On 28 January 2007 19:15, Grant wrote: > > > The thing I'm confused about is how I can get anything back to the > > > laptop when it won't even have an OS on it. I could boot a LiveCD but > > > I don't think I'll be able to connect to the wireless network. > > > > Hum...that's pretty much a show stopper. In that case, setting up a > > wired network (if they have wlan, these machines would have wired lan as > > well, no?) or buying that 2.5" IDE adapter is probably the least hassle. > > Do you think it's a lost cause anyway since after a format/reinstall > the system still detects errors on the disk?
A lost drive rather than a lost case. ;-) (Well, it could also be the controller. So you better let the people where you have bought the box check it.) Get a new harddrive. After that, you might still be able to get your data back. Neil suggested earlier today to use a LiveCD that supports madwifi - Knoppix would do. If that is too much of a hassle, how difficult can it be to get your hands on a crossover cable? If you can't crimp one yourself, buy one for approximately $2.99. I can do that even here in Africa. Shouldn't be too big a problem whereever you live. Uwe -- A fast and easy generator of fractals for KDE: http://www.SysEx.com.na/iwy-1.0.tar.bz2 Proof of concept of a TSP solver for KDE: http://www.SysEx.com.na/epat-0.1.tar.bz2 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
