On Fri, Feb 14, 2020, at 15:03, Colleen Beamer wrote: > Hi, > > There seems to be a problem with loading MySQL. During the boot process > when it comes to the loading of MySQL it hangs. Is there a way to > bypass the loading of MySQL so the computer will complete booting and I > can make sure I've gotten everything that I want off of it before I wipe it? >
Probably the easiest way would be to download the gentoo boot CD or the LiveCD of another Linux distro, boot the computer w/ the LiveCD, mount the hard drive, and see if there's anything you need that way. Once you're booted from a LiveCD, you could also chroot into your Gentoo install and prevent MySQL starting on boot with OpenRC/systemd if you wanted to reboot from Gentoo and look at your files from Gentoo. Alec
