🚀 go-pugleaf

In aus.computers.linux on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:21:56 +0000
gary <glralph@tpg.com.au> wrote:
> thanks for that Zebee it does say something about the root password and 
> a disk error (fail)so should i hit delete to get the bios thing up and 
> go from there or should i try to save my stuff onto a cd  while using 
> the live cd then re install Ubuntu? If so how would i get my email 
> addresses etc from evolution mail?
> Thanks again Gary

Much will depend on how dead the disk is.

So... the *first* thing you do is check your backups.

If you don't have any, the next thing you do is plan how you will back
up once you get your data.

Don't bother doing anything until you have your backup plan in place,
because if you do... then the backups will slip from mind and next
time you may be more stuffed than you are now.

How stuffed you are now will depend on how dead the disk is.

If you can save your stuff then do it.  Your evolution configs will be
in your home directory along with a few other useful things, save that
if you can. 

Then boot the box and follow the instructions.  What it will say is
something like "disk /dev/whatever" has had something happen, and you
have to run fsck on it.

So do that.  Give it the root password, then do
	fsck /dev/whatever

It might ask you questions.  Always answer yes.

If the name it gives doesn't start with /dev then you will have to say
exactly what it does say else advice can't be given.

And don't forget - backups.  Regularly.  At least your home directory.

Zebee