In my case, I took just what was needed from the original OSR2 CD and then
made a boot floppy with a multi-config config.sys and autoexec.bat to
support all the various CDROM's that I could potentially have to support
(only the ones that allow boot from CD), and then assemble all the
application installers, and other junk, a lot of preconfig'ed stuff then
made as self-extracting zips with the paths pre-established, then grouped it
up into a folder and made an ISO image. You then have to patch that image to
make it Eltorito supported. Then burn and go. You can even prescript your
autoexec.bat and config.sys assuming you know what is to go in there.
As far as Linux is concerned, this is a little more complicated but do-able.
Basically, everything has to be gzipped up as a single file with dir
contents intact. You are essentially making a "backup" or picture of your
system. You do a minimal or standard install but not configure anything
(This is to get around limitations of lilo). Then do a "restore" using the
gzip file, which should "overwrite" the files on the drive resulting in a
usable configuration.
It's nice too as I can completely reload the box with Winders in about 50
minutes including all of the applications (Assuming you have a 32x CD or
faster). Linux is about the same although each time I've done it, I also
wind up adding some new application or changing one of the ones on there
already.
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Philp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [devel] virus novo cuidado
>"Jeffrey S. Kline" wrote:
>>
>> Thats funny too...
>>
>> I run Linux at home. At work, I run both but also made a restoration CD
that
>> all I do is just lob it into the CDROM, restart, and it will repartition
and
>> reinstall in about 30 mins. and I'm back online. Feel sorry for those
feeble
>> Windows only users that only know windows and might have to deal with the
>> ramifications of virus' attacks.
>
>Wanna share some information on creating that restoration CD? I'm
>mightily interested as I've got 80 machines that I've gotta work over in
>the next 4 weeks. You've gotta love the idea that Windows 95 + Office
>requires over 80MB worth of patches to be Y2K compliant.
>
>--
>Steve Philp
>Network Administrator
>Advance Packaging Corporation
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
