whole-disk FAT formats on disk drives.

Arno



With a lot of recent linux distros, if you plug in a memory stick it
will just appear as a folder on your desktop automatically.

If it has a filesystem on it, yes.

Arno

True enough. All the thumbdrives I've seen come FAT formatted, which is
still the best option for sharing between Windows and Linux (as the OP
is doing)... but there could certainly be exceptions that come formatted
with something else.

Previously timeOday wrote:
Arno Wagner wrote:
You can do the same with a HDD, but I am not sure Windows
recognizes whole-disk FAT formats on disk drives.

Arno



With a lot of recent linux distros, if you plug in a memory stick it
will just appear as a folder on your desktop automatically.

If it has a filesystem on it, yes.

Arno

True enough. All the thumbdrives I've seen come FAT formatted, which is
still the best option for sharing between Windows and Linux (as the OP
is doing)... but there could certainly be exceptions that come formatted
with something else.

Hmm. Come to think of it, I did not know that. The reason is likely
that the first thing I do to any thumbdrive is to blank it. Sounds
eminently reasonable though and FAT is (AFAIK) patent-free. At least
after MS pulled the stunt of asking for royalties and the patent was
invalidated.

Arno

Arno Wagner wrote in
Previously timeOday wrote:
Arno Wagner wrote:
You can do the same with a HDD, but I am not sure Windows
recognizes whole-disk FAT formats on disk drives.

Arno



With a lot of recent linux distros, if you plug in a memory stick it
will just appear as a folder on your desktop automatically.

If it has a filesystem on it, yes.

Arno

True enough. All the thumbdrives I've seen come FAT formatted, which is
still the best option for sharing between Windows and Linux (as the OP
is doing)... but there could certainly be exceptions that come formatted
with something else.

Hmm. Come to think of it, I did not know that.

What a surprise.

The reason is likely that the first thing I do to any thumbdrive is to blank it.

Ooh, that makes imminently so much sense when you think there's nothing on it, don't it.

Sounds eminently reasonable though and FAT is (AFAIK) patent-free. At least
after MS pulled the stunt of asking for royalties and the patent was invalidated.

Arno