Failed HDD in Sony Vaio.
Vista couldn't read it ... XP forund and fixed over 100,000 errors
with chkdsk /f ... but still couldn't browse it to get data.

Ubuntu Feitsy live CD didn't care a bit ... I recovered all data.

WOOT !

SK

"Ben Goldman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
> Steve_Karl wrote:
>
>> Failed HDD in Sony Vaio.
>> Vista couldn't read it ... XP forund and fixed over 100,000 errors
>> with chkdsk /f ... but still couldn't browse it to get data.
>>
>> Ubuntu Feitsy live CD didn't care a bit ... I recovered all data.
>>
>> WOOT !
>>
>> SK
>
> It's LINUX, LINUX, LINUX that has anything to do with it. I fixed my
> Windows using (SUSE) LINUX LINUX LINUX last month.
>
> BTW, congrats.

Yea. Still waitin' for the SUSE live CD. :-P





>
> --
> Cheers,
> Ben

"Ben Goldman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
> Steve_Karl wrote:
>
>>
>> "Ben Goldman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
>> > Steve_Karl wrote:
>> >
>> > > Failed HDD in Sony Vaio.
>> > > Vista couldn't read it ... XP forund and fixed over 100,000 errors
>> > > with chkdsk /f ... but still couldn't browse it to get data.
>> > >
>> > > Ubuntu Feitsy live CD didn't care a bit ... I recovered all data.
>> > >
>> > > WOOT !
>> > >
>> > > SK
>> >
>> > It's LINUX, LINUX, LINUX that has anything to do with it. I fixed
>> > my Windows using (SUSE) LINUX LINUX LINUX last month.
>> >
>> > BTW, congrats.
>>
>> Yea. Still waitin' for the SUSE live CD. :-P
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> > -- Cheers,
>> > Ben
>
> There is one. Who cares? Live CDs suck. Just install Linux and boot
> to it whenever.
>
> BTW - KDE isn't as reliable as it used to be. I now use Gnome and LOVE
> IT. (Kudos to Sue.)
>
> Rock on fellow Linux user.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Ben

Installing Linux isn't an option for these clients machines.

Ben Goldman wrote:
> Steve_Karl wrote:
>
>> Failed HDD in Sony Vaio.
>> Vista couldn't read it ... XP forund and fixed over 100,000 errors
>> with chkdsk /f ... but still couldn't browse it to get data.
>>
>> Ubuntu Feitsy live CD didn't care a bit ... I recovered all data.
>>
>> WOOT !
>>
>> SK
>
> It's LINUX, LINUX, LINUX that has anything to do with it. I fixed my
> Windows using (SUSE) LINUX LINUX LINUX last month.
>
> BTW, congrats.
>
Yeah, twatsky, ****ed-up old-school will get you half way there on a lot
of things...

How's that SUSE live CD thing coming? Ubuntu has the smart developers
working on it and honing its abilities constantly whereas SUSE has
half-assed folks like *you*. :-D

dick

The True Spirit of '08:
<http://tinyurl.com/2j78qt>
The Boss Confronting "The American Taliban"®
<http://tinyurl.com/bt75g8>
(he's right behind me, isn't he?)

I've probably had 2 or 3 more good rescues with Ubuntu since this thread was started.

SK



"Ricky Hunt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Same for me. After I'd bought an expensive "save failed disk" program. Booted up Ubuntu on disc and it read it fine.
>
> "Steve_Karl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:hnbmfb$3nl$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Failed HDD in Sony Vaio.
>> Vista couldn't read it ... XP forund and fixed over 100,000 errors
>> with chkdsk /f ... but still couldn't browse it to get data.
>>
>> Ubuntu Feitsy live CD didn't care a bit ... I recovered all data.
>>
>> WOOT !
>>
>> SK
>>
>
>