Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 21:20:19 EDT From: Nataraj Dasgupta <xbsd@hotmail.com> To: A_Johns@TurnAround.com.au, xbsd@hotmail.com, dburr@pobox.com, dick@dgriffin.org Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: get data from crashed harddisk????? Message-ID: <19990630012021.92001.qmail@hotmail.com>
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Hmmm, apparently, I am quite new to Unix, admit. have been working with windows all my life (life=for the last 19 years). And, recently shifted to Unix. I think I did read a letter somehwre on this group itself where someone had mentioned an NFS reader for Windows. Let's see if I can fork out that letter from somewhere. Will let you know. Till then, keep brainstorming >From: "Andrew Johns" <A_Johns@TurnAround.com.au> >To: "Nataraj Dasgupta" <xbsd@hotmail.com>, <dburr@pobox.com>, ><dick@dgriffin.org> >CC: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >Subject: RE: get data from crashed harddisk????? >Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:13:53 +1000 > >We seem to be going in circles....see below. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nataraj Dasgupta [mailto:xbsd@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, 30 June 1999 10:58 > > To: A_Johns@TurnAround.com.au; xbsd@hotmail.com; dburr@pobox.com; > > dick@dgriffin.org > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: RE: get data from crashed harddisk????? > > > > > > > > > > Look, it did work for me effectively. If getting the s/w for > >I have no doubt that it worked for you because you were able to 'mount' >the drive (in M$ terminology). The problem with crashed unix drives is >that you _cannot_ mount them in the first place. > > > Windows proves > > to be a problem, perhaps (yes, PERHAPS) , you could make the hdd a > > secondary ide on an unix box itself. Indeed, it will involve > > some tinkering > > with the config files, but if you could just get it to mount, > >We know what you're trying to say, but mounting it _IS_ the problem ->if >the drive could have been mounted, then this discussion would never have >eventuated... <grin> > > > you would be > > able to retrieve the data. > > > >Regards > Nataraj Dasgupta Philip Morris Incorporated, Network Operations Monitor/Analyst, World intranet HQ, Rye Brook, NY. Email : ndasgupt@bridgeport.edu _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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