Linux to the rescue, was Re: salvaging laptop files

ronald henri smith hank at hanksmith.net
Thu Aug 26 21:50:50 UTC 2004


how did you get the cd to speak?  also where can we get this cd image from?
thanks
hank
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From: "Stephen Clower" <steve at steve-audio.net>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:35 PM
Subject: Linux to the rescue, was Re: salvaging laptop files


> Hi folks,
>  Just a quick update to let you all know that I was successful in locating 
> a means by which to salvage the valuable documents from my laptop's hard 
> drive. All I can say is, anyone who doesn't have a copy of SystemRescuecd 
> should go get one now. Unlike every other boot medium I tried, it detected 
> my network card and configured it automatically. Mounting my desktop's FTP 
> server was also very easy, and within minutes of getting the CD to speak, 
> I was transfering my files to the desktop. Yet again, Linux has saved the 
> day.
>
> Regards
> Steve
>
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> On 8/25/2004 at 4:36 PM Tim Chase wrote:
>
>>You may be able to use any number of the rescue discs that are
>>out there.  Tom's Root Boot disk fits a number of handy utilities
>>on a single floppy--fast to download, and easy to use.  However,
>>I'm not sure the support it may have for any accessible
>>technologies.  It may, at a minimum, allow you to use a serial
>>console to your other PC over a null-modem cable.  You can find it at
>>
>>http://www.toms.net/rb/
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>>Alternatively, for a beefier download (hoping you've got
>>broadband, 'cuz downloading ISO images over dialup is no fun) you
>>could snag Knoppix, Oralux, or one of its kin.  This would allow
>>you to have access to samba, NFS, as well as Apache and perhaps
>>even an FTP daemon, which could be configured to share the stuff
>>on your drive that's going ka-put.  Likewise, if they're on the
>>same network (which it sounds like they are, as you want to use
>>Samba to shovel the files across) you can telnet/ssh from your
>>Windows box to the freshly booted Knoppix/Oralux/whatever box and
>>access & configure it remotely.
>>
>>I'm not sure if Tom's Root Boot disk allows you to pass in kernel
>>parameters at boot time, but the magic parameters would be the usual
>>
>>lilo:  linux console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8
>>
>>(perhaps adjusted for GRUB if you use that instead)
>>
>>I hope this gets you on the road to recovery!
>>
>>-tim
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