README for hpa's SuperRescue version 2.1.1 6 November 2002 "The most overfeatured rescue disk ever created" "Bloatware at its finest" Requirements: i386 PC system 24 MB RAM Bootable CD-ROM (IDE or PCI SCSI recommended) 80-minute CD-R blank SuperRescue is a single very large bootable system-on-a-disk. It's based on the observation that the vast majority of systems allow you to do so much more than the minimal system. Therefore, it isn't for everything, but for most desktop systems, it provides a much nicer rescue environment than your average rescue floppy. This version furthermore uses transparent compression to fit about 1.7 GB of software onto a single CD in usable form. NOTE: Version numbers differing only in a final letter (e.g. 1.2.1a versus 1.2.1) matter only if you intend to make your own modified versions of SuperRescue using the included build scripts; such version increments do not matter if you use the disk as-is. SuperRescue 2.1.1 is based on a subset of RedHat 7.2. The initrd is based on binaries from RedHat 6.2. The source code for the binaries on the system are available from Red Hat Software or your favourite RedHat mirrors: http://www.redhat.com/download/mirror.html Additional RPMS are archived at: http://www.kernel.org/pub/dist/superrescue/v2/RPMS/ ... with source at ... http://www.kernel.org/pub/dist/superrescue/v2/SRPMS/ [GPL notice: this complies with section 3(c) of the GPL, version 2.] For network cards, filesystems or disk controllers other than the ones I normally use, you probably will find it necessary to explicitly load modules; however, a good selection of compiled modules are included on the disk. This version of SuperRescue includes limited support for PCMCIA; if you have a system with a bootable PCMCIA CD-ROM and are unable to boot from this disc, please send a message. X is by default configured to be 1024x768 using the VESA standard monitor timings (60 Hz noninterlaced). It will attempt to autodetect your video card. Use "Xconfigurator" to set any other configuration. There is now a mailing list to discuss SuperRescue; if you have issues or want info on new things, please see: http://www.zytor.com/mailman/listinfo/superrescue ... to subscribe or to read the archives. This disk includes freeware cryptographic software pursuant to 15 CFR 740.13(e)(2), and may under U.S. law not be knowingly exported to Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan or Syria. Red HatŪ is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. This product is not a product of Red Hat, Inc. and is not endorsed by Red Hat, Inc. This is a product of H. Peter Anvin and I have no relationship with Red Hat, Inc. Enjoy! -hpa