Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 23:35:54 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need help with dying drive/restoring data Message-ID: <20040920223554.GB38763@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <200409202219.i8KMJlH01529@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <20040920213445.GA38763@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <200409202219.i8KMJlH01529@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 06:19:06PM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: : > : > : > Okay, I found that the fixit disk is able to mount the filesystem on the : > dying drive. But I have a couple of problems. : > : > 1. Since this is a laptop (no CD-R or other mass storage besides the drive) : > I need a way to get a few big tarballs made and sent elsewhere. I don't : > think a floppy will work. I have a parallel port zip drive I will try : > tomorrow. I can't figure out how to get my wi interface up. I loaded the : > kld, inserted the card and heard it beep, but no interface shows up, or at : > least pccardd didn't load it correctly. Not sure what to do next. : : Can you plug in a direct ethernet line and transfer stuff somewhere : if you can't get the wireless to go? Yes, if I can get a regular ed0 device to work. : ps, You don't mount the slice. You mount the device - actually the : file system in the partition which you are identifying as 'g' which : is in slice '1' on disk 0 (unless it has renumbered the disk to '1' or : something). I guess I don't know exactly how this works. I thought if I mounted the device it would mount all the partitions. But I cannot get to the /usr directory. jm -- My other computer is your Windows box.
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