<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> what do you think about such an idea, or maybe are some of this
> even working right now ?

the rescue is not meant to be a small usable linux system, it's
meant to rescue a non-bootable mandrake os. the doc says:

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The rescue system on this CD is a very basic text-based
environment for rescuing systems that no longer boot. You will
not find an easy-to-use graphical environment in this rescue
system, nor the Mandrake detection/configuration libraries.

The vast majority of problems that can affect a Linux system are
much easier to repair on a running system than by booting into
"rescue mode". In fact, there are very few problems which aren't
easier to resolve in the comfortable environment of a fully
installed Mandrake Linux system than in this spartan "rescue
system" shell. Some of the most common problems include:

- bad or missing X (video display) configuration
- adding/removing/reconfiguring hardware
- repairing problems caused by installing third-party software
  with the "--force" and "--nodeps" options

The general rule of thumb is: "If you can boot into the Linux
system without using rescue mode or this CD, there is no real
reason to use the rescue CD".
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we won't add large utilities that don't fit the aim of the rescue
(small ones as well, actually).

-- 
Guillaume Cottenceau - http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/

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