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On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:00:21 -0500, Bruce Hill wrote: |
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> On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 10:43:39PM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> > How do you copy one to a stick when you need to rescue an unbootable |
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> > system? I prefer to keep the ISO in /boot, no need for a USB stick |
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> > then. |
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> Would you mind a short HOW-TO for that, including {lilo,grub}.conf? |
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http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_Easy_install_SystemRescueCd_on_harddisk#Boot_the_ISO_image_from_the_disk_using_Grub2 |
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> And would this only be applicable to those poor souls who don't keep a |
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> known, good kernel in /boot Just In Case (TM)? |
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A known, good kernel is not much help if your root filesystem is damaged, |
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although I do make sure I always have at least one such kernel in /boot. |
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One of the benefits of booting sysrescd this way is that it is a *lot* |
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faster than USB. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Windows Error #56: Operator fell asleep while waiting. |
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