Request: LVM2, grub, screen, wireless
Some of these have already been mentioned.
Please consider adding the following packages to Rescue Remix:
lvm2 - logical volume management.
Workaround:
apt-get install lvm2
depmod -a
modprobe dm-mod
vgscan
vgchange -a y
ls /dev/mapper
grub - the other popular boot loader :-)
Workaround:
apt-get install grub grub-docs
screen - multiple sessions at the console or over ssh. It would also be great if you had a minimal .screenrc with hardstatus or caption support.
Workaround:
apt-get install screen
cp /usr/share/doc/screen/examples/screenrc ~/.screenrc
vim.tiny ~/.screenrc
screen
wireless-tools - utilities for wireless setup
Workaround:
apt-get install wireless-tools
iwconfig
...
Thanks!
PS - Thanks for all your hard work. I made the changes above to a custom iso - it was more work than I thought.
I've included those packages
I've included those packages in the latest release with the exception of Grub.
I can't think of a reason to use grub as a data recovery tool.
If there is, please let me know.
> I can't think of a reason
> I can't think of a reason to use grub as a data recovery tool.
If Windows or some other OS overwrite your MBR. It's a simple fix and usually you can chroot into your OS and run it there, but what if you can't? Or what if you want to mess around with the boot sectors on the usb flash drive you're using to boot it? It'd only be a couple megs to add grub, and another couple to add lilo. Can't really think of a good reason not to.