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Linux.com has instructions for backing up partitions using GParted-Clonezilla.
Backing up partitions and hard disks sounds like work — until youve tried Clonezilla. With Clonezilla you can clone and duplicate partitions of various formats and disks of various sizes locally or over the network. Even more impressive is the fact that you can do all this without typing complicated commands. And since Clonezilla is available as part of the GParted-Clonezilla live CD, you dont even have to install it.
The CentOS 5 LiveCD has been released.
That means that the purposes of this CD are to see if CentOS will boot/work on your hardware, to test some of the features of CentOS as a workstation, and to use as a Rescue CD. It does not contain all the features of the 7 CD CentOS 5 Distribution on one CD :
HowtoForge walks through recovering data from a RAID 1 setup using Knoppix.
The top four of Lifehacker’s top 10 free computer system recovery tools are LiveCDs.
Linux by Examples uses the SLAX LiveCD to perform some data recovery and repair on a couple broken Windows machines.
DistroWatch Weekly is packed full of LiveCD news today. First up is news of a gaming LiveDVD by Mandriva, along with a LiveCD showcasing a unique 3D desktop called Metisse. Below that is news of updates to Live versions of PCLinuxOS, gNewSense, Fedora Unity, BOSS GNU/Linux, and a new rescue LiveCD by the T2 project.
A hybrid ABC News/PC Magazine article explains what the Ultimate Boot CD and UBCD4Win are, and their uses.
ServerWatch brings us an introduction to the recovery LiveCD/DVD/USB/CF/PXE/* which goes by Recovery Is Possible or RIPLinuX.
Recovery is Possible (RIP) sounds like a 12-step program, or some kind of self-help regime. RIP is (yet another) specialized Linux rescue distribution. RIP comes in a number of bootable images: CD/DVD, USB key, Compact Flash, PXE netboot, and even a tiny FreeBSD-based image. You can get a version with X windows, or one without.
Server Watch suggests running a couple of popular data recover tools from a LiveCD or LiveUSB device to rescue data.
My personal favorite way to run TestDisk or PhotoRec is from a bootable Linux CD. They are included on Knoppix, Trinity Rescue Kit and RIPLinux. Virtually all filesystems and partition types are supported as well.
The ChronicleHerald.ca has an article on creating a BartPE LiveCD for system recovery.
Lifehacker walks us through rescuing a Windows system using Knoppix.
Few moments in computing are as heartbreaking as when you turn on your trusty PC only to receive that bone-chilling message: “Boot sector corrupt. Config.sys missing. Disk cannot be read.”
A ZDNet.com blog has a long but entertaining story of Windows file recovery using Knoppix.
DesktopLinux.com is reporting the updates in the latest SystemRescueCd release.
DistroWatch Weekly reports on one of the first (the first?) release of a premade LiveDVD which includes multiple Linux LiveCDs. Included on the 4+ GB ISO download is Knoppix, Ubuntu Dapper, Livux, PCLinuxOS, SimplyMEPIS, SystemRescueCD, Puppy Linux, Elive, and Damn Small Linux.
nixCraft tells us how to recover a grub boot loader password using Knoppix.
ExtremeTech posted another chapter from their book Hacking Knoppix. Definitely worth bookmarking.
A bootable disk with Knoppix can be a lifesaver when your computer goes awry. In this feature, we guide you through the process of fixing Linux with Knoppix, which includes repairing boot issues, working with key system files, and working with Linux partitions.
jclark.org has a writeup on recovering files from a Windows box using an Ubuntu LiveCD.
IBM Developerworks has six LiveCD reviews posted for recovery and entertainment.
Restore compromised systems with diagnostics LiveCDs
Rock your desktop with entertainment LiveCDs
Lots of images and links, and good information as usual.
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