On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:38:32 -0500 Decibels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I haven't seen very much stuff about this on the net, but the debian > package 'bootcd' works really really well. > > I created a 650M partition on my HD with X Windows (using Blackbox) > and some tools like xfm, nano,... and was able to put it on a CD and > actually boot to it and use it. > > I have been playing around for awhile to create my own version of a > rescue CD with X support and this is the first attempt that actually > worked. > > Not sure on some things yet. Like first boot just got to console, and > saw a compaint about not being able to find the floppy, so just stuck > a floopy in and next boot X came up just like normal when I boot the > same system I made on the HD partition. It is a little slower using > the CDROM though. > > Will have to play with some stuff like fstab to make it always see my > other partitions after booting off CD so I can actually rescue them. > Note, could probably just edit it in ram each time, but haven't tried > that yet. From reading the notes, I think this is where the floppy > actually take account for changes. > > Just wanted to get it out there that this package actually works great > on something that I have had no luck at before. I agree. One thing I can't get it to do is to work with initrd stuff. Spoilt by grub, I also find a bit limiting the inability to specify what kernel variant I want to boot from. Let's say I have an Athlon-optimized kernel on one machine and a Pentium II kernel on another. I can't use the bootcd I created for the Athlon machine on the Pentium. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
