On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:36:37 +0000 Andy Pieters <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 at 16:43, pete <petegn@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Right this is going to be done the hard way typed by hand > > > > > if both computers are on your LAN, I think it may be more beneficial to you > to set up / use SSH > > On both machines, check / install SSH: > pacman -Q openssh || pacman -S openssh > on the machine that is borked: > systemctl status sshd || systemctl start sshd > > now you should be able to SSH to your broken machine and copy files from it > using scp > > If you're concerned about security (as we all should be): > * switch off the daemon when you're finished > * do NOT set up port forwarding on your router to ssh port Yes i will see about getting that setup just as a way of ensuring i do not have hardware issues i am install Manjaro to test it right now but i have got to get Arch working Pete