Copy from Live CD application to system HDD?
Steven Vollom
stevenvollom at sbcglobal.net
Sun Aug 2 13:40:34 UTC 2009
Since my computer stopped functioning, I found the only way to use it was to
work using my Live CD of Kubuntu Jaunty. While in the Live CD application, I
am having difficulty retaining important emails that contain help for the repair
of my computer and want to move the information to a location on the broken
part of the computer. Each time I restart to try a suggested fix, I lose all
my email records that were saved while on the Live CD session. If the
suggested fix doesn't work, when I restart with the Live CD again, it is like
starting over, because I don't have the current help emails to refer to.
I have not moved data using a terminal without help. I am trying to move data
from the /Document directory on the Live CD to a 'Document Directory' of the
broken part of my computer.
I believe the location of the document I want to move is:
/home/ubuntu/Documents/GohLip
i believe the location of where I want to copy it to is:
/media/disk-1/steven/Documents
I am not completely sure, because I mounted the partition as something else.
This is how the computer identifies the location of where I want the document
put while I am using the Live CD.
The choices of mounting points that are in the broken computer are as follows:
/ represents the boot partition
/home is the mount point for my home directory and is located on its own HDD.
It is also a place to store backed-up data as a secondary protection from data
loss. That way all data is stored on a separate partition from the OS and
also saved on two separate HDD's.
/home/svpersonal is the mount point for the partition that contains a
partition which contains the OS and a partition called /svpersonal, and a
partition for my backed-up data. All my working data is kept in /svpersonal.
I believe that the /svpersonal/steven/Documents folder is the location
described above as /media/disk-1/steven/Documents. Since the computer renamed
the mount point, and because I am in the Live CD with limited function, I am
not quite sure, but when I locate the above mentioned document in Dolphin and
after pressing f4 to get a terminal, the terminal shows those addresses.
A bit embarrassing, but I thought someone with my lack of understanding might
learn from this, so I posted it rather than taking the less embarrassing way
of getting my answer by contacting an expert off list.
Steven
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