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mydej...@yahoo.co.uk

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Aug 23, 2006, 11:34:52 AM8/23/06
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I am getting an "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" error in my system, however
the CD-ROM drive is not being detected, and I am looking for a boot
floppy with networking and workgroup file sharing ability that will
allow me to transfer some critical files off it. It is definitely a
file corruption error not drive failure.

Can anyone recommend such utilities? It has to be a floppy, not CD.
Even USB Booting of any kind is not supported by the BIOS.

Something like a floppy version of Barts CD, 911CD and there are some
Linux based utility disks with such facilities. Any ideas (tomsrtbt)?

I asked in the microsoft newsgroups and haven't got any satisfaction
yet. I know you Linux guys can do it. I know there are few disks out
there like knoppix etc, but I can't remember their exact names and I
need them to be on a floppy.

Come on, let's out Microsoft the microsoft guys.

/My

Douglas Mayne

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Aug 23, 2006, 12:19:01 PM8/23/06
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:34:52 -0700, mydejamail wrote:

> I am getting an "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" error in my system, however
> the CD-ROM drive is not being detected, and I am looking for a boot
> floppy with networking and workgroup file sharing ability that will
> allow me to transfer some critical files off it. It is definitely a
> file corruption error not drive failure.
>
> Can anyone recommend such utilities? It has to be a floppy, not CD.
> Even USB Booting of any kind is not supported by the BIOS.
>
> Something like a floppy version of Barts CD, 911CD and there are some
> Linux based utility disks with such facilities. Any ideas (tomsrtbt)?
>

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>
A floppy based solution is a tough goal- because you'd expect it to work
with your random hardware. I think a better strategy is getting the CD to
be recognized and be bootable. That way, you will be able to use a
distibution with enough support built in. This posts describes a loader
which boots from a floppy disk, and then allows you to continue booting
from a CD, even when the BIOS lacks support:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.setup/msg/e56c561db0f77fa9

When you are ready to try it with a CD, I think Slax has ntfsprogs, IIRC.
http://www.slax.org

--
Douglas Mayne


mydej...@yahoo.co.uk

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Aug 23, 2006, 1:19:34 PM8/23/06
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I don't have access to Linux now, but if I unarchive it will I be able
to use rawrite to create the image? Thanks for the tip.

Douglas Mayne

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Aug 23, 2006, 1:31:58 PM8/23/06
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:19:34 -0700, mydejamail wrote:
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> I don't have access to Linux now, but if I unarchive it will I be able
> to use rawrite to create the image? Thanks for the tip.
>
rawrite will work, too. The file is a standard 1.44M boot floppy image
(when expanded).

rawrite instructions are found a lot of places, including here (for
reference):
http://www.slackware.com/install/bootdisk.php

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