Re: [newbie] OT Recovering Data
Duncan Anderson wrote: Hello Graham Anyhow, what I want to know is what is the best way to recover data from a hard drive that is about to fail, but contains part of my Mandrake installation (usr home) when I get a new box up and running. Can I install it as a slave disk an access it through a new Mandrake installation or perhaps a live CD distribution? Or are there other ways? I realise this isn't exactly a Mandrake specific topic but there is more concentrated computer wisdom here than any other place I know so I hope you can steer me right. The method that you mention is perhaps the safest, ie. install it as a slave disk, etc. I have done that sort of thing many times. As long as you are methodical and logical, you should be OK. I have done this with Redhat 5.2, SCO OpenServer, SCO UNIX 4.2, MS-Dog, and various versions of Mandrake from version 7.1 up. Most recently I did it with Mandrake 10.1beta2. It is a good way of upgrading your system as well as a way of recovering data from an ailing drive. Once you have installed your new drive, simply run drakconf (diskdrake) and set up the mount points and off you go! regards Duncan Hi Guys, First off, apologies for posting from a Windows box. I'm slowly rebuilding a system after a major hardware catastrophe (see earlier post). After looking at a few options for data recovery from a linux system, I finally opted for the System Rescue CDROM at http://www.sysresccd.org/download.en.php Installed the hard disk as a slave and booted up from the CD.It worked a treat when I finally figured out how to mount the partitions. Got everything I couldn't do without and then some. It may be a while before I get a new linux box up and running as I'm pretty busy just now. But when I do, I shall be moving up from 9.2 to 10.1 Community. I'm looking forward to it. Cheers, Graham Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] OT Recovering Data
JoeHill wrote: On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:35:31 + Graham Watkins disseminated the following: It is an ex-motherboard, it has ceased to be No, no, it's just pining for the fjords... If you hadn't screwed it to the case it would be pushing up the daisies by now. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] OT Recovering Data
Graham Watkins wrote: Hi Guys, First off, apologies for posting from a Windows box. I'm slowly rebuilding a system after a major hardware catastrophe (see earlier post). After looking at a few options for data recovery from a linux system, I finally opted for the System Rescue CDROM at http://www.sysresccd.org/download.en.php Installed the hard disk as a slave and booted up from the CD.It worked a treat when I finally figured out how to mount the partitions. Got everything I couldn't do without and then some. It may be a while before I get a new linux box up and running as I'm pretty busy just now. But when I do, I shall be moving up from 9.2 to 10.1 Community. I'm looking forward to it. Cheers, Graham When you do get around to it, have fun! cheers Duncan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] OT Recovering Data
Duncan Anderson wrote: Graham Watkins wrote: It may be a while before I get a new linux box up and running as I'm pretty busy just now. But when I do, I shall be moving up from 9.2 to 10.1 Community. I'm looking forward to it. Cheers, Graham When you do get around to it, have fun! cheers Duncan Thanks. You can expect plenty of dumb questions when I do. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] OT Recovering Data
On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:35:31 + Graham Watkins disseminated the following: It is an ex-motherboard, it has ceased to be No, no, it's just pining for the fjords... -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 16:12:37 up 6 days, 7:22, 10 users, load average: 0.33, 0.13, 0.06 +++ President Bush is asking Congress for $80 billion dollars to rebuild Iraq. And when you make out that check, remember there are two L's in Halliburton. -- David Letterman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] OT Recovering Data
Hello Graham Anyhow, what I want to know is what is the best way to recover data from a hard drive that is about to fail, but contains part of my Mandrake installation (usr home) when I get a new box up and running. Can I install it as a slave disk an access it through a new Mandrake installation or perhaps a live CD distribution? Or are there other ways? I realise this isn't exactly a Mandrake specific topic but there is more concentrated computer wisdom here than any other place I know so I hope you can steer me right. The method that you mention is perhaps the safest, ie. install it as a slave disk, etc. I have done that sort of thing many times. As long as you are methodical and logical, you should be OK. I have done this with Redhat 5.2, SCO OpenServer, SCO UNIX 4.2, MS-Dog, and various versions of Mandrake from version 7.1 up. Most recently I did it with Mandrake 10.1beta2. It is a good way of upgrading your system as well as a way of recovering data from an ailing drive. Once you have installed your new drive, simply run drakconf (diskdrake) and set up the mount points and off you go! regards Duncan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
