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I am attempting to fix an OS drive that had some problems after installing updates. The hard drive is currently not bootable. My main goal right now is just to get some data off this drive.

I have a live CD which I am able to boot from when the hard drive is not attached. When I attach the hard drive however I get an error message after clicking "Try Ubunutu before installing".

The error message looks like this:

[    14.071718] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
[    24.087575] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)

BusyBox v1.22.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.22.0-8ubunutu1) built-in shell (ash)

(initramfs) Unable to find a medium containing a live file system

Any thoughts on how I can get into this hard drive or what is keeping the Live CD from booting properly when the hard drive is connected?

tgrosinger
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ACPI needs to be turned off during boot. When booting to the LiveCD, before selecting Try Ubuntu without installing, press the F6 key for Other Options and select acpi=off. Press ESC to exit the Other Options menu, and press Enter to continue the boot.

For further help about selecting Other Options from a live boot, refer to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions

Terrance
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Before chosing "Try ubuntu without installing" press the letter's e key to edit the boot option. In the longest line add --noacpi and press F10. The LiveCD will boot fine.

Fethi Dilmi
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