From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 20 19:24:49 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02856106566C for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:24:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dteske@vicor.com) Received: from postoffice.vicor.com (postoffice.vicor.com [69.26.56.53]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E19B48FC16 for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:24:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [208.206.78.30] (port=46526 helo=dt.vicor.com) by postoffice.vicor.com with esmtpsa (SSLv3:RC4-MD5:128) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pg07h-0007io-A9; Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:24:47 -0800 From: Devin Teske To: Paul Macdonald In-Reply-To: <4D383E51.9060800@ifdnrg.com> References: <4D383E51.9060800@ifdnrg.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Vicor, Inc Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:24:44 -0800 Message-Id: <1295551484.19170.14.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 (2.0.2-41.el4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scan-Signature: 4e9c1bbb7eeac217b48eb8e8298b49c0 X-Scan-Host: postoffice.vicor.com Cc: Devin Teske , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rescue cd with networkign and ssh! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:24:49 -0000 On Thu, 2011-01-20 at 13:53 +0000, Paul Macdonald wrote: > Hi, > > can any recommend a live cd (any distro) that will mount ufs and has > networking+sshd. How about DruidBSD? http://druidbsd.sf.net/ Bullet Points: - ISO is 24MB - Contains over 150 standard (and some non-standard) BSD utilities - Runs entirely from memory - Is based on FreeBSD-8.1 - Includes the tmpfs kernel module (should you need to allocate more disk space from RAM) - Works from optical media (CD/DVD) and USB flash drives - Utilizes crunchgen to maintain tiny footprint - Designed to be a fully-operational FreeBSD distribution for embedded devices but doubles as an amazing rescue-disc - Graphical boot-loader Full Disclosure: I'm the author. Quick-steps: 1. Download either DruidBSD-X.Y.iso (24MB) or Druid-X.Y.iso (same as former, but adds valuable diagnostic utilities such as windiag, memtest, seatools, dban, and killdisk; 32MB). 2. Burn to optical media _or_ use dd(1) to write directly to thumb drive _or_ load it directly into a VMware virtual machine's virtual-CDROM. 3. Boot. That's it. NOTE: If http://druidbsd.sf.net/ doesn't load for you, try instead http://druidbsd.sourceforge.net/ (the former produces a 302-redirect to the latter which may not be followed by all HTTP clients). > > I've tried pc bsie (2.1, 2.0, 1.1) which doesn't even seem to work on a > test machine here , won;t mount the /dev/cd image ( folder is 0 bytes in > iso) . > > Ubuntu live will boot the box and sshd can be installed but it won;t > mount the disks (apparently it needs a custom kernel). > > the live cd image needs to work in a datacenter. > > thanks > Paul. > -- Cheers, Devin Teske -> CONTACT INFORMATION <- Business Solutions Consultant II FIS - fisglobal.com 510-735-5650 Mobile 510-621-2038 Office 510-621-2020 Office Fax 909-477-4578 Home/Fax devin.teske@fisglobal.com -> LEGAL DISCLAIMER <- This message contains confidential and proprietary information of the sender, and is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by any other person is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the e-mail sender immediately, and delete the original message without making a copy. -> FUN STUFF <- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GAT/CS d(+) s: a- C++(++++) UB++++$ P++(++++) L++(++++) !E--- W++ N? o? K- w O M+ V- PS+ PE Y+ PGP- t(+) 5? X+(++) R>++ tv(+) b+(++) DI+(++) D(+) G+>++ e>+ h r>++ y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ http://www.geekcode.com/ -> END TRANSMISSION <-