Help -- SD card wont boot

[mmkw43]

Months working on a python project and the card won't boot. "non blocking something or other won't initialize" -- read about this and it doesn't sound good. Am I screwed? Where can I find my *.py files? -- thanks

Put the card in an SD reader and when I view files they are as below ---

defaults folder 39.1 kb
os folder 704mb
bootcode 18kb
build data 1kb
instructions readme 3kb
recovery cmdline 1kb
recovery.elf 521 kb
recovery 2049 kb
recovery.rfs 30078 kb
RECOVERY FILES DO NOT EDIT 0kb
riscos-boot 10kb

[mmkw43]

Can going into recovery mode help me get to my py files? It's my impression that is just for installing the OS. ?

[kusti8]

Can going into recovery mode help me get to my py files? It's my impression that is just for installing the OS. ?

Create a Linux Live CD (like Ubuntu) and boot it up. It won't do anything to your existing OS. Then Google on how to mount a partition in Linux. It may do it automatically. Then just copy your program to a USB stick. Done!

[mmkw43]

Ok -- I do have ubuntu on a laptop I believe -- nothing I can do under windows obviously. ?

[mmkw43]

so based on those files above do you think I'm alright? the card connector on the PI is junk and has always been a problem also