Re: [gentoo-user] Loading Issue

[Colleen Beamer]

On 2020-02-15 8:48 a.m., Alec Ten Harmsel wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, at 15:03, Colleen Beamer wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> There seems to be a problem with loading MySQL.  During the boot process
>> when it comes to the loading of MySQL it hangs.  Is there a way to
>> bypass the loading of MySQL so the computer will complete booting and I
>> can make sure I've gotten everything that I want off of it before I wipe it?
>>
> Probably the easiest way would be to download the gentoo boot CD or the LiveCD of another Linux distro, boot the computer w/ the LiveCD, mount the hard drive, and see if there's anything you need that way.
>
> Once you're booted from a LiveCD, you could also chroot into your Gentoo install and prevent MySQL starting on boot with OpenRC/systemd if you wanted to reboot from Gentoo and look at your files from Gentoo.
>
> Alec

I've downloaded the Gentoo Live CD and managed to mount the hard drive 
on my computer.  However, I can't figure out how to get any files that I 
want off the computer.  I put a blank CD in the drive, but it won't let 
me write to it.  I've also tried using a USB hard drive that I have, but 
it won't let me mount it.  I've never actually used a Live CD for 
recovery purposes so, I'm at a bit of a loss here.  The second 
suggestion would be okay, but I don't know how to do that.

Colleen