> > How can I make a bootable diskette that has a minimal root filesystem on > it (maybe just mount, cp, ps, e2fsck, /etc and probably no networking)?? > > I know how to make a bootable disk by copying the kernel and using rdev, > however I don't know how I'd place a root filesystem on the diskette. > > This would be extremely useful for disaster recovery, like the goof I did > yesterday by accidentally wiping out ld.so > > Please advise!
Hi. There is an extremely detailed guide for creation boot disks in BootDisk-HOWTO. Check out http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/ Alex Y. -- _ _( )_ ( (o___ +-------------------------------------------+ | _ 7 | Alexander Yukhimets | \ (") | http://pages.nyu.edu/~aqy6633/ | / \ \ +-------------------------------------------+ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
