Re: [tlug] HELP! A possible Linux Rescue CD for my Japanese files!

[Patrick Niessen <tlug.niessen@example.com>]

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:54:13 +0900, David Bennett
<davidbennett1979@example.com> wrote:

> I have installed Windows on a new HD and can boot up windows with
> "access" to the broken drive. The problem is Windows crashes whenever
> it takes a look at the drive because of the sector errors. Botting up
> to windows (whether it be a bootcd, a new parititon, a boot disk)
> doesn't help much because when a utility starts to look at the disk it
> just crashes.
> 
If your linux boot cd can handle the disk, but not the character
conversion, perhaps try dd command do take an image of the partition
to one on the other disk. I am not sure this will work though if the
sector is broken.

eg.

dd if=/dev/hda3 of=/dev/hdb3    
(check dd documentation for more detailed options


-- 
Patrick Niessen