access a linux hard drive with bad clusters

boot from ubuntu-9.10 desktop CD

need reset su password

sudo passwd root

http://googlethem.com/ubuntu-live-cd-root-password-and-live-session-password-for-user-ubuntu/

then run # fsck.ext3 /dev/sda2

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-boot-ubuntu-linux-rescue-mode/

then mount /dev/media/home (? or something like that)

then plug in a USB drive, cp -r . /dev/media/MKS40GK/ (something like that)