Help Please

[Inquisitor]

I went to turn on my computer today, it started to boot-up and I got to the Windows XP Pro screen then it re-started, and I cannot start Windows in safe-mode either, I am using NTFS on my HDD

I am really ****** off that I need the information saved on the HDD, Will installing KNOPPIX help me to at least get hold of all the data and transfer it to another HDD

All suggestions welcome http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/images/smilies/confused.gif

[madcow]

boot knoppix and mount your windows disk.
then copy all of the data that you need to another harddisk and reinstall windows
or, try booting a windows CD and telling it to recover...
if you need help with the first suggestion, i can give you step-by-step instructions - you just have to ask.

[Aman]

agree with madcow.

For stability reasons, however, MAKE SURE YOU BOOT INTO 'knoppix 2', and not just regular Knoppix! KDE will REALLY bog down your performance and I have witnessed many occurances where KDE has caused systems to crash while NTFS drives were mounted and copying large amounts of data, then EVERYTHING was screwed. Basically, 'Knoppix 2' boots into the command line and not a window manager, which it boots into automatically under normal settings. Copying everything under command line is much more efficient ;) And this is even more effective because Knoppix by default has modules loaded for NTFS support based on your hardware, so no kernel troubles will be present.

Basically, make a directory inside your '/mnt' such as /mnt/ntfs and then do mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/ntfs
assuming of course that /dev/hda1 is your ntfs partition and that /mnt/ntfs is your mount point.

Good luck, and remember, no need to install Knoppix, just boot from the CD :)

[Inquisitor]

I tried this tonight, I booted from the CD, inserted the code and managed to see the HDD but I could not see any folders in 'my documents' so I could not transfer them over :cry_ani:

I am quickly running out of idea's, as I have tried to load up the faulty HDD as a slave but this does not work. I know its only 10GB of data but its is soo important to me & I can't really afford to pay out for data recovery :cry_ani:

[madcow]

mkdir /mnt/windows
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows
cd /mnt/windows/My\ Documents (unless it's fat* in which case it's /mnt/windows/My~1 or something)
mkdir /mnt/otherdrive
mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt/otherdrive
cp -R * /mnt/otherdrive/

(^skeleton)
what do you mean by "see but not see?"

[bbeenn]

i think he means the hdd is there but theses nothing in it.

[Aman]

If there's nothing in it then he didn't mount it right, bbeen.

Make sure you're mounting the partition to a directory in /mnt that YOU are pointing out when you do the mount command. The syntax requires you to add a mount point or it will assume one (and it will also assume a filesystem type), where it will give back errors.

Make sure you are doing all of this through command line, AND NONE OF IT THROUGH KDE, like I said before. Nautilus can mess up transfers like this easily, and can also deny you the availablity of your files to view due to permission problems.

Try chmod 777 <directory>

[Bulzy]

hmmm sounds like that new worm that has been going around i figgure your using linux aman is the man for that

[eCK0]

The word Linux and virus don't work in the same sentence. Only if it's that sentence ;)

[Morpher]

Just insert the windows cd and reinstall it, that shouldnt delete anything in the my documents folder

[Inquisitor]

When I booted from Knoppix, I did see everything in the HDD except for 'mydocs', but that doesn't matter anymore...............

I have managed to save all my data; thank Godhttp://forums.overclockers.co.uk/images/smilies/smile.gif

I used the Windows XP Recovery Console, to first do a chkdsk, and then I used the fixboot which worked then re-start in Safe mode & hey presto I managed to login the move all my data to a slave drive; all 20GB http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/images/smilies/tongue.gif


Thanks for all you help http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/images/smilies/smile.gif



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[eCK0]

Glad you got everything worked out. Now you're all set to install Gentoo ;)