Access Linux Drive from Windows

[chrisw]

I've just had my Iomega Home Media Drive (NAS box) go wonky, and want to get onto the HDD and copy everything off it. The drive itself is fine (I've moved it into a SATA Enclosure), but I've found out that it runs Linux and don't have the ability to access it.

I'm running a Mac with Snow Leopard and also a VMWare Fusion version of Win 7.

Any advice as to how I can access the contents of the drive with my current set up?

Thanks, Chris.

 

[ncmoody]

I'm running a Mac with Snow Leopard and also a VMWare Fusion version of Win 7.

You should be able to mount it under OS-X. If not create anothe VM of Linux - say SuSE and mount the disk - you should be able to copy from there to anywhere you need it.

 

[Iccz]

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[chrisw]

You should be able to mount it under OS-X. If not create anothe VM of Linux - say SuSE and mount the disk - you should be able to copy from there to anywhere you need it.

I couldn't work out how to mount it, so I'm downloading a copy of linux and will install later on a VM.

Cheers for the advice.

 

[chrisw]

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My VM is a 64 bit install - I couldn't get this to work, and for some reason it wouldn't let me run it in compatibility mode.

Thanks though...

 

[ncmoody]

I couldn't work out how to mount it, so I'm downloading a copy of linux and will install later on a VM.

Cheers for the advice.

I understand OS-X to be a derivitve if Unix, so expected there to be an automounter or volume manager within it.
What about using the mount command.

Please keep us posted on you achievments, which Linux have you chosen?

 

[chrisw]

I understand OS-X to be a derivitve if Unix, so expected there to be an automounter or volume manager within it.
What about using the mount command.

Please keep us posted on you achievments, which Linux have you chosen?

I've used Zorin OS 4 (a version of Ubuntu I'm told), and have managed to succesfully retrieve my files from the disk. I cou;dn't manage to get OS-X to recognise the drive so went down the VM route.

Thanks for your help and advice.

 

[ncmoody]

Thanks for your help and advice.

Glad to be of service.