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Is the "unbootable" problem hardware or software related? If it's software related, I'm guessing that making the server bootable again would be more effective (effort vs results) - then you'd be able to get at your data again - and do a backup ;o) If it's hardware, another option - depending on your available resources, would be to put the hard-drive in to something else, boot and chroot as Simon mentioned. -----Original Message----- From: list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: 10 October 2013 09:06 To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [LUG] recovering mysql from trashed install On 10/10/13 00:08, Simon Waters wrote: > On 09/10/13 22:16, Tom wrote: >> I made an install unbootable and would like to try and use the old >> msql database on it. Can I just copy a file over and then point my >> new mysql install at it? > Back it up. Then boot from CD, and chroot and start MYSQL, and dump > the database would be my first attempt. > > Yes if you install the same version on the same architecture you could > probably recover the files from where MySQL puts them and make it > work, but messy and horrid and probably overkill. > > The server is not functioning - so I cant backup or dump it on the server. I was hoping I could just copy a file or files to the new server and somehow use them but everyone says dump it first... I'd put in some 40,000 records since the last backup and I cant reproduce them (the source is no longer online) and I'd like to re-access them Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq