When the terminal opens up, type ' su' to elevate yourself to root level, followed by a ' mkdir /mnt/recover': Mounting and Accessing the Hard Driveįirst you will need to Browse to 'Applications' → 'System Tools' → 'Terminal': We now need to mount the hard drive so we can access its contents. If you are not automatically logged into the LiveCD Environment, click on 'Log In'.Īfter logging in you should see a desktop that looks like this:Īt this point the server is running the LiveCD Environment, and you have logged into the RAMdisk based OS. Once the system boots the LiveCD you should presented with a login screen: When booting from the Live CD you will see a screen identical to this: You may need to adjust the server's boot order to do this. Once you have burned the image, you will need to boot your Evolution server from the DVD. A good free tool to do that is CDBurner XP.ĬDBurner XP can be found here: Booting into the Live CD Environment The recommended ISO to use can be found here:Īfter you have downloaded the ISO image, you will need to burn it. In order to access the file system of an Evolution server that is not booting up properly you will need to download and burn a Live CD. If you have never ran a manual backup on your Evolution server there will be no backups to retrieve. Note: A manual backup is required for this process to be effective. Mount the hard drive that contains the backup.Boot into the RAM disk based Live Linux CD environment.If your Evolution server has stopped booting properly and has been determined to not be repairable, you may be able to retrieve a backup from the system to aid in recovery. This article explains how to boot into a Live Linux environment to recover a backup from an Evolution system that is not booting properly. How to Mount Linux Filesystem from a Live CD and Copy a backup How to Mount Linux Filesystem from a Live CD and Copy a backup

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