A new use for Linux

[Paul Smith]

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.
> > --
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> > 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