On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 17:36 -0500, Matt Morgan wrote: > On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:19:58 -0600, David Hoffman > <dhoffman2004@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:12:43 -0600, John Mahowald <jpmahowald@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Rescue mode is a special mode of the installer. It's just isolinux + anaconda. > > > > > > Install anaconda and check out the source, it's in python. > > > > > > > What's wrong with downloading the Rescue CD ISO Image and just booting > > from that? > > > > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/iso/FC3-i386-rescuecd.iso > > Sounds like the OP wants to add to it? I'm guessing he wants extra > utilities or something. Porbably that's presumptuous of me, but I'll > go on ... > > Maybe I misunderstand the question, but you should be able to download > the iso, mount it with that loopback trick (I don't remember it, but > google or search this list's archive for "mount iso image") and edit > in place if you want to change some files, etc. on it. Then when you > burn the iso to the CD, it'll have your new files on it. That won't work because an ISO filesystem, even when loopback-mounted, is not writable. You'd have to copy the files out of the ISO filesystem, do whatever mods you wanted and then make a new ISO and burn it, being careful to ensure it's still bootable. Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
