Topic: HOWTO backup any output from the livecd
We often ask users to give us some output to help us to try to fix problem they get.
Here is one of the tips to backup an output :
Imagine you are asked to past on the forum the output of this "#fdisk -ul".
Follow instructions (assuming you have a usb key !) :
Open a terminal from the panel, by clicking the terminal icon
and then type the following :
# fdisk -ul > myfile.txt
plug your usb key
type :
# fdisk -l | grep sd*
search for your just plugged key : it could be something like sda1, or if you have sata or scsi hard disk, it could be sdb1 or even sdc1... try to guess : may be you could unplug your key and run the "#fdisk -l" command again to see the differencies...
Imagine your key is plugged on sdb1, then type :
# mkdir /tmp/usb
mount /dev/sdb1 /tmp/usb
cp myfile.txt /tmp/usb
ls /tmp/usb (there you MUST see myfile.txt !)
umount /tmp/usb
unplug your key and plug it on your pc (after you have booted your OS), to get the file and past it here ....
Hope it helps !
GParted-project Admin
Former GParted-LiveCD maintainer (2007)