rescue data w/k3b only one drive

[wandaround]

You could resize your ntfs partition for the time being allowing for the creation of a 1GB linux partition and use the knoppix tohd=/dev/hda2 boot option, and then eject the cd.

Kelmo,

Thanks for your idea. I didn't know about tohd, and I've never messed with XP's
resize.

By the time I saw your message, I'd already done what I told aay about. Besides,
her drive really needed to start over.

Thanks again.

Wanda

[winterchil]

Well it's now too late but just so you have an idea here's what I did in the same situation:

1) Load up Knoppix everything normal.

2) Run standard config on K3B

3) Set up all the files to burn and then click "Burn"

4) Knoppix gets all mad and tells you the disk isn't blank but select force from the menu.

5) The CD will try to burn again and then the knoppix disk will eject and K3B will tell you the burn failed.

6) Stick a blank CD-R in and complete the burn then stick the knoppix CD back in and everything runs nicely.

Hope your other solution worked out for you.

-Dave

[wandaround]

Well it's now too late but just so you have an idea here's what I did in the same situation:
[snip]

Dave,

I'll surely try your method when I can get back to that machine in the
next day or so. Basically, you out-stubborned the thing! I love it.

Using the 2nd hard drive worked, but was a real pain.

Thanks for your help, and I'll let you know how it goes.

Wanda

[aay]

Thanks for your help, and I'll let you know how it goes.Wanda

Unless you have swap space (which I presume you wouldn't with your hard drive issue) would you run out of memory with this approach? I guess the worst that could happen is that you have to reboot. Let us know how it goes.