On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 11:20:30PM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > > > Would you mind a short HOW-TO for that, including {lilo,grub}.conf? > > http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_Easy_install_SystemRescueCd_on_harddisk#Boot_the_ISO_image_from_the_disk_using_Grub2 > > > And would this only be applicable to those poor souls who don't keep a > > known, good kernel in /boot Just In Case (TM)? > > A known, good kernel is not much help if your root filesystem is damaged, > although I do make sure I always have at least one such kernel in /boot. > > One of the benefits of booting sysrescd this way is that it is a *lot* > faster than USB.
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