> Timothy Murphy wrote: > ... >> (I'll use Knoppix, as the FC-4 rescue CD >> did not run on this SCSI-only system for some reason.) > > Strange... > > Please define "did not run". > > In some cases using Knoppix instead of the rescue cd > can get you into trouble. > > If one is using software RAID this will automatically > be detected by the rescue CD, not by knoppix. Booting a live CD that mounts any of the partitions on your hard drive could cause trouble. There's a Knoppix variant called Helix specifically designed and built for forensic purposes. See http://www.e-fense.com/helix/downloads.php . Helix will detect any partitions it finds on a host's hard drive, but by default it doesn't mount them. I often use Helix and ddrescue together with an external USB2 drive to back up full partition images of a system before upgrading it or working on its hard drive(s). I can mount those images r/o and copy any files they may contain. I can also mount them r/w to fix any fatal configuration problems before using ddrescue to rewrite them back to the original hard drive. Helix isn't a replacement for the Rescue CD, but used together there's not much you can't do. --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL
