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How to run more than command line from Ubuntu CD rom

Asked by Darker

Hello.
I've downloaded an ubuntu live CD, because my hard disk drive is broken and I need to boot from CD drive. When I start the CD, an pink screen appears. There are menu and I select the first option, to start directly from CD. Then it is loading a while and then an command line appears.
I really wonder why you need 700MB for command line, so my question is, how to start something else. Because your command line has not even command for directory listing!
Or, to ask directly: How do I copy my data from HDD (without writing on it with any way, because any writing will fail) to some USB drive with the ubuntu?

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Best svens (svens) said : 		#1

just type in:

gdm &&

for copying, after starting the X window system, check this:

https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/hardware/C/disks.html

or:

sudo fdisk -l
and then mount your desired partition on /media/<something>
first use:

mkdir /media/<any mount point>

e.g.
mkdir /media/disk1
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/disk1

You can distinguish the Windows partition by its description.
example:
W95 Ext'd (LBA) / HPFS/NTFS / FAT16

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#2

You should not have a command line at boot.
Did you select "Try" option ?
Could you paste a picture of screen on http://imageshack.us/

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Darker (jmareda) said : 		#3

@svens:
Thank you for your help, i will try this commands :)

@Delance:
How do I save screenshot at boot? And aditionally, when there aren't place to save it?

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#4

Use a camera.

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Darker (jmareda) said : 		#5

Do you really think that i was asking to get this answer. There are some difference between screenshot and a photo. I was asking in hope there are some way how to save conslole otput to USB flash memory or something like this.

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Darker (jmareda) said : 		#6

Thanks svens, that solved my question.

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#7

Yes, running the OS! Which is you try to do.
In fact, no. There is no way to take a screen-shot or a log file, as disk is not yet mounted and Xserver not yet run.