"Grub loading ...Error 18" - HD's not accessible any more. (Kubuntu Karmic/ WinXP)

[Bas Roufs]

Hey Goh Lip
>> I do intend intend to repartition the big Linux HD: one bigger with a
>> stable production partition with Kubuntu 9.10 and a smaller
>> experimental partition for Kubuntu 10.04 Lucid. When Kubuntu 10.04
>> will be stable enough, I will upgrade the production partition in a
>> later stage.
>>
>
> Understand, one small point, there is no need for more than 1 swap
> partition however many OS there are.

OK, clear, good that you mention this.

>
>> But for now, I first would like to somehow access the hard disk in
>> order to compress from there to an external HD
>> * all the data files to an external hard disk - especially some recent ones....

Before reinstalling the OS, I need to copy/ recover these files!
That's why I am wondering if I can get access to them via some other
distro if it I do not succeed to do so via the live CD of Kubuntu
9.10. There is no problem for me to produce life CD's of whatever
distro.


>> * the KAdressbook.
>

>(snip) kmail, knode; just that for me, the kde3 and kde4 messed up this neat
> arrangement, (diff config files). Then I s-link to the OS.

How can I find/ recognise files related to KAddressbook?
>
>> When working with the live CD of Kubuntu 9.10, I do manage to access
>> the Windows and Kubuntu 7.10 partitions. I can see also from there the
>> files and folders from the 9.10 partition. But I do not manage to
>> access to them.
>
> You should be able to, I don't see why you cannot. Try it again when you
> reinstall.

When using the live CD of Kubuntu, I can get access to everywhere,
except the partition with Kubuntu 9.10, where I have my most recent
files....That's why I am wondering wether the live CD of Knoppix or
the live USB from Puppy Linux or any other live version of some distro
can help me to rescue those data.

>
>>  That's why I am wondering if the live version of some
>> other distro could help me to access the 9.10 partition - e.g. "Puppy
>> Linux" or "Knoppix".
>
>
> Yes, all these can access all linux partitions too, (not sure on ext4),
> but have not been trying these out for many years now. I used to take
> usb dsl, (damn small linux), puppy when I travelled in the past. Usb
> lets changes stick and keeps downloads, cd's cannot.

OK, I will try to do so tonight Central European time and share my
experience via this forum....

Warm greetings from a sunny spring Netherlands.

Bas.