Alternate CD Rescue Mode

[michael crane]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
>> On 05/08/2008 05:51 AM, Karl Larsen wrote:
>>   
>>> NoOp wrote:
>>>     
>>>> Anyone know of a good reference for using the Alternate CD Rescue Mode
>>>> (preferably Gutsy & Hardy). I know that there are powerful utilities
>>>> there, but I'd like to find a howto guide for all of the menu's etc.
>>>>
>>>> I've managed to muddle through the menus... but then again I have a few
>>>> spare systems that I can afford to break to the core if need be. I'm
>>>> really looking for a solid howto that shows how to use the utilities to
>>>> actually "rescue" a broken system without screwing up and losing all the
>>>> data or reformating everything -- both for my reference, and for
>>>> pointing other folks to.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>     I have not seen such a document, but it is certain that a LiveCD of 
>>> Gutsy and Hardy makes a fine Emergency Disk. A fine instruction on using 
>>> this Emergency Disk does not exist. I have some stuff I wrote to myself 
>>> on this. It is available.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>
>>>     
>> There should be one for the LiveCD as well.
>>
>> However, the LiveCD will not work on many systems, particularly older
>> ones with limited memory & CPU power. Plus, I think the Alternate CD has
>> additional utilities on it that the LiveCD does not - I've not compared
>> as I don't use the LiveCD, and use Knoppix instead if a LiveCD is needed.
>>   
>     Your point I think is the Alternate CD has additional utilities the 
> Live CD does not have. I would like to know what they are.
> 
>     The LiveCD provides a root terminal with grub and fdisk and mount is 
> available.  You can mount the problem system on the LiveCD and do your 
> things like re-write a menu.lst or  change /etc/X11/xorg.conf to suit 
> new conditions.
> 
> Karl

Oddly when I recently had to install twice. The first time I did not 
realize that the firewall was set to accept everything by default. but 
my point is that the first time when I installed from the alternate CD ( 
because the other CD failed at installing software ) ( hp kayak xm600) 
with internet access I could not get X to work and had to get the nvidia 
driver.
The second time I did not connect to the net and installed just from the 
alternate CD and X worked ?

mick