Re: Using dd.exe to make forensic images of NTFS drives

From: Jeremiah Cornelius (jeremiahat_private)
Date: Wed Aug 13 2003 - 08:38:09 PDT

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    On Tuesday 12 August 2003 12:06 pm, shrink-wrapat_private wrote:
    > In-Reply-To: <MDEOKNCKAOFOENLIJCMJMELGCCAA.Sakabaat_private>
    <SNIP>
    > a line like should work:
    > [root@localhost root]#mount -t ntfs /windowsimage.img /mnt/windisk
    > Where windowsimage.img is the file you have dd'ed across to the forensics
    > machine and /mnt/windisk is a legit (unmounted) directory on your
    > forensics system.  If you can't then there might be your answer.  
    
    Ummmm...  
    You need to specify a disk image to use the loopback device in Linux, which 
    means loopback support must be available in the kernel, or as a module - most 
    distribution kernels have this already.  A good simple check for this is to 
    see if you have the file /dev/loop0 present.
    
    Your mount command for this is:
    
    mount -t ntfs -o loop /windowsimage.img /mnt/windisk
                        ^^^^^^^
    F.I.R.E. is good - check out Knoppix! It is a very rich environment for most 
    any task, and loads to a RAMdisk from read-only media.  Knoppix is a 
    self-hosting terminal server and offers remote network boot, etc.
    
    http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
    
    There is also a Security/Forensics specialty variant which has been recently 
    established by another author:
    
    http://www.knoppix-std.org
    
    -- 
    Jeremiah Cornelius, CISSP, CCNA, MCSE
    Information Security Technology
    email: jcorneliat_private - mobile: 415.235.7689
    
    "What would be the use of immortality to a person who cannot use well a half 
    hour?"
    --Ralph Waldo Emerson
    
    
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