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LMaking a CD-ROM boot disk w/tools
Name: jnoll Date: March 26, 2005 at 17:55:13 Pacific OS: Red Hat Fedora Core 3 CPU/Ram: P4-600 / 640MB
Comment:
I would like to make a CD-ROM that one can boot a non working system that has sys admin tools on it so I can troubleshoot the system and or fix it. Is there a way to make a bootable CD that will take me from a powered down system to a "Someone@somewhere # " Linux prompt as root. The CD does not need to be rewriteable (as this isnt possible anyway with Linux)
Name: 3Dave Date: March 29, 2005 at 05:33:18 Pacific
Reply:
Any bootable distro would do. Knoppix is probably the most popular but for your needs something like phlak, the ultimate boot cd, or one of the slax ditros may be more appropriate. I think all the above have instructions for customising the CD too. http://www.knoppix.org http://www.phlak.org http://www.ultimatebootcd.com http://slax.linux-live.org
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