Repairing Mint 9 boot issue (flash drive)

[Packrat1947]

Hello, I need some help.

I've been running off a 4 gig drive for many months. This has persistence too.

Starting yesterday, it boots to the tiny little white and green beads, and just stays there forever.

What can I do to jump start this drive?

Can I find anything like? :

System Restore
Last known good configuration
Startup Repair
Or equivalent

I will would be able to assess its files with live CDs or other Linux distros.

Where would you look to start fixing it. I could easily wipe it and start fresh, but that would be fudging.

It will start off the non-persistent "live" side OK.

Thanks for any help.

Packrat1947

[seeley]

Hi!
You could try to access /var/log/dmesg or similar files on your flash drive:
("dmesg" is a protocol)
If you type - on your hd to get a protocol for the Linux you are on -

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cat /var/log/dmesg

maybe you get a message of a hundred or more lines.
You can decrease that by typing

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cat /var/log/dmesg | grep error

or instead of "error" another word which you are searching for.
You wrote:

I will would be able to assess its files...

So I hope, you know how to change the commands.
seeley