Computer recovery with Knoppix
 

I don't go anywhere without a Knoppix CD because it is so useful to be able
to boot up Linux when there is some sort of problem with a Windows machine
and perform some maintenance. It can fix drives, reorganize partitions,
even virus check your machine.

http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/...979230/7615/0/

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Re: Computer recovery with Knoppix
 

Au79 wrote:

> I don't go anywhere without a Knoppix CD because it is so useful to be
> able to boot up Linux when there is some sort of problem with a Windows
> machine and perform some maintenance. It can fix drives, reorganize
> partitions, even virus check your machine.
>
> http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/...979230/7615/0/
>
And, just for fun, I have a old knoppicillin cd which includes paragon ntfs
drivers. It is commandline-only, but you can beat the crap out of windows
with it :).
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Re: Computer recovery with Knoppix
 

"Au79" <au79@null.net> wrote in message
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>I don't go anywhere without a Knoppix CD because it is so useful to be able
> to boot up Linux when there is some sort of problem with a Windows machine
> and perform some maintenance. It can fix drives, reorganize partitions,
> even virus check your machine.

It can't write to an NTFS formated drive though, so if you want to edit or
replace files on your Windows partition - your out of luck.

Re: Computer recovery with Knoppix
 

Zitty wrote:
> "Au79" <au79@null.net> wrote in message
> news:i1hFf.8728$YT1.6012@newsfe09.phx...
>> I don't go anywhere without a Knoppix CD because it is so useful to
>> be able to boot up Linux when there is some sort of problem with a
>> Windows machine and perform some maintenance. It can fix drives,
>> reorganize partitions, even virus check your machine.
>
> It can't write to an NTFS formated drive though, so if you want to
> edit or replace files on your Windows partition - your out of luck.

True - but you can use it to save all your data to external storage if you
have a borked Window machine.....

Re: Computer recovery with Knoppix
 

"Gordon" <gordon@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
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> Zitty wrote:
>> "Au79" <au79@null.net> wrote in message
>> news:i1hFf.8728$YT1.6012@newsfe09.phx...
>>> I don't go anywhere without a Knoppix CD because it is so useful to
>>> be able to boot up Linux when there is some sort of problem with a
>>> Windows machine and perform some maintenance. It can fix drives,
>>> reorganize partitions, even virus check your machine.
>>
>> It can't write to an NTFS formated drive though, so if you want to
>> edit or replace files on your Windows partition - your out of luck.
>
> True - but you can use it to save all your data to external storage if you
> have a borked Window machine.....
>
BartPE does all of the above without all the Penquin BS

Re: Computer recovery with Knoppix
 

olfart wrote:
> "Gordon" <gordon@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
> news:44ojg5F336osU1@individual.net...
>> Zitty wrote:
>>> "Au79" <au79@null.net> wrote in message
>>> news:i1hFf.8728$YT1.6012@newsfe09.phx...
>>>> I don't go anywhere without a Knoppix CD because it is so useful to
>>>> be able to boot up Linux when there is some sort of problem with a
>>>> Windows machine and perform some maintenance. It can fix drives,
>>>> reorganize partitions, even virus check your machine.
>>>
>>> It can't write to an NTFS formated drive though, so if you want to
>>> edit or replace files on your Windows partition - your out of luck.
>>
>> True - but you can use it to save all your data to external storage
>> if you have a borked Window machine.....
>>
> BartPE does all of the above without all the Penquin BS

True - but you have to construct the Bart CD in a reasonably complex
process - a Knoppix download is one iso and burn to CD.....much easier for
the novice.

Re: Computer recovery with Knoppix
 

"Gordon" <gordon@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
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> olfart wrote:
>> "Gordon" <gordon@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
>> news:44ojg5F336osU1@individual.net...
>>> Zitty wrote:
>>>> "Au79" <au79@null.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:i1hFf.8728$YT1.6012@newsfe09.phx...
"True - but you have to construct the Bart CD in a reasonably complex
> process - a Knoppix download is one iso and burn to CD.....much easier for
> the novice. "

Any linux distro in the hands of a novice has a potential to be deadly -
thank God it can't write NTFS!!!

Re: Computer recovery with Knoppix
 

"Flunkett Clogwheel" <plunket@outofspace.org.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Gordon" <gordon@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
> news:44op5fF35mljU1@individual.net...
>> olfart wrote:
>>> "Gordon" <gordon@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
>>> news:44ojg5F336osU1@individual.net...
>>>> Zitty wrote:
>>>>> "Au79" <au79@null.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:i1hFf.8728$YT1.6012@newsfe09.phx...
> "True - but you have to construct the Bart CD in a reasonably complex
>> process - a Knoppix download is one iso and burn to CD.....much easier
>> for the novice. "
>
> Any linux distro in the hands of a novice has a potential to be deadly -
> thank God it can't write NTFS!!!
>

You can have fun with commands like

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda

:)