Greatest Debian Rescue CD Part 1-

linus72 · 12-31-2009, 06:30 AM

Ha!

OK, I got 2 rc1's uploaded and ready to go!
I call them rc1's as I have much work to do in configuring all the desktops
everything works as I know..

2 iso's
1 has default e17 Desktop
1 has default Iron Maiden Trooper fluxbox Desktop

First, I'm gonna give info on them
note that both iso's are the exact same, only difference
being that one goes to e17 at bootup, troopers goes to fluxbox

Basics:

Build-
Debian Live i386 with Debian Live's default Lenny
kernels
2.6.26-2-486
2.6.26-2-686

all pkgs are current and upgraded as of today-

originally built from the Debian Live Standard (no X) iso
made by Live-Magic.

Everything "Debian Live" has been retained-
default user is "user", password "live"
no root password
admin/sudo privy's for "user", as with Ubuntu

Please note this was not built using Remastersys
although I did install Remastersys as Remastersys has a nice
HDD Installer, which no Debian Live has..

OK, lets get into the meat of it shall we?
Cause not only is this perhaps the Greatest Debian Rescue CD
its also probably one of the Greatest Linux LiveCD's ever made!

Available Desktops:

Afterstep
Awesome
Blackbox
e17 with emodules-all
fvwm
fvwm-crystal
fluxbox
Icewm
openbox
ratpoison
tinywm
Windowmaker with all its modules/apps

Text stuff:
Geany
Nano
Leafpad
Gvim
Textedit
Xpad
Xournal
osmo

File Managers:
MC
PCMANFM
Thunar
Isomaster

Graphics:
Gimp
Imagemagic

Network/Web:
aircrack-ng
wireless-tools

Xchat
GNUmail
Talksoup
Xbiff
GFTP
Grsync
Finger
wicd
wifi-radar
Iceweasel
arora
bittorrent-gui
links2
w3m
netrik
flashplugin-nonfree

Audio/Video:

Alsamixer-gui
aqualung
audacious
wmmixer
wmrack
Brasero
burn
cdrecord
genisoimage
mkisofs
more probably

OK, heres the good part

Fun Stuff
Live-Magic
Unetbootin
Remastersys

System/Rescue tools:

Testdisk
Fsarchiver
magicrescue
myrescue
recoverjpeg
recover
ddrescue
gddrescue
dvdisaster
gparted
gpart
kpartx
partimage
syslinux
grub
remastersys-backup
multicd (backup app)
crack

Antivirus:
Full Clamav suite including GUI

and theres still more too

its Ready for download so here we go-
Please note it also comes with
NetbootCD-3.2.1
Plop bootmanager

699MB iso image, goes on usb with Unetbootin
goes on HDD via Remastersys-Installer

e17 Desktop iso
http://multidistro.com/deb/rezcu/GDR-CD-i386-e17.iso

Trooper fluxbox iso
http://multidistro.com/deb/rezcu/GDR...ooper-i386.iso

I forgot to get md5sums when I transferred to other PC for upload
will be back with md5sums

Heres the full pkg list
http://multidistro.com/deb/rezcu/packages.txt

Debian Live boot cheatcodes
http://multidistro.com/deb/rezcu/parameters.txt

Debian Live persistent cd/usb/hdd info
http://live.debian.net/manual/html/persistence.html

Please provide feedback into improvements I can make?!

the trooper · 12-31-2009, 06:51 AM

Downloading the 'trooper' edition now!.
Did you get the md5sums?.

linus72 · 12-31-2009, 07:04 AM

LOL

hold on as I just did my 3rd install to HD
making sure the remasyetsys installer works
it does, quite good too

after install, one must edit sudoers and such but thats debian

be back with the md5sums trooper

the trooper · 12-31-2009, 07:13 AM

Quote:

HDD Installer, which no Debian Live has..

I must have missed this the last time i read your post.
That is something different from a Debian live cd.Good work.

Quote:

be back with the md5sums trooper

Ok,i'll be patient.

linus72 · 12-31-2009, 07:15 AM

OK

Trooper iso md5sum

3d0ce2bc40b712c52be2f2b2467d70dc

e17 iso md5sum

26f799356f0ccc8ec33d6f2c99da1a90

you can thanks the remastersys maker for the hdd installer

the trooper · 12-31-2009, 07:21 AM

I wonder if the Debian live project would be interested in what you have done here?.

linus72 · 12-31-2009, 07:32 AM

LOL
I know their Guru's for real Trooper
I cant even get thru the live-helper stuff
I'm not even a coder dude

all honors must go to the Debian Live/Debian Live-Magic makers
and remastersys
and all you guys here also helped make it too you know

all I did was add stuff to the existing template

Debian rocks huh?

