Copying data from disk

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Copying data from disk

Post by Blisk » 2019/03/22 14:11:52

How to copy data from hard driver where centos is installed when system is crashed and only rescue mode works???

I have this error dracut initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts!

and want to install server all over again, but need to copy data from disk!

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Re: Copying data from disk

Post by TrevorH » 2019/03/22 15:47:48

Try one of the other kernels from the grub menu.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
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Re: Copying data from disk

Post by Blisk » 2019/03/22 17:02:57

TrevorH wrote:
2019/03/22 15:47:48
Try one of the other kernels from the grub menu.
I have tried all of them and it is the same I get dracut error.

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Re: Copying data from disk

Post by TrevorH » 2019/03/22 18:54:05

Boot the install DVD. Off the troubleshooting menu there is a rescue option, choose that and get it to mount your system partitions for you then back up what you need to a USB stick.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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