Re: [SLE] Rescue System from SuSE 9.2 install dvd with ntfs support?

From: Carl Hartung (suselinux_at_cehartung.com)
Date: 10/19/05

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Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:14:00 -0400

    On Wednesday 19 October 2005 05:15, Peter Sutter wrote:
    > I need to gain read access to the ntfs partition on a Windows XP PC.
    > (No SuSE Linux on it - yet). I tried using the rescue system of the
    > install disk, when I tried to mount the partition, it told me that
    > there is no ntfs support compiled into the kernel.
    >
    > Is it possible to load the modules needed to access ntfs file system
    > after the rescue system has started up?
    >
    > Any hints welcome

    Hi Peter,

    There are probably easier/faster ways to do this, but here's my sure-fire
    method:

    If you boot from CD/DVD/Floppies, run a *pretend* manual installation (ncurses
    mode,) menu options are provided to "view loaded modules" and "load kernel
    modules"... use the latter option, select the file system section and load
    the NTFS module. Then you can just Ctl+Alt+F2 to access the already running
    rescue-like console (it's the installation kernel and you're already "loggied
    in" as root) to mount the NTFS partition RO and navigate to your heart's
    content.

    regards,

    - Carl 

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