Need help getting file off of my ibook g4 hard drive!!!

lilchub101 · May 26, 2009, 12:43 AM

Hey all I have a Ibook g4 that got trashed the scree stoped working it would flicker on and off so i tryed to fix it and made it worse because I have not skill so I then pulled the HD and put it in a pc laptop I have I am now trying to get files off it through linux i tryed ubuntu because that is the only thing i have used but it is way to slow on my laptop because the cd drive is older then time so I tryed dsl and puppy linux but don't know how to mount the drive it shows up in the bios but not when i try to use the simple mount tool in puppy or dsl I know this is a mac fourm but I am hoping someone has done this before thanks

spinnerlys · May 26, 2009, 12:57 AM

You could use an external HDD (ATA / IDE) enclosure for USB and get the data off that way.

Or you can use your iBook as external enclosure using Target Disk Mode.

I don't know about the Linux way, maybe a Linux forum could help you too.

And proper punctuation, paragraphing and formatting. The reading experience will be enhanced and your message/question easier to be understood.

melchior · 02:27 AM

in ubuntu you should be able to just mount it, but i haven't used ubuntu for a while... in the terminal try these

Code:

sudo mkdir /mnt/macdisk

Code:

fdisk -l

you should at this point identify your drive, it will be /dev/hda# where # is a number.

Code:

sudo mount -t hfsplus /dev/hda# /mnt/macdisk

and you will have one mounted HFS+ volume.

your problems will occur if the disk is journaled or was not unmounted correctly last time it was used.

an easier option may be to install a demo of MacDrive on a windows computer, if that's what you have available.

lilchub101 · May 26, 2009, 06:34 AM

I will try this later. I am sorry about the spelling and such I will also space things out better next time.

May 26, 2009, 12:43 AM	#1
lilchub101 macrumors member Join Date: May 2009	Need help getting file off of my ibook g4 hard drive!!! Hey all I have a Ibook g4 that got trashed the scree stoped working it would flicker on and off so i tryed to fix it and made it worse because I have not skill so I then pulled the HD and put it in a pc laptop I have I am now trying to get files off it through linux i tryed ubuntu because that is the only thing i have used but it is way to slow on my laptop because the cd drive is older then time so I tryed dsl and puppy linux but don't know how to mount the drive it shows up in the bios but not when i try to use the simple mount tool in puppy or dsl I know this is a mac fourm but I am hoping someone has done this before thanks __________________  13 in Mackbook Pro  24 in Imac 8gig of ram 1TBhd  16gig black Iphone 3gS  32gig black Iphone 4  32gig Wifi ipad
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May 26, 2009, 01:35 AM	#3
melchior macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2002	in ubuntu you should be able to just mount it, but i haven't used ubuntu for a while... in the terminal try these Code: sudo mkdir /mnt/macdisk Code: fdisk -l you should at this point identify your drive, it will be /dev/hda# where # is a number. Code: sudo mount -t hfsplus /dev/hda# /mnt/macdisk and you will have one mounted HFS+ volume. your problems will occur if the disk is journaled or was not unmounted correctly last time it was used. an easier option may be to install a demo of MacDrive on a windows computer, if that's what you have available. Last edited by melchior; May 26, 2009 at 02:27 AM.
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May 26, 2009, 06:34 AM	#4
lilchub101 Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: May 2009	thanks I will try this later. I am sorry about the spelling and such I will also space things out better next time. __________________  13 in Mackbook Pro  24 in Imac 8gig of ram 1TBhd  16gig black Iphone 3gS  32gig black Iphone 4  32gig Wifi ipad
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May 26, 2009, 12:57 AM	#2
spinnerlys Guest Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: forlod bygningen	You could use an external HDD (ATA / IDE) enclosure for USB and get the data off that way. Or you can use your iBook as external enclosure using Target Disk Mode. I don't know about the Linux way, maybe a Linux forum could help you too. And proper punctuation, paragraphing and formatting. The reading experience will be enhanced and your message/question easier to be understood.
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