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    Cant get config.xml off dead system

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    • SLIMaxPowerS Offline
      SLIMaxPower
      last edited by

      I was in the middle of doing an appliance updated when it crashed. Long story short I could not get the system working again and I don't have a recent backup.

      I have put the hard drive in another pfsense system I have and am trying to mount it so I cant get the config.

      ls /dev/ada*

      gives:

      /dev/ada0      /dev/ada0s1a      /dev/ada0a1        /dev/ada0s1b        <<<<–-- this is the system I put the crashed system hd into

      /dev/ada1      /dev/ada1s1      /dev/ada1s1          /dev/ada1s1b          <<<<<<---- hd i want to mount to get the config file

      mount /dev/ada1sib  /mnt/s2

      gives:

      Invalid Arguement

      mount /dev/ada1 /mnt/config

      gives:

      Invalid Arguement

      mount /dev/ada1s1a /mnt/con2

      gives:

      lost+found dir.

      Need help in getting the config file off this drive.

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      • DerelictD Offline
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
        last edited by

        mount /dev/adaxxx /mnt

        Not /mnt/config /mnt/s2 or /mnt/con2

        When you find the right /dev/adaxxx device and it successfully mounts, just copy all the files from /mnt/conf

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        • SLIMaxPowerS Offline
          SLIMaxPower
          last edited by

          mount /dev/ada1 /mnt        >  Operation not permitted

          mount /dev/ada1s1a /mnt    > Device busy

          mount /dev/ada1s1 /mnt      > Operation not permitted

          mount /dev/ada1s1b /mnt    > Invalid arguement

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