Terminal HELP

[ryangear]

I am looking for someone with extensive knowledge of terminal to help me recover some files via single user mode onto a flash drive.

Computer Information:
Mac Book Pro (early 08)
os x 10.5

Problem:
Getting stuck at rotating gear screen upon startup. Called support they had me run /sbin/fsck - fy
was giving me errors saying wrong directory count and a few other errors and eventually told me it could not repair the volume.
I called back once this was done they told me I would have to re-intall wiping everything.
Therefore my problem data recovering I am able to observe the files via single user mode (temrinal), I would like to either find a way to backup onto a flash drive or a cd.
Note my fireport is broken and I am unable to use target mode to transfer them off.

Thank you,
Ryan

 

[#1 Rhapsody]

You could reinstall Mac OS with the CDs that came with your Mac. It will not mess up your data. But how did you mess it up in the first place.

 

[ora]

You could reinstall Mac OS with the CDs that came with your Mac. It will not mess up your data. But how did you mess it up in the first place.

Not necessarily true! Only an Archive and Install or Upgrade installation leaves your files as they were. Those are option available by hitting the options button which comes up at some point in the install process.


Ryan - I am not enough of a terminal guru to tell you how to do this but have a careful read through the threads here, here, and here

Alternatively, at a inch you can get the HD out of the machine and put it in an external case but it is a bit fiddly.