On Saturday 13 January 2007 18:30, Robert Fisher wrote: > On Saturday 13 January 2007 6:21 pm, Chris Downie wrote: > > Can I unmount a live cd so I can use the DVD burner? Else I'm going > > to have to install another HDD. At this stage I can still mount and > > read /dev/hda4 which has my /home. > > Has the box got a network card in it? > I often use a Linux Live CD to copy files from "broken" Windows > machines to a networked shared folder before rebuilding. > > I can lend you a card if you need and if you live near me (Parklands) > I could even bring a laptop to copy files to temporarily. If it hasn't got a network card and the amount of precious data is relatively small - megs, rather than gigs - it is quite possible to use the parallel ports and a 'fastlinks' cable.
imogen ~ # modprobe plip imogen ~ # ifconfig plip0 10.0.0.1 Set up the other end similarly, but obviously using a different ip address. Start the ssh daemon on the live cd and use scp or the fish:// konqueror protocol to move the files. -- CS
