need help with file recovery

**webbcm01** · 09-25-2006

i am a complete newb with linux here. ive dabbled in ubuntu but never did much at command line. for work, someone broght me an old redhat box that crashed. I am using a knoppix livecd right now and need to know how to make an image of the hard drives on an external hdd that on my network. this is the closest ive come: but i really dont know how close that is lol

This command is designed to be run from within /bin/mount by giving
the option '-t smbfs'. For example:
mount -t smbfs -o username=tridge,password=foobar //fjall/test /data/test
root@2[knoppix]# smbmount //192.168.0.33/shared /mnt/remote_share -o guest
4149: tree connect failed: ERRDOS - ERRnosuchshare (You specified an invalid share name)
SMB connection failed
root@2[knoppix]# smbmnt //192.168.0.33/ex1 /mnt/remote_share -o guest
Failed to find real path for mount point //192.168.0.33/ex1: No such file or directory
root@2[knoppix]#

please need help ASAP

**pavlo_7** · 09-25-2006

How about doing it the other way around -- access Knoppix from the network computer (I understand it's Windows computer) on wich you want to save the files and then copy the files over to that external drive. I think this will be easier for you if you are new to Linux and Samba in particular.
In Knoppix (in my case version 3.7), down on the panel you should see a penguin icon (if your Knoppix version is different, look for it in the programs menu). Click on it --> Services --> Start Samba Server. It will ask you to set password for user knoppix, so enter knoppix as password. Then it will ask you if you want to export all partitions to be shared on the network, choose "yes".
Now, on the network Windows computer, right click on the My Computer --> Map Network Drive --> Microsoft Windows Network. It should find Knoppix as a computer on the network. When you click on it you will be asked to authenticate yourself, so enter knoppix as user and knoppix as password. It will open all partitions which knoppix could find, mount and share. Now just copy the files over to the local machine.

Hope this helps.
Good luck!

**webbcm01** · 09-25-2006

i mounted the hard drives onb my knoppix machine then did the start samba server and did as you said but when i go tto my other computer it can only see files totalling 5.65 mb. not only that but the hard drives that i need to image are not included. do you have any other ideas or maybe something more to this that im not doing right?

**devils casper** · 09-25-2006

HI !

i think Knoppix didn't mount all partitions/disks..... mount partitions first...

in Knoppix terminal type

$ df -H
it will show you all mounted partitions.

$ fdisk -l (..its small 'L')
all partitions... mounted or unmounted...

now compare the output of both commands and mount rest unmounted partitions manually.
create Mount point for each partition.

$ mkdir /media/first_p
$ mount -t <filesystem> /dev/<partition>/media/first_p

here filesystem can be ntfs, vfat for FAT32, ext3 .....
for more details, man mount

post back if you find anything confusing or stuck. i need output of fdisk -l and df -H.

casper

**pavlo_7** · 09-25-2006

Could you post here the output of

Code:

/sbin/fdisk -l

from Knoppix and tell which partition you need to image? Also, can you mount that partition and then post the output of

Code:

df -h

so we know the size of the partition?

Edit: man, devils_casper is fast

**webbcm01** · 09-25-2006

Code:

knoppix@4[knoppix]$ df -h
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/root             2.5M   30K  2.4M   2% /
/ramdisk              395M   10M  385M   3% /ramdisk
/UNIONFS              2.3G  2.0G  385M  84% /UNIONFS
/dev/hdc              697M  697M     0 100% /cdrom
/dev/cloop            1.9G  1.9G     0 100% /KNOPPIX
/dev/hde1              99M  8.2M   86M   9% /media/hde1
/dev/hde2             101G   23G   73G  25% /media/hde2
/dev/hdg1              99M  8.2M   86M   9% /media/hdg1
/dev/hdg2             101G   58G   38G  61% /media/hdg2
knoppix@4[knoppix]$ fdisk -l
knoppix@4[knoppix]$ /sbin/fdisk -l

the command "fdisk -l" i cannot get anything but i know that the ones i want are mounted

these are the ones that i need to back up:

Code:

dev/hde1              99M  8.2M   86M   9% /media/hde1
/dev/hde2             101G   23G   73G  25% /media/hde2
/dev/hdg1              99M  8.2M   86M   9% /media/hdg1
/dev/hdg2             101G   58G   38G  61% /media/hdg2

this is the first directory i made to move the files to on my external hdd:

Code:

knoppix@4[knoppix]$ mkdir //192.168.0.33 /mnt/shared

but i cannot get it to mount:

Code:


knoppix@4[knoppix]$ smbmount //192.168.0.33/shared /mnt/shared -o guest
4483: tree connect failed: ERRDOS - ERRnosuchshare (You specified an invalid share name)
SMB connection failed

from what ive shown anymore suggestions?

ADDED:

in another forum i was asked to look to see if the device i was imaging to(remote hdd) was samba enable and gave me the command smbtree. the hard drive is called "testshare" and here is what my directory shows:

Code:

root@2[knoppix]# smbtree
Password:
WORKGROUP
        \\KNOPPIX                       Knoppix server (Samba 3.0.22)
                \\KNOPPIX\ADMIN$                IPC Service (Knoppix server (Samba 3.0.22))
                \\KNOPPIX\IPC$                  IPC Service (Knoppix server (Samba 3.0.22))
                \\KNOPPIX\print$                Printer Drivers
DACPAS
        \\TESTSHARE                     testshare
                \\TESTSHARE\ADMIN$              IPC Service ("testshare")
                \\TESTSHARE\IPC$                IPC Service ("testshare")
                \\TESTSHARE\shared
                \\TESTSHARE\ex1
                \\TESTSHARE\xdrive
                \\TESTSHARE\NetFolder
                \\TESTSHARE\config
CHRISAPARTMENT
        \\WEBSERVER                     hp from block
        \\RIG1                          RIG1
root@2[knoppix]# findsmb

                                *=DMB
                                +=LMB
IP ADDR         NETBIOS NAME     WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION
---------------------------------------------------------------------
192.168.0.33    TESTSHARE     +[DACPAS] [Unix] [Samba 3.0.2]
192.168.0.103   KNOPPIX       +[WORKGROUP] [Unix] [Samba 3.0.22]

dont know if this helps any

**webbcm01** · 09-25-2006

alright i have my hdd's mounted and i have a file mounted that will point to my remote hdd file. everything is good i just need to know how to run rsync like what names go where on the command line to image the folders. heres what ive got:

Code:

root@2[knoppix]#  mkdir /chris1
root@2[knoppix]# pwd
/ramdisk/home/knoppix
root@2[knoppix]# smbmount //192.168.0.33/shared /ramdisk/home/knoppix/chris -o guest

so ive got the file /ramdisk.../chris that will point to the folder on the remote hdd

Code:

/dev/hde1              99M  8.2M   86M   9% /media/hde1
/dev/hde2             101G   23G   73G  25% /media/hde2
/dev/hdg1              99M  8.2M   86M   9% /media/hdg1
/dev/hdg2             101G   58G   38G  61% /media/hdg2

these are the folders i need to be imaged to the folder /ramdisk../chris. this was sent to me by someone who was helping me with this but im not sure exactly how im supposed to put in my file names as compared to his in order to start the process.

Code:

recommended usage:
rsync -vac --progress /bill /bill2 
rsync -vac --progress uploaddir/ bill2/ > bill2/uploaddir.txt --sends output to a file this is a verbose backup, with a error check (checksum), shows how much is done.

i feel so close(is very exciting to me sorry) anyone who could please help me finish this out id love it

**webbcm01** · 09-26-2006

alright thanks to everyone for your help through my slow newbdome ive got everything figured out now

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