Rescue System from SuSE 9.2 install dvd with ntfs support?
I need to gain read access to the ntfs partition on a Windows XP PC. (No SuSE Linux on it - yet). I tried using the rescue system of the install disk, when I tried to mount the partition, it told me that there is no ntfs support compiled into the kernel. Is it possible to load the modules needed to access ntfs file system after the rescue system has started up? Any hints welcome Thanks Peter
On Wednesday 19 October 2005 05:15, Peter Sutter wrote:
I need to gain read access to the ntfs partition on a Windows XP PC. (No SuSE Linux on it - yet). I tried using the rescue system of the install disk, when I tried to mount the partition, it told me that there is no ntfs support compiled into the kernel.
Is it possible to load the modules needed to access ntfs file system after the rescue system has started up?
Any hints welcome
Hi Peter, There are probably easier/faster ways to do this, but here's my sure-fire method: If you boot from CD/DVD/Floppies, run a *pretend* manual installation (ncurses mode,) menu options are provided to "view loaded modules" and "load kernel modules"... use the latter option, select the file system section and load the NTFS module. Then you can just Ctl+Alt+F2 to access the already running rescue-like console (it's the installation kernel and you're already "loggied in" as root) to mount the NTFS partition RO and navigate to your heart's content. regards, - Carl
On Wednesday 19 October 2005 22:14, Carl Hartung wrote:
On Wednesday 19 October 2005 05:15, Peter Sutter wrote:
I need to gain read access to the ntfs partition on a Windows XP PC. (No SuSE Linux on it - yet). I tried using the rescue system of the install disk, when I tried to mount the partition, it told me that there is no ntfs support compiled into the kernel.
Is it possible to load the modules needed to access ntfs file system after the rescue system has started up?
Any hints welcome
Hi Peter,
There are probably easier/faster ways to do this, but here's my sure-fire method:
If you boot from CD/DVD/Floppies, run a *pretend* manual installation (ncurses mode,) menu options are provided to "view loaded modules" and "load kernel modules"... use the latter option, select the file system section and load the NTFS module. Then you can just Ctl+Alt+F2 to access the already running rescue-like console (it's the installation kernel and you're already "loggied in" as root) to mount the NTFS partition RO and navigate to your heart's content.
regards,
- Carl
Thanks, Carl. I will give that a go, I was too narrow-minded with my approach going directly into the rescue system. Thinking of it now, the installation itself must know about ntfs, because it will create a boot entry if it detects a ntfs share. Peter
On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 17:15 +0800, Peter Sutter wrote:
I need to gain read access to the ntfs partition on a Windows XP PC. (No SuSE Linux on it - yet). I tried using the rescue system of the install disk, when I tried to mount the partition, it told me that there is no ntfs support compiled into the kernel.
Is it possible to load the modules needed to access ntfs file system after the rescue system has started up?
Any hints welcome
Knoppix or Ubuntu Live CD's are what you are looking for.
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