On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 06:20:33PM -0400, Steve Matzura wrote: > After a year in storage, I'm trying to get a version 11 system back online. > I connected it to power and network, then booted it. Interestingly, it > appeared on my network not at the address it had when it went into storage, > but one given it by my local DHCP server. The console scrolled, but not to > completion, Speakup didn't start, and I cannot log in from the console. I > have a couple applications on that system, including Asterisk version 20 > with its configuration files, but the system is unusable as it stands. The > questions are, repair Debian 11 or or replace with Debian 12, and how do i > reclaim those all-important configuration files from Asterisk and other > applications? Can I try mounting the boot drive in WSL on another machine, > or possibly inspect it with a running Debian system booted from the > installation medium?
One easy thing to check: If it has been off for a year the battery that powers the BIOS clock might have gone flat and the close reset to 1980 or something. Switch it on, get into the BIOS setup and ensure that the clock is roughly correct. Then reboot. That will not fix the IP address, but that should not be a problem unless some firewall had rules special to the old IP address. > Thanks in advance. > -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers. Registration Information: https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html #include <std_disclaimer.h>
