Derek Tattersall wrote: > Well, I screwed up. > > I tried to upgrade from f10 to f11, and it seems to have failed. It gets > partway through the boot up and throws a bunch of errors regarding > missing libraries. I would like to rescue some data off of the disk > before I reformat it and try again, however I chose the encrypted file > system option when I installed f10 originally. > > So, I boot the machine with the f11 live cd, and that works, but how do > I mount the hard disk? What encryption method did f10 use by default > when I set up the disk originally? blowfish, aes? What set of arcane and > cryptic commands do I have to use to mount the hard disk within the live > cd? > > I backed most everything up before I tried to upgrade, but there still > some things I would like to recover if I can. It's no huge loss if I > have to reformat and start over, but I'd still like to try to get some > stuff off of the hard disk. > > Thanks. > > Derek Tattersall > You would probably have better luck booting with the F10 install media, and choosing to rescue an existing installation. If you tell it to mount you file system, it will ask you for your encryption password. You can then copy what you need to other media. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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