[RndTbl] Data recovery

John Lange john.lange at bighostbox.com
Fri Dec 19 17:47:01 CST 2003


Thanks to everyone that replied with suggestions. Great response!

I've never heard of the freezer thing before. I'm going to give it a
whirl! If I manage to recover anything I'll be sure to inform the group
what I've learned.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Regards,
-- 
John Lange
BigHostBox.com
(204) 885 0872

On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 08:05, Sean A. Walberg wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, John Lange wrote:
> 
> > Very much appreciate if anyone has any ideas.
> 
> I have heard (but never tried) that freezing the drive works on stuck 
> heads and other mechanical problems.
>  
> > On an entirely related note, does anyone have a good script (possibly
> > using rsync) for keeping files up-to-date between a desktop and a laptop
> > by way of a central server ?
> 
> I'm currently reading "Linux Server Hacks" from O'Reilly, which has a few 
> hacks on various scenarios like yours.  Might be worth a look.
> 
> Sean





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