Re: [RULE] Use /boot partition as a rescue disk?

[Martin Stricker]

Eugene Wong wrote:

> I was wondering how hard it would be for someone to create a rescue
> disk using the /boot partition. I ask because I think that it would
> be a good way of making use of the spare space on /boot. In other
> words, instead of the floppy, we'd use the /boot partition. I've
> tried to do it, but my kernel can't seem to find /sbin/init.

While this may work, it is rather difficult, because you try to use the
partition for two different purposes:
- /boot with all the kernels etc. when you boot regularly
- / with a complete minimal/rescue install for rescue mode
As you can see, these two things can get into each other's way. I would
use a partition of it's own for rescue mode. Well, I wouldn't do it at
all because often when I need a rescue system something on the hard
disks (partition table and/or boot loader) is broken - which makes it
impossible to boot from the harddrive at all.

Best regards,
Martin Stricker
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