Subject: Re: Accessing Files from an Unbootable Machine
From: Chris Ruprecht (chrup999@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Jun 06 2001 - 09:53:35 MDT
as far as I remember, I answered this already ...
when you boot, stick the install CD into the CD/DVD drive and type this:
install rootdev=/dev/hdaXX
where XX is the number of your partition, usually 10, 11 or 12.
this will NOT install but instead load the kernel of the bootable YDL 2.0 CD
and then continue to run from your hard drive.
Best regards,
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Petty" <repetty@austin.rr.com>
To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 8:53 AM
Subject: Accessing Files from an Unbootable Machine
> From: Richard Petty <techie@austin.rr.com>
> Date: Mon Jun 04, 2001 07:58:33 AM US/Central
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: Accessing Files from an Unbootable Machine
>
> I've had Yellow Dog running on a Lombard PowerBook for most of a year.
> Recently -- and without explanation -- the machine has become unbootable.
>
> The computer has developed various hardware problems over time and needs
> to be sent in for service anyway.
>
> I've got another machine freshly setup and ready to go, but I need to
> get the old files off my PowerBook and copied onto its replacement. The
> problem is that Yellow Dog won't boot.
>
> When I stick the installer CD into the drive, it wants to re-install.
>
> Can someone recommend a procedure for retreiving my files?
>
> TIA,
>
> Richard
>
> Austin, Texas
>
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