rescue disk

[Matthew Flaschen]

Eelco wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I recently installed edgy eft from the dvd iso.
> The live cd wouldn't work so i did a text install.
> 
> Everythink seemed to work ok.
> After the automatic upgrade i couldn't get in. somehow the bootprocess
> stopped and a killalll signal was sent.
> 
> So i reinstalled everything. I haven`t updated anything until niw and
> would like tot do so.
> 
> How can ik create a rescue cd that would let me undo the updating
> process and what files do i need to be on that disk?
> 
> I have a seperate /boot partition.
> And would like to save user files and e-mails etc..

You should backup all your data (regularly), but that's separate from a
rescue CD.  You can just use the Live CD to reinstall if necessary.  I
recommend backing up to a recordable CD or DVD, or a USB drive if you
have one.  You can search on backups for more information.

Matthew Flaschen



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