[linux-help] Re: XP restore/linux install

["Randi" <rsee@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why not do a repair install of XP (easily done with XP install disk)and
then repartition the hard drive and install Linux 

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On Behalf Of james l
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 9:18 AM
To: linux-help@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [linux-help] Re: XP restore/linux install


On Friday 15 February 2002 09:38, you wrote:
> Although I have not used ntfs myself, I understand that Linux can
mount
> the ntfs partitions and access the data.
>

It can, I have done it before. This isn't the problem.

> I do not know how it could be handled during an install, but if the
> drive were taken out of the laptop and attached to a linux machine you
> should be able to mount the drive as another volume and save the data.
> Then put the drive back into the laptop and do the install.
>

Would be nice, but I don't have the adapter I once had (2.5" to 3.5" hd 
adapter) so this really isn't an option at the moment. 

What I am looking for is a way to just dump it to something else via a 
network. This requires a) ntfs support b)network support c)some data
transfer 
utility (which can operate on just about any protocal)

James L

> the man page for mount tells me that ntfs is a supported filesystem
type
> for mounting.
>
> james l wrote:
> > I have a friend with XP on his compaq laptop, and it well, sort of
went
> > the way of windows computers. (as in XP no longer works)
> >
> > He was planning on splitting it with linux for a while. The problem
is
> > that he didn't have his data backed up. It has an ntfs partition,
and a
> > network card. Do any of you know of a linux rescue/install/etc with
ntfs
> > support (xp's restore is not good), so I can during the install copy
it
> > to a network drive (ftp, nfs, smb, scp, whatever, I can put up a
server
> > for it)
> >
> > James L.
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