Even more helpful hints!!! Thanks ALL. This should go into some FAQ somewhere
--- Tom Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 19 November 2003 03:04 pm, Ricardo > (Tru64 User) > wrote: > > --- Rolf Pedersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > You could recompile a smaller kernel. I > > > > > have made a boot iso, > > > burned to cd, which works as a boot cd, by using > > > isolinux, part of the > > > syslinux package. Read /usr/share/doc/sylinux-* > > > and, if you are > > > interested, I could try to recall how I made > this > > > iso. > > > > > > Rolf > > > > Hi Rolf, thnx....I will read the docs, and try out > > building the ISO. If I stumble, I will ask for ur > > help...thnx much for quick response > > This is dead simple and works well. Altho > Pascal seems to > indicate it can be done as user. For me that > wouldn't work, but > as root 'mkrescue --iso' created a bootable image > named > "rescue.iso" (3.2 mb)in the directory I ran the > command from. I > burned it with 'biso rescue.iso' > (alias biso='cdrecord -v -eject speed=12 dev=0,0,0 > -dao') > tom # rpm -q --whatprovides /sbin/mkrescue > lilo-22.5.7.2-6mdk > > Besides being a boot CD for your currently > running kernel, it > also provides some rescue options when you boot from > it (similar > to booting the 1st Mandrake CD). > ........................................... > create a Boot Disk > From: Pascal Cavy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "[snoyes]" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Le Dimanche 9 Novembre 2003 17:51, [snoyes] a écrit > : > > For those interested, you can make an iso image of a > boot disk if > you are > using LILO with the following command: > > /sbin/mkrescue --iso > > then just cdrecord it > ........................................... > > -- > Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, > Texas > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree
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