[Discuss] Knoppix

[stanfish]

Thanks for the help. Using Kubuntu with access to NTFS now.
SJF

Murray Strome wrote:
> stanfish wrote:
>>
>>
>> Murray Strome wrote:
>>> stanfish wrote:
>>>> This query refers to a previous thread regarding using Knoppix to 
>>>> copy and/or backup NTFS partitions and files.
>>>> When I load the Knoppix 5.1.1.iso disc into my laptop,(XP), Knoppix 
>>>> loads just fine and I can access my windows partition without 
>>>> difficulty.
>>>> However when I attempted to load it into my desktop machine, which 
>>>> is running Vista home premium, four penguins come up on the upper 
>>>> left of the screen, and after a long wait (about a minute) Knoppix 
>>>> text (multicoloured) comes up and informs me that it cannot find 
>>>> the knoppix files and suggests closing.
>>>> I can't find anything relevant in any of the discussion groups 
>>>> about this. Has anyone else run across this problem or know how to 
>>>> work around it?
>>>> What seems odd is that I have Kubuntu and Ubuntu iso discs, and 
>>>> they boot up on the Vista machine very smoothly. Unfortunately they 
>>>> do not seem to have the utilities to read/copy NTFS partitions.
>>>> Any help or pointers to where I might find the solution would be 
>>>> appreciated.
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Stan Fisher
>>> First, make sure you are using the Knoppix DVD (not the CD -- that 
>>> didn't work very well for me).
>>>
>>>   However, I CAN load the Kubuntu 7.10 DVD on both computers, and I 
>>> have no problem mounting the standard Windows NTFS partitions on 
>>> both machines. However, I have not figured out how to access the 
>>> Windows RAID drives on the XP machine from Kubuntu, or even if it is 
>>> possible.
>>>
>>> Hope this is helpful to you.
>>>
>>> Murray
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>> I suspect that this loading issue is related to laptops having a 
>> different bios setting or something like that which recognizes the 
>> disc in a different way than the desktop. I found that I could load 
>> the Knoppix DVD on both XP and a borrowed Vista laptop but not on my 
>> Vista desktop.
>> Neither Knoppix.iso DVD or CD  discs would boot on the Vista desktop.
>> From your response I presume that you can read/write to NTFS from 
>> Kubuntu 7.10. I was not able to mount the NTFS partitions from 
>> Kubuntu, ('permission denied' .. or 'could not identify file system' 
>> ..something like that). Am I missing something there? Does Kubuntu 
>> have the utilities to read NTFS? I had presumed that the European 
>> based Linux flavours were a little less feared of Microsoft, and 
>> therefore were willing to incorporate NTFS utilities. If you have 
>> Kubuntu read/writing NTFS, can you give me a pointer as to how it can 
>> be set up (Kubuntu is recognized on my desktop and loads without 
>> problem, and since I don't have a RAID array, Kubuntu would be fine 
>> for my purposes).
>> Thanks,
>> Stan Fisher
>>
>> __
> From either Kubuntu or Knoppix, you must first make a directory.  I used:
>
> sudo mkdir /C
>
> Then, you have to mount it using sudo:
>
> sudo mount /dev/<disk containing your C Windows Partition>
>
> In my case, on the laptop this was /dev/sdb2
>
> I could then read/write any files on that partition using either 
> Knoppix or Kubuntu.
>
> Murray
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