Linux Server Hard Disk died...

[Tham]

So aparently the hard drive on my RAQ550 server died. Friend said that its because of a bad sector in somewhere where it reads the boot sequence.

My question is if and how you can mount a Linux hard drive onto a Windows PC and retrieve data therefrom. If this is impossible, how do you do it from a Linux box?

any help would be most appreciated. Info, tips, sources, all would be usefull.

Thanks again,
Tham.

[KenJackson]

I would boot a system rescue CD, which are small Linux distributions meant for this purpose. Here are two:
SystemRescueCD (http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page)
(R)ecovery (I)s (P)ossible Linux rescue system (http://www.tux.org/pub/people/kent-robotti/looplinux/rip/)

In answer to your first question, there is the Ext2 Installable File System For Windows (http://www.fs-driver.org/) which claims to mount Linux ext2 and ext3 file systems on Windows for both reading and writing. I haven't tried it.

[nox-Hand]

Tham, I was just about to say that you CANNOT access your Linux Drive in XP, but maybe I am wrong http://forum.ebaumsworld.com/images/smilies/err.gif

Odd, I thought that was a nono..

[erisco]

I have tried it with Windows XP Professional, and a no-go for me. I was looking forward to it too! Gah :P It would read the drive sizes, but it ended there.

[nox-Hand]

I have tried it with Windows XP Professional, and a no-go for me. I was looking forward to it too! Gah :P It would read the drive sizes, but it ended there.


Hey, I am pretty sure you can now :)

Some ext for Windows support project. Never tried it, and cannot Google now. I am at work.. this one-week work thing.. 9-5 :o it's hard ;)


laters!

[erisco]

I'm already pulling the 7-3 school shifts, I'll pass :P