A new use for Linux

[Karl Larsen]

Paul Smith wrote:
> On 7/20/07, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>> >> Yes. Use the first CD of your set or the DVD and when it boots select
>> >> the rescue mode. When it comes up it will try to connect to the Linux
>> >> partition of your choice. Choose to mount to the Linux that has 
>> the lost
>> >> files. Find the things you need. Now decide what you want to do 
>> with the
>> >> files. You can mount another file system and then copy the files 
>> to that.
>> >>
>> >> Karl
>> >>
>> >>
>> > Does rescue mode have an ability to mount ntfs formatted disks? 
>> That was
>> > what was needed in the original problem I posted.
>> > --
>> > 
>> =======================================================================
>> > Delusions are often functional. A mother's opinions about her 
>> children's
>> > beauty, intelligence, goodness, et cetera ad nauseam, keep her from
>> > drowning them at birth.
>> > 
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>> > Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam at sbcglobal.net
>> >
>> >
>>     As far as I can tell, 'mount' can not work with a windows file
>> system even in F7. I thought by now that had been added but no.
>
> F7 can mount MS Windows NTFS filesystems. One needs to install ntfs-3g 
> before.
>
> Paul
>
Thank you Paul, I will do that next.

Karl