Robotman
August 26th, 2008, 02:49 AM
A recent update just made my whole system completely unbootable. The X server won't start.
Rather than try to repair it, I'm going to do a complete re-installation so I can fix some other problems I have.
What I need to know is, how can I completely copy the contents of my main boot drive to my secondary drive? I need to get every last file from the boot drive into a folder on my secondary drive so I can reformat the boot drive. I also need to make sure I have full permissions and access to all the backed-up files after I've re-installed.
I have the 8.04 live CD running now, so all I need to know is what to type into the terminal to do the copy.
Can someone please help me with this?
Rather than try to repair it, I'm going to do a complete re-installation so I can fix some other problems I have.
What I need to know is, how can I completely copy the contents of my main boot drive to my secondary drive? I need to get every last file from the boot drive into a folder on my secondary drive so I can reformat the boot drive. I also need to make sure I have full permissions and access to all the backed-up files after I've re-installed.
I have the 8.04 live CD running now, so all I need to know is what to type into the terminal to do the copy.
Can someone please help me with this?