FW: Custom Recovery CD.

[Furmanek, Greg]

This is pretty cool but I think I found something else too ....

http://mkcdrec.ota.be/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Nichols [mailto:gnichols@qwest.net]
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 11:31 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: FW: Custom Recovery CD.
> 
> 
> Ah, you want this little gem:
> 
> http://open-projects.linuxcare.com/BBC/
> 
> The source is available for making your own magical cd to do whatever
> you wish.  A co-worker gave me one of the pre-fab ones from linuxcare
> and it ROCKS!  It's on a mini-cd, fits in my pocket and works 
> great.  If
> through some magical voodoo we have a linux machine that 
> needs some TLC,
> you just reboot with the magic CD and it boots right into a pretty X
> session with all your partitions mounted and ready to go.  You can add
> networking, etc...  let me know how this works for you.
> 
> ~ Gary
> 
> 
> On 13 Aug 2001 12:11:47 -0400, Furmanek, Greg wrote:
> > To be more specific I would like to create CD that
> > 
> > 1. Boots kernel image.
> > 2. Auto partitions drives.
> > 3. Formats Drives.
> > 4. Restores applications.
> > 5. Restores data.
> > 
> > All that with no assistance. (well maybe with the
> > exception of putting the cd in the tray and turning
> > the power switch)
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Furmanek, Greg 
> > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 8:19 AM
> > To: PLUG (E-mail)
> > Subject: Custom Recovery CD.
> > 
> > 
> > Hi gang...
> > 
> > I would like to create custom recovery CD for my
> > boxes.  I have looked into Norton Ghost, but it 
> > appears it requires a windows box or at least a
> > partition to dump the image onto.  So here is a
> > task.  
> > 
> > 1. How can I create a bootable CD that restores
> > my drive that does not need windows?  
> >  
> > 2. Has anyone seen a project like that already?
> > 
> > 3. Has anyone done a this type of setup?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -------------------------------------
> >             Greg Furmanek
> > -------------------------------------
> > 
> > 
> > 
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