If'n you wanna remaster this one its quite easy
and all tools to remaster the cd in many ways are already onboard too
xnest
unetbootin
remastersys
syslinux
grub
squashfs-tools
etc

linus72 · 12-31-2009, 07:34 AM

screenshots too

afterstep
http://multidistro.com/deb/rezcu/afterstep.png

fluxbox
http://multidistro.com/deb/rezcu/fluxbox-root.png

http://multidistro.com/deb/rezcu/Screenshot.png

blackbox
http://multidistro.com/deb/rezcu/blkbox.png

e17- note the persistent usb its running from...
http://multidistro.com/deb/rezcu/e17.png

fvwm-crystal
http://multidistro.com/deb/rezcu/fvwm-crystal.png

icewm
http://multidistro.com/deb/rezcu/icewm.png

linus72 · 12-31-2009, 07:54 AM

hey
how do I find out if my pc is 486 or 686?

I installed it and doubt I need oth kernels

the trooper · 12-31-2009, 07:57 AM

Well,it's finished downloading and the md5sum checks out:

Code:

ade@Pc1:~/Downloads$ md5sum  GDR-CD-Trooper-i386.iso
3d0ce2bc40b712c52be2f2b2467d70dc  GDR-CD-Trooper-i386.iso

I'll burn it to disc and see how it goes.

linus72 · 12-31-2009, 07:59 AM

no doubt

the trooper · 12-31-2009, 08:08 AM

Quote:

how do I find out if my pc is 486 or 686?

You could do:

Code:

cat /proc/cpuinfo

This will show the processor make and model.
I'd then check this info on the manufacturers website.

Here's an example from mine:

Code:

ade@Pc1:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor	: 0
vendor_id	: AuthenticAMD
cpu family	: 15
model		: 67
model name	: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
stepping	: 2
cpu MHz		: 2611.956
cache size	: 512 KB
physical id	: 0
siblings	: 2
core id		: 0
cpu cores	: 2

linus72 · 12-31-2009, 08:24 AM

OK

Code:

503box:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor	: 0
vendor_id	: AuthenticAMD
cpu family	: 6
model		: 8
model name	: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
stepping	: 1
cpu MHz		: 1996.981
cache size	: 256 KB
fdiv_bug	: no
hlt_bug		: no
f00f_bug	: no
coma_bug	: no
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 1
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow up
bogomips	: 3997.57
clflush size	: 32
power management: ts

so, what is it?
a 686?

EDIT: this is the 'ole bugger I make everything on

it goes thru hell on a daily basis

repo · 12-31-2009, 08:37 AM

Take a look at
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...9/#post1574818

linus72 · 12-31-2009, 08:55 AM

Thanks Repo

when I did a debian net install it installed a 686 setup
so I assume its that yes?

OK
gotta go into known BUGS (their small)

1) usplash may break up at boot a little

2) fluxbox desktop loads slow...I dont know why? maybe xcompmgr setting?

3) fluxbox and other menus give irratating error when opening a terminal app like nano, recover,etc
something about invalid option "T" and then you clikc OK and the term opens
update-menus and ulubione along with the hag scripts create the system fluxbox menu
I tried to get this solved and only broke the system several times

4) most of the rescue stuff has to be run thru terminal and no gui?
yes, apps like testdisk, fsarchiver( use sudo /usr/sbin/fsarchiver ), magicrescue, ddrescue, etc
must run in terminal as no gui

5) not all apps show up on all menus, like remastersys, live-magic, unetbbotin,etc
again this is a function of the Debian menu system and my ignorance of it

look for apps in /usr/bin and /usr/sbin also check out /etc

6) permissions are twiggy as I'm no bash or linux guru
basically, most apps will open as root with no password
especially from the fluxbox root and magic menu
be warned you will be root when using these menus and any admin menus
as visudo, etc was setup to give "user" full no-password authority!

things like GDM setup, Clam gui,etc will run as root probably

I'll think of some more stuff in a minute

OH
when I installed to hd took like 5min
I then immeidietly did remastersys-backup and cut a nice cd