[HLUG] A couple of ink cartridges and a data transfer problem

[Dr Chris Owens]

Thanks Geoff, this could be a good first approach and I'll try it.

Chris

On 19/07/12 16:04, GEOFF BAGLEY wrote:
> Would Knoppix do the trick ?
> It is pretty good for getting into existing files and runs live
> on thw CD/DVD.
> Geoff
>
> --- On Thu, 19/7/12, Dr Chris Owens<cowens at clara.co.uk>  wrote:
>
>> From: Dr Chris Owens<cowens at clara.co.uk>
>> Subject: Re: [HLUG] A couple of ink cartridges and a data transfer problem
>> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group."<herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> Date: Thursday, 19 July, 2012, 15:18
>> Hi everybody
>>
>>      Have just come across a couple of unopened
>> Canon Inkjet cartridges 1xBCI-3eBK and 1xBCI-3eC which I
>> will send with pleasure to anyone who can use them.
>>
>>      Second is more interesting but I would really
>> appreciate some help. Am trying to reclaim residual data
>> from old hard drives using a IOMAH USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE
>> Adapter with Ubuntu 10.04. No problem with relatively recent
>> drives but am stuck with a Fujitsu M2611T 45MB 3.5" IDE
>> drive circa 1992 probably previously running Widows 3.1
>> (presumably FAT16). Was OK in its box and starts up smoothly
>> in the adapter but I just can't get Ubuntu (or Windows 7) to
>> recognise it.
>>
>>      It doesn't show up with $lsubs (or anything
>> else as far as I can see) and it feels like some kind of
>> failure of data exchange between the old drive and the new
>> USB requirements. Short of putting the drive back in its box
>> and copying off data with floppies are there any other
>> possibilities Trinity Kit maybe or are some drivers needed?
>> - most reports seem to suggest drivers would not be needed.
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Chris******** ****
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