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thomasaaron
Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 12
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject: Repairing the Live CD |
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OK, I was making some serious progress, but I think I botched somthing bigtime.
I was messing around in the file manager, and I think I deleted the wrong file. Now my web-browser won't work.
I tried re-burning the CD, but it is still not working. I'm running a live CD and doing just a normal boot.
Is there a way to repair the damage?
Best,
Tom |
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bostonvaulter
Joined: 03 Sep 2006 Posts: 31
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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what exactly do you mean by re-burning the dvd? you could always start over from scratch. You could also look at a fresh cd and compare it to yours, especially in the area of the things that you were deleting. |
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thomasaaron
Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 12
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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What I mean is, I went back to the website, downloaded a fresh copy to a new CD and tried to run it live. Still no internet. The browser does not even come up.
This is interesting: when I go to the control panel, the DCHP button looks like it is depressed, though I'm not messing with it. |
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bostonvaulter
Joined: 03 Sep 2006 Posts: 31
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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you could try running the command pump -i eth0 i think you have to run it as root.
this should hopefully make your internet work. It's supposed to this automatically on boot but sometimes it fails. |
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thomasaaron
Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 12
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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OK. I tried running tha pump -i eth0 command. Still, when I go to apps->browser, no browser comes up.
I downloaded firefox from the MyDSL menu, and I now have a browser that surfs the net.
So, my question is this.
If I re-download DSL and burn it to a CD, should I have a fresh, new CD with all default settings, or does it retrieve past information somehow from my computer and stay screwed up?
Best,
Tom |
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roberts
Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 320 Location: OC CA USA
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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DSL-N restores your data automactically if the backup/restore system had been used. Look at DSLpanel, Backup/Restore. It will display the device used.
To boot without using the auto restore feature use:
dsl norestore |
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thomasaaron
Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 12
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent.
the norestore boot worked perfectly.
Lesson learned -- don't delete things unless YOU are the one that created them!
I appreciate your help.
Best,
Tom |
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