BACKUP HELP: Ubuntu 8.10 is not starting and I need to back-up my files

[lostbuntu]

1st: [SOLVED] http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8956304&postcount=10 thank you the SalixOS GNU/Linux Team (http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/Salix_OS:Team) for all your help and attention!
It might be because of the last (or one of the latest) software updates of Canonical

Ubuntu 8.10 is showing its routine check up and after it showing a Terminal Interface with [fail]

How do I fix it?

EDIT: Note: I'm using Lenovo 300 N100 (laptop)


2nd: [SOLVED] http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8954505&postcount=7 (thanks, sxmaxchine)
I'm going to install Slax (http://www.slax.org/) on a USB Drive to back up the rest of my personal information in my hard drive (where Ubuntu 8.10 is installed), but some of the files (that I've made) cannot be read by other "groups" except the owner

Does anybody know how to hack the permission to access ALL files and to copy them?



Please Help, ASAP.

[lostbuntu]

P/s:
I'm now running Ubuntu 8.10 Live session user (LiveCD)

[sxmaxchine]

try running the live cd and put the files on a usb or you could also try making this portable damn small linux however you do need a windows pc to make it, info here (http://www.pendrivelinux.com/all-in-one-usb-dsl/)

[lostbuntu]

Hi, sxmaxchine, and thank you for replying ;)

I'm going to install Slax since I know it much better and I had similar problem before (when I had WinXP)

But will I be able to READ any sort of file, regardless to the permissions issue?

[sxmaxchine]

no worries hope you get your problem fixed

[lostbuntu]

I remember that I read some threads about ClamAV false positive (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1021013) and someone wrote how to fix/reinstall broken ubuntu/packages


How do I fix broken packages?

How do I bypass file-permissions?

[sxmaxchine]

i dont know how to fix broken packages

to bypass file-permissions in ubuntu you could try running nautilus (file explorer) in super user mode to do this run below code in terminal.

sudo nautilus

you may also need to open the program in super user mode it is the same code just change the program name for example to run vlc in super mode run

sudo vlc

hope this helps

[lostbuntu]

Oops, lol!

SUDO, GKSU, etc.

I'm not using LiveCD much... :S

I mean, I already know it, but when it looks like that it is an end and there is nothing to do... I'm kinda not functioning right...

Thank you, sxmaxchine.



OK, anyone knows how to fix a broken Ubuntu (8.10)

[lostbuntu]

I'm, now, using Slax (http://www.slax.org/) (my first ever GNU/Linux ride) since it is very easy to install on a USB Drive (http://www.slax.org/documentation_install_slax.php) (only a running script!)

and, it has K3B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K3b)!

I have only one laptop computer machine here so... you know why Slax is the only choice for this back-up task... ;)

[lostbuntu]

problem solved!!! Ubuntu 8.10 is on-line again

THANK YOU, to the SalixOS (http://www.salixos.org/) devs JRD (http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/Salix_OS:Team#Cyrille_Pontvieux) and gapan (http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/Salix_OS:Team#George_Vlahavas) for all their help!!!

I used SalixOS LiveCD (http://www.salixos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=530) (note: this can be done with ANY LiveCD)


run fsck (in my case it was: fsck /dev/sda1)

fsck /dev/sda1


root@salix:~# fsck /dev/sda1
fsck 1.41.3 (12-Oct-2008)
e2fsck 1.41.3 (12-Oct-2008)
/dev/sda1 is mounted.

WARNING!!! Running e2fsck on a mounted filesystem may cause
SEVERE filesystem damage.

Do you really want to continue (y/n)?
[18:03:34] lostbuntu: continue?
[18:05:51] JRD: lostbuntu, no
[18:05:55] JRD: you must unmount itumount /dev/sda1
fsck /dev/sda1


/dev/sda1 contains a file system with errors, check forced.
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
/dev/sda1: |====== / 10.5%
/dev/sda1: |================== / 31.7%
/dev/sda1: |======================= - 41.7%
/dev/sda1: |======================================== - 64.1%
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
/dev/sda1: |========================================= | 72.5%
/dev/sda1: |============================================= | 80.6%
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Unattached inode 589955
Connect to /lost+found<y>?
[18:27:12] lostbuntu: Connect to /lost+found<y>?
[18:27:19] lostbuntu: what should I do now?
[18:27:07] JRD: answer yes
[18:27:10] JRD: you have no choice
[18:27:19] lostbuntu: ^_^
[18:28:02] lostbuntu: y pressed.
Inode 589955 ref count is 2, should be 1. Fix<y>?
JRD: answer yes
Inode 589957 ref count is 1, should be 2. Fix<y>?
JRD: answer yes
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/sda1: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
/dev/sda1: 222072/4702208 files (2.6% non-contiguous), 8205055/18788009 blocks
[18:32:42] JRD: you need to reboot now!!! SOLVED !!!