On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 6:40 PM, Anthony DeRobertis <anth...@derobert.net> wrote:
> On 07/20/2017 05:51 PM, Ben Hildred wrote: > >> I need to copy some files off of an old system that users reiserfs 3.6 on >> an old hardware raid that most rescue cds wont work with. Fortunately when >> I pulled out my favorite tool Debian's installer recognized the raid and >> correctly identified all the partitions, but the reiserfs would not mount >> and I did not see the udebs (https://packages.debian.org/j >> essie/reiserfsprogs) listed as available. Does anyone have any guidance >> on how to proceed. >> > > I believe there are udebs for both ssh client and server, so you could use > one or the other to just copy the raw block device off, then work on the > image from whatever system you want. Working with copies only is generally > a good idea for data recovery anyway. > > Something like: > > ssh otherhost 'cat > reiserfs.img' < /dev/sda1 > > ought to work. You can confirm the copy succeeded by comparing SHA256 > (etc.) checksums; I think there is a checksum utility available. > I was planning on using the ssh udebs (as they are part of my standard preseed.cfg) but since the drive is large and I just need a few files I was wanting to mount it. > > PS: Debian-boot is a development list, you probably want debian-user. > I didn't think that folks over on deban-user would have a anna solution. -- -- Ben Hildred Automation Support Services
