Linux help

[CWO]

I have a CF card that I need to read that is Linux based, and I have no clue how to do it. What would be the easiest/cheapest way?

[Tx Redneck]

Ubuntu live disc.

[mustang_revival]

Will windoze not open it?

[CWO]

I don't have a CF card reader yet (just ordered one yesterday). I was using a Crestron a/v control processor to read it, and it was unable to. It would recognize the card was installed but couldn't read it. The program the Crestron system uses is Windows based, so I guess I just assumed Windows wouldn't be able to read it.

Everything I have read (Googled) up to this point indicates that the Linux file structure is not viewable with anything other than Linux. I am downloading Ubuntu as I type this.

[Tx Redneck]

That's correct, the Linux de system is different and unreadable by windows.

[Viper]

It's probably ext2,ext3 or ext4. =)

http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/

http://www.fs-driver.org/

http://www.chrysocome.net/explore2fs

http://www.ext2fsd.com/

[CWO]

It's probably ext2,ext3 or ext4. =)

http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/

http://www.fs-driver.org/

http://www.chrysocome.net/explore2fs

http://www.ext2fsd.com/

Sweet!
I'll give one of these a try. Hopefully your hunch is right. I really didn't want to have to install another OS just to read this damn card. I'll let you guys know what happens.

[Tx Redneck]

With a Ubuntu live disc, there's nothing to install, it runs right from the disc.

[CWO]

Ubuntu live disc.

This worked great. I ended up running it from a USB thumb drive.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[Tx Redneck]

Good deal and you're welcome.