Quote Originally Posted by deadparrot
How exactly would I go about attempting to read this drive in linux
Boot Knoppix. Click on the desktop icon for the partition in question. See if there is enough left of the partition for Knoppix to make sense of it. (You haven't even tried booting Knoppix before asking this, have you?)

Quote Originally Posted by deadparrot
Can it be done with Knoppix?
People have done it. I have done it. But we obviously don't know what has happened to your partition and what sucess you'll have.