recovering lap top hds with linux?

[Gcode061]

I recently had a guy contact me about recovering info on a laptop i no you can use a bootable version of linux to veiw the drive and recover the files. What i want to know is what is it called and where can i download it. I think its like Canopix or something. Or do you have a better way to recover data from a bum lap top drive.

 

[Hyperblaze]

knoppix

www.knoppix.net

 

[drag]

If you google around you can find lots of usefull information.. for example:

http://www.google.com/search?q=knoppix+...refox&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial

 

[BriGy86]

http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/linux/cmd/

linux commands i've found

but is there a site where you can search on how to "start" or "run" something and it will give you the command or string to type?

 

[oog]

Originally posted by: Gcode061
I recently had a guy contact me about recovering info on a laptop i know you can use a bootable version of linux to view the drive and recover the files. What i want to know is what is it called and where can i download it. I think its like Canopix or something. Or do you have a better way to recover data from a bum lap(no space)top drive?

As others have said, Knoppix. There are other bootable Linux disks as well.

 

[birdpup]

Take a look at the following thread:
Hard Drive, Partition, Data Recovery and Diagnostic Resources

Insert may also be helpful.

[*]Rescue Disks

• UBCD4Win
• BartPE
• Insert
• Knoppix

Other methods for data recovery:

• access the drive through a network from another system with a data recovery program installed that can perform network recoveries, such as GetDataBack, or
• remove the laptop hard drive and install it as a slave in a desktop system with a data recovery program installed. For this, you would need a 2.5" - 3.5" connection converter to attach the laptop drive to a desktop IDE cable.