no bootable device -restart

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 6/16/25 8:31 PM, Karl Auer wrote:
> 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.

this is your fastest option.  Been there.  Done that.

Or try placing the drive in a USB adapter and attaching to a working system.

If you were using LVM, it is a bit more involved to get to the partitions.