On Fri 20 Nov 2015 at 12:10:38 -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: > So the operations are simply setting up an environment for doing the > rescue, not overwriting the existing system? I'm happy to change my > expectation if that's the case. Maybe by the end of it there is a more > complete system, e.g., with bash.
Language, keyboard, network and hardware discovery take place; the same things which happen when actually installing. Tools to work in the installer environment (if you choose to) are also loaded into memory. The shell is /bin/sh whether you are in /dev/sd* or not. There is no TAB completion, which makes things a bit tedious. Everyone should (as "It's not a bad idea to ....) trial rescue mode in the event is becomes necessary to use it in earnest. :) > > In the meantime I've downloaded the first CD of the Debian live CD's. I've never really explored a graphical approach to rescue. Maybe it's time to.
