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