Bootdisc or Rescue Disc.

[Gareth Evans]

Agreed - DSL is helpful even for recovering files from Windows boxes where
the hard drive is a bit twitchy (and no longer bootable).  I especially love
the speed inherent in loading the entire OS to RAM.

On 7/29/06, Michael Lacey <em.lace at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Honestly, even though this is an Ubuntu list, I'd say get a small, fast
> booting distro such as Damn Small Linux in order to quickly recover data and
> diagnose other problems.
> I always have a CD of it on hand, and it's been good help, especially when
> working with older machines.
>
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