Jason G
11-19-2009, 10:30 AM
Hi all,
My laptop - Acer Aspire One running Linux has just suffered a possible OS failure, it only gets as far as the 2nd boot-up splashscreen before freezing - with 3-4Gbs of essential files seemingly lost!!!
Anyway, on another forum a very helpful member has suggested installing Knoppix via a CD on an external drive, then re-accessing my HDD that way. So, I have now downloaded the EXE file at 282Kb from BitTorrent, so can I simply copy that one 282.3Kb file onto a CD using my Mum's computer, plug in the external CD drive and get the broken Linux to boot from a USB CDRom drive, even though no drivers are installed?
Thanks in advance!
Take care,
Jason 8)
My laptop - Acer Aspire One running Linux has just suffered a possible OS failure, it only gets as far as the 2nd boot-up splashscreen before freezing - with 3-4Gbs of essential files seemingly lost!!!
Anyway, on another forum a very helpful member has suggested installing Knoppix via a CD on an external drive, then re-accessing my HDD that way. So, I have now downloaded the EXE file at 282Kb from BitTorrent, so can I simply copy that one 282.3Kb file onto a CD using my Mum's computer, plug in the external CD drive and get the broken Linux to boot from a USB CDRom drive, even though no drivers are installed?
Thanks in advance!
Take care,
Jason 8)