Life CD of Ubuntu 10.10 mounted the partitions but would let me change the pernissions to copy the files.
On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 11:59 -0500, Chris Knadle wrote: > On 2011-03-31 10:53, Mark Wallace wrote: > > There is a lot of room on the hardrive. If I did a second install next > > to the first install, would Gnome Commander let me acess the files? > > Running the "Try Ubuntu mode" of the install CD doesn't let you change > > the permissions to go and get them. > > > > Mark > > The first rule of being a doctor is not to make the patient any worse. > ;-) So... first thing I suggest is just to take your time with this and > to stay calm. You haven't lost data, and this is fixable without > needing a reinstall. Even if you think you've stepped on critical > system files this is fixable. A reinstall will work too if that's > really what you want to do -- that's up to you. > > To get access to your files in the meantime I suggest using a LiveCD of > some kind and then using that to mount the partition with your data on > it in order to get access to it, transfer it, etc. > -- A vote for Harper is a vote for more polarized politics and another election in two years. He is too polarizing to get a majority. Jack Leyton is a great guy but he is not going to be the next prime minister of Canada. Gilles Duceppe wants to tear Canada apart, do you? Mike Ingnatief wants to help you with your family. Mark Robert Mark Wallace 60 Delaware Road Newburgh, NY 12550-3802 Tel: (845) 566-0586 US Cell (845) 541-7396 Ca Cell: (902) 314-4521 _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Apr 6 - Introduction to IPv6 May 4 - Inkscape Jun 1 - Zimbra
