Access Unix External HDD from Windows XP

[michmill1973]

I have an external hard drive (USB connection) that is formatted in
Unix file system with lots of files on it I need to access.

However, I only have a Windows XP PC to connect it to. When I connect
it Windows sees the drive, but doesn't map it so I can't access the
files.

Is there a way to set up some sort of terminal in Windows that will let
me access this drive and copy the files to my PC?

Thank you for any advice you can share.

Regards

Michelle

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have an external hard drive (USB connection) that is formatted in
Unix file system with lots of files on it I need to access.

However, I only have a Windows XP PC to connect it to. When I
connect it Windows sees the drive, but doesn't map it so I can't
access the files.

Is there a way to set up some sort of terminal in Windows that will
let me access this drive and copy the files to my PC?

Thank you for any advice you can share.

http://groups.google.com/group/comp...572e?q=Access+Unix+formatted+HDD+from+Windows
( Shorter Link: http://snipurl.com/k7n8 )

You *might* be able to use this:
http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm

Although I don't have experience with it.

 

[Malke]

I have an external hard drive (USB connection) that is formatted in
Unix file system with lots of files on it I need to access.

However, I only have a Windows XP PC to connect it to. When I connect
it Windows sees the drive, but doesn't map it so I can't access the
files.

Is there a way to set up some sort of terminal in Windows that will
let
me access this drive and copy the files to my PC?

You won't be able to get the files with anything native to Windows. An
easy way to get the files would be to:

1. Attach the drive to your computer.

2. Boot the computer with Knoppix, a Linux distro that runs from cd.
Knoppix will be able to see the files. If you have a cd burner on the
machine, you can then burn the files to cd-r using the K3b program. Or
you can transfer the files to a usb thumbdrive if you have one with
enough capacity. Then reboot, remove the external drive, go back into
Windows, and Windows will see the files on the cd-r/thumbdrive just
fine.

To get Knoppix, you need a computer with a fast Internet connection and
third-party burning software. Download the Knoppix .iso from
www.knoppix.net and create your bootable cd. If you are using the usb
thumb drive, right-click on its icon (on the Desktop) to get its
properties and uncheck the box that says "Read Only". Then click on it
to open it. Note that the default mouse action in the window manager
used by Knoppix (KDE) is a single click to open instead of the
traditional MS Windows' double-click.

Malke

 

[GTS]

See "Ext2 Installable File System For Windows" at
http://www.fs-driver.org/index.html