Posted by ` on 09/04/07 13:55

Hi,

I have hooked up the HDD from the DVD recorder to my PC booted in Knoppix
but it failed to mount the drive and reported "unknown file system". So it
looks like I won't be able to drop in a larger drive. Unless somebody out
there has a fix.

As a side note, the original problem I have with my DVD drive, I sent a
strongly worded e-mail to Toshiba complaining that the replacement DVD drive
cost more than a new recorder and the called be back and offered to have the
drive replaced FOC. Good result.


"Captain Midnight" <Notany@twip.invalid> wrote in message
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> "`" <ianw154@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi .
>>
>> Managed to do it. Easiest way was to download the ISO recorder. Now it's
>> just two click and it copies and extracts the ISO file onto the CD.
>>
>> Got Knoppix running great, only problem that I have to sort out now is
> when
>> I try to look at the partitions on the HDD it asks for a password -
> haven't
>> got a clue on that so I'll have to have a dig around on the Knoppix site
> to
>> see if I can get any help there.
>>
>> As a Side note. I seem the remember that you can format the HDD in the
>> recorder from within the menu's. I check and sure enough the option is
> there
>> to format the HDD > I am going to drop a 160 gig HDD in the recorder
>> today
>> and format it and see what size it comes out at - I suspect that it will
>> either crash or format to 80 gig. Worth a try though.
>>
>>
>> "Captain Midnight" <Notany@twip.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:46d3c18a$0$32532$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> > "`" <ianw154@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
>> > news:18WdnSzs5PyPuk7bnZ2dnUVZ8sSrnZ2d@bt.com...
>> >> I have downloaded the file KNOPPIX_V5.1.1CD-2007-01-04-EN.iso, burnt
>> >> it
>> > onto
>> >> the CD and rebooted the PC ... it just boots in to windows an normal.>
> I
>> >> have checked my PC setup and after the floppy the CD drive is the next
>> >> bootable drive ?
>> >>
>> >> Any suggestions.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Captain Midnight" <Notany@twip.invalid> wrote in message
>> >> news:46d18641$0$16439$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> >> > "`" <ianw154@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:pbednTT-Dfg230zbRVnytgA@bt.com...
>> >> >> Hi
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have checked the DVD drive and it is a Toshiba Samsung SD-W3002.
> It
>> >> > looks
>> >> >> like a standard drive to me.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have had the HDD out of the recorder, it's a maxtor 80 gig, and
>> > hooked
>> >> > it
>> >> >> up to my PC using a USB to IDE adaptor. The problem is that the PC
>> > say's
>> >> >> mass storage device detected and ready to use but I can't see the
>> >> >> drive
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> explorer. In device manager I can see the drive but in the
>> >> >> properties -
>> >> >> Volume tab there is no drive information - all blanks.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Putting the HDD back into the recorder and it works fine.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ian
>> >> >
>> >> > It's probably formatted with a file system used in Linux. You can
>> >> > get
> a
>> >> > Knopix Linux distribution in an ISO. Burn the ISO to CD. Then you
>> >> > can
>> > boot
>> >> > into Knopix from the CD without putting anything on your PC. Knopix
> has
>> > a
>> >> > GUI interface so it's not to hard to use for things like browsing a
>> > drive.
>> >> > It can be used to examine a Windows install that wont boot too. Good
>> > tool
>> >> > and gives a peek at Linux.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> > Geeze, my 3.3 version is old. Been meaning to get a newer version.
>> > Downloading it now. Slo-o-o-owly.
>> >
>> > Hopefully you know the ISO is an image and has to be burnt so the data
> is
>> > extracted. Not just putting the file on the disc. Can let you know what
>> > the
>> > disc should looks like as soon as I burn and test it. Seldom burn ISO
> so
>> > will be doing a little relearning.
>> >
>> >
>>
>
> Took almost an hour to DL on broadband. The Nero wizard reported a
> successful burn numerous times without ever accessing the drive. When I
> tried in the full program it invoked DVD Decryter which successfully
> burned
> the disc. Shouldn't have needed DVD Decryter. Must be a shortcoming of
> having it installed.
>
> Knoppix V5 is quite an improvement. Mostly having the docs in English. Was
> getting "failure to mount" on my drives past C: (in Windows) but they
> displayed OK. Too late to continue then and out of time to play with it
> now.
> Let us know how it turns out.
>
>

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