Joe,
Brian's suggestions are right on: (showing you how to boot other
[installation] media [CD/DVD or pendrive] and then chroot [change root]
into your current system.
Now the assumption that if you can boot into LiveCD/DVD, (installlation
media) this is not a hardware error, is incorrect.
You are running on the CD/DVD media - not your hard drive(s).
I can't read your photos from your phone? Anyone else ab
Determine your network status:
/etc/init.d/network status
ifconfig -a
ifup eth0 (if you are using eth0)
Easiest is to use
/etc/init.d/network restart
follow with
# dmesg
You will see a message indicating status of your network start.
# tail /var/log/messages
To see additional information in the logs.
If you google the exact error message(s) (from your phone photos) [send
these errors to us also - I am sure other's can read them either, or they
would have responded with a good course of action or suggestions].
Once you get your documents resurrected, you can just upgrade it or rebuild?
Also, Joe, refer to the Linux Mint forums?
You might also be able to use a USB drive to get your data/files?
Joe, packaging the problem via email (like we are doing here) is especially
good to organize your thinking, and most easily determine the clear plan of
action. It also provides a historic reference for other Nix-ians with
similar issues. The listserver support model is by far and away the most
effective trainer for development of analytical thought used in Linux
use/administration,
You can also call me (phone numbers below) and discuss, although I am sure
if you follow Brian Cluff's suggestions, he will have you up and running
ASAP!
On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 4:30 PM, <
joe@actionline.com> wrote:
> Brian Cluff last wrote (in part):
> > If boot disks or other hard drives are working, you could try booting
> > into one of those and then mounting your root file system ...
>
> Each time I have tried starting the system, it would get as far as the
> Mint GUI login screen, but then when I logged in, it all crashed.
>
> So, this last time, instead of logging in, I did CTL+ALT+F2 to switch to
> a non-GUI screen and from there I am able to get to the command line; and
> as far as I can tell all of my home directories and files are still
> intact. So, I tried to rsync those files to my two laptops, but it seems
> I do not have an Internet connection from this computer. This at risk
> computer is ethernet-wire connected to my router.
>
> How can I establish an Internet connection from the command line?
>
> If I could do that, then I could rsync/copy my most recent work onto my
> two laptops and avoid losing any data.
>
>
>
>
> ------------------
> > ... chrooting to
> > the mount and then reloading everything that is complaining on boot.
> > I usually find I have to do the following mounts to get packages to
> > install correctly in a chroot environment.
> >
> > mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
> > mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc
> > mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
> > mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys
> >
> > cd /mnt
> > chroot .
> >
> > Of course you will need to mount any extra partitions you might have
> > your drive sliced into. The above assumes everything is on one big
> > partition.
> >
> > If your hard drive is dying, this won't do you any good, or at best,
> > will just buy you a little time before a catastrophic failure takes
> > everything with it.
>
>
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