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SYNOPSIS |
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DESCRIPTION |
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OPTIONS |
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SEE ALSO |
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!!NAME |
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mkrescue - make rescue floppy |
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!!SYNOPSIS |
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__/usr/sbin/mkrescue__ - make a bootable rescue floppy |
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using the existing kernel and any initial |
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ramdisk. |
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!!DESCRIPTION |
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__mkrescue__ assumes that the present running system was |
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successfully booted using the __lilo__ boot loader, and |
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that the specification for the kernel and any initial |
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ramdisk are in __/etc/lilo.conf__. This command will make |
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a bootable 1.44M rescue floppy which uses the current |
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kernel, any initial ramdisk, and the |
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!!OPTIONS |
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__--device __ |
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Make the floppy on a device other than /dev/fd0. The floppy |
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disk will always be made to boot on BIOS device code 0x00 |
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(A: drive), without regard to the drive on which it is |
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__--fast__ |
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Use a faster method of creating the boot floppy. This |
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involves first creating a 1.44M file mounted using a |
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loopback device, then copying the file to the disk. |
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Currently, loopback device 'loop4' must be free for this |
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option to be used. |
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__--fs [[ ext2 | msdos | minix ]__ |
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Specify the type of filesystem to create on the drive. |
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__ext2__ is the default, but |
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__--help__ |
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Print a short usage synopsis, including a list of command |
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options. |
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__--initrd __ ''and'' __--kernel |
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These options, which must be used together, allow |
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specification of an arbitrary kernel file and initial |
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ramdisk file to be used on the created boot floppy. Be sure |
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you know what you are doing before you use these |
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options. |
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__--nocompact__ |
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For faster kernel loading from a floppy, LILO map compaction |
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is normally enabled. This option will disable map compaction |
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by omitting the lilo |
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__--noformat__ |
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Suppresses creation of a new filesystem on the boot floppy. |
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This option may be used __only__ when you know that the |
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floppy you will be writing upon is formatted with the same |
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filesystem as specified by |
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__--root __ |
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Specify the root filesystem for the kernel on the boot |
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floppy. The currently mounted root is the default, if this |
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option is not specified. |
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__--version__ |
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Print the version number of 'mkrescue', then |
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terminate. |
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!!SEE ALSO |
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lilo(8), lilo.conf(5), mkfs(8), dd(1), mount(8), |
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mkinitrd(8). |
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!!AUTHOR |
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John Coffman |
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