Backup problems

My computer (a Dell B130 laptop) had Ubuntu installed with the 'sudo apt-get kubuntu-desktop' command used. It was working fine until fine until one day KDE kept saying MIME-TYPE not found before opening any application. I was in India at the time. My brother tried to download some pictures from my Pentax digital camera.

Then for some reason the sound mixers could not be found, I could not connect to the internet, the gdm package uninstalled itself, and I could not mount devices on /media/sda1/ or /media/sdc0 correctly. It kept resulting in weird files called 001, 002, etc. or folders of the same name.

I have many valuable files on the computer such as irreplaceable pictures. I need to somehow transfer it too another computer. I have .tar.7z everything I intend on keeping. How do I get it on a another computer?

I have tried using a Ubuntu LiveCD and mounting the hard drive, but it doesn't work.

Can anyone help me in this dilema?

Using a live CD is the best thing to do. What exactly didn't work, what did you do, what messages did you get?

Originally Posted by TechWizrd My computer (a Dell B130 laptop) had Ubuntu installed with the 'sudo apt-get kubuntu-desktop' command used. It was working fine until fine until one day KDE kept saying MIME-TYPE not found before opening any application. I was in India at the time. My brother tried to download some pictures from my Pentax digital camera. Then for some reason the sound mixers could not be found, I could not connect to the internet, the gdm package uninstalled itself, and I could not mount devices on /media/sda1/ or /media/sdc0 correctly. It kept resulting in weird files called 001, 002, etc. or folders of the same name. I have many valuable files on the computer such as irreplaceable pictures. I need to somehow transfer it too another computer. I have .tar.7z everything I intend on keeping. How do I get it on a another computer? I have tried using a Ubuntu LiveCD and mounting the hard drive, but it doesn't work. Can anyone help me in this dilema?

You can copy your files with ssh(installed on most linux distros) or to another drive.

Start the computer with a boot cd, mount disk.
Go to the directory and do the following for copying with ssh:
scp thefile.tar.7z username@target-host-ip:/home/username

THis would do the trick.



FOr copying to an external drive:
mount both drives, after that do:
cp thefile.tar.7z /media/removable-disk

(of course you should replace the names)

Originally Posted by deadeyes You can copy your files with ssh(installed on most linux distros) or to another drive. Start the computer with a boot cd, mount disk. Go to the directory and do the following for copying with ssh: scp thefile.tar.7z username@target-host-ip:/home/username This would do the trick. FOr copying to an external drive: mount both drives, after that do: cp thefile.tar.7z /media/removable-disk (of course you should replace the names)

This sounds good, I will try it later on. Currently I am running out of boot disks. I will post to tell you all if it works. Expect the post within a day or two.

Any easy solution is boot up from a slax live cd, access the files, and burn
them on a dvd or copy the files to external HD.If I ever screw up my system, thats
what I do to recover the files from the /home partition.

Good luck!

Originally Posted by witz Any easy solution is boot up from a slax live cd, access the files, and burn them on a dvd or copy the files to external HD.If I ever screw up my system, thats what I do to recover the files from the /home partition. Good luck!

Nice idea. I need to find my Slax LiveCD though.

Originally Posted by witz Any easy solution is boot up from a slax live cd, access the files, and burn them on a dvd or copy the files to external HD.If I ever screw up my system, thats what I do to recover the files from the /home partition. Good luck!

LOL,
same as I said just a different location.

But burning cd's or dvd's is slow.