no bootable device -restart

[Karl Auer]

On Mon, 2025-06-16 at 20:10 -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM bruce <badouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
> > really old fedora system.  it was working, turned it off, turned it
> > back on. Got a "no bootable device -- restart system", I've been
> > expecting the system to commit suicide, but I hadn;t gotten the new
> > ubuntu to replace/copy the files.
> > 
> > So, as far as what the list has seen, is there hope the drive is
> > still able to be put into a hard drive docking station, and then
> > access the data?
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > thoughts/comments
> 
> Install the drive in a different or new system, and copy the data
> from
> the old drive to a new drive.
> 
> Jeff
> 

Well, before you do that, just reseat the drive - replug all cables to
it (both ends if possible).

If still no good, try booting off a USB stick and see if the drive is
still visible; if it is, you may be able to recover what you need that
way without having to relocate the drive.

Regards, K.

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