A build of an operating system that can run directly from a CD/DVD disk or image.
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Setting up a gateway to route clients through SOCKS proxy?
I'm looking to duplicate a testing setup for an application. We can't make a change to the application itself, but would like to route all of the application's data through a SOCKS proxy (likely ...
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1answer
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ssh knoppix v7 / ubuntu v12 live CD
Using any Live CD possible to do ssh? If yes kindly share the step.
I have use Ubuntu v12 after booting in live mode
$ sudo bash
# apt-get install openssh-server
# /etc/init.d/ssh restart or ...
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Assembling Software RAID in Live CD for data recovery
I need help recovering some data that's on my RAID which is on a LVM on my server running Ubuntu.
What happened was I deleted the logical volume that controlled my swap space which was on a partition ...
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Fedora 15 liveCD for most common wireless and wired network interfaces [closed]
I've created a Fedora 15 liveCD that is customized for my application. On the first laptop I tried, it didn't have the driver for the Broadcom BCM43224 wireless network interface. This software will ...
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1answer
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Add drivers to the CentOS Live CD
I want to add some drivers to the CentOS LiveCD. These drivers are not present on out of the box CentOS LiveCD.
So Once I add the the new drivers to the LiveCD, and then boot up the server with the ...
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1answer
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Use a linux (Ubuntu) live cd to read a hardware RAID array
I've got a Dell Poweredge 2900 server on it's face. We have had issues with it's PERC 6/i RAID controller over and over this last week. The server's OS is Small Business Server 2008 and it's RAID 5
...
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2answers
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Installing FreeBSD remotely using Ubuntu LiveCD
I realised this is a very specific question, but I am wondering if there is a way to install FreeBSD on a machine using only SSH access to a Ubuntu LiveCD on the server?
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Ubuntu Server live cd rescue mode can't run fsck
I have an ubuntu server virtual machine that crashed and I was forced to reset the virtual machine. When I booted, it did an automatic fsck, but I want to make sure that the filesystem is ok. I have ...
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I'm working with driver development and want to make a livecd for windows, help please? [closed]
I'm developing a driver which works with virtualization for the Windows platform
and every time I test my driver I must boot to a different machine in order to test it
(there is no nested ...
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1answer
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OpenSolaris livecd, NForce NIC driver, and NTFS USB mounting
I'm attempting to install OpenSolaris 2009.06 on my server. Before I do I would like to test that everything works and am running in to problems.
It has an Abit AN-M2 motherboard with an NForce ...
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2answers
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what is the easiest way to build a custom distro with specific installs? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Easiest way to create a custom linux distribution
I did see this post:
Easiest way to create a custom linux distribution
And wanted to know if there is a new process ...
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(Ubuntu) How to ensure that webserver has been started before the desktop environment is shown?
I'm trying to create my own Linux distro in LiveCD format. I have put a webserver in my Linux LiveCD, and make it automatically startup during boot time.
I have made the LiveCD to auto-login to ...
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CentOS live CD does not boot
Seems very trivial but still ...
I followed the instructions here:
https://projects.centos.org/trac/livecd/wiki/CreateImage
None of the images created boot. I tried VMWARE Workstation (v6.5) as well ...
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1answer
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Error while loading shared libraries /lib/libsepl.so.1: cannot read file data
I've created quite a predicament with my desktop installation and would prefer to be able to salvage it instead of having to reformat/re-install Ubuntu.
Quite a lot happened and here's my best ...
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3answers
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LiveCD with running ssh server
I am looking for a LiveCD with a running ssh daemon. I need it because i want to connect to an abandoned server and make a backup. The server hasn't a monitor.
Suggestions?
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1answer
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How do you create a linux (RHEL) bootdisk that runs busybox in a ramdisk (initrd)?
I've been trying to create a bootdisk (something like a live-cd) which loads into memory-only without mounting the disk. My steps are listed below, but when I boot using the cd, I get:
Kernel Panic - ...
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Favorite system recovery Live CD? [closed]
What's your system recovery CD? I've used Ultimate Boot CD and GParted. What works for you?
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Have you ever used kon-boot?
Has anyone here ever used kon-boot? I guess it may work because of the few blog posts about it but I feel kinda concerned and am interested at hearing experiences from anyone who have used multiple ...
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Is it possible to customize Ubuntu's boot screen?
When we boot up a Ubuntu CD, it will first pop-up a language selection screen and let us choose a language.
Then, it will show us a list of options that we can do using this CD:-
Try Ubuntu without ...
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1answer
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boot a linux live cd in VmWare
On a windows host system, I have VmWare workstation installed and I need to boot a linux guest LiveCD in VmWare. How do I do this? Can you please post instrutions for both physical cd drive and iso ...
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3answers
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How to boot Linux from a 16gb USB flash drive
I'm trying to install Linux on a single partition of a USB flash drive that's larger than 4gb.
The first place I went to is http://pendrivelinux.com. I can follow these instructions for installing ...
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1answer
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SLAX behaves differently when booted via PXE vs LiveCD from the same iso
I have a SLAX iso that I have created that is used only to run the Citrix ICA client. The ICA client is started in /root/.xinitrc, and when booting from the LiveCD it works properly. /root/.xinitrc ...
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1answer
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Syslinux boot parameters
I'm booting a Debian live system from USB(debian 5.0.3). My syslinux append parameters are:
initrd=/live/initrd.img union=aufs persistent noprompt ip=frommedia boot=live noautologin noxautologin ...
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1answer
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regenerate iso file from running livecd — dd won't run reliably and genisoimage has catch-22s
In the field I need some users to be able to make iso files reliably from a cdrom that is also serving as a mounted LiveCD and so I concocted a manual test case before doing any scripting. The test ...
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How do I mount an .iso with another (live CD) .iso?
I want to:
Place the .iso of a live CD in a directory.
Use qemu (kvm or kqemu) to run the .iso
Put a 2nd live CD .iso in the same directory.
Have the 1st live CD mount the 2nd .iso.
Say, I have 2 ...
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Diagnostic Live CD
I'm looking for an automated diagnostic live cd/usb drive for testing all hardware independent of the operating system.
I'm also looking for an automated anti-virus/anti-spyware live cd/usb drive ...
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2answers
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How to add one program(for example python program) (run it when linux startup) and add some file to live cd?
I would like to have a CD with a custom Linux installation, When this linux was booted the
hard disk formate and create partitions(tree ex3 and one swap) and copy one image to parition
hard disk.
...
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6answers
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Setting up LiveCD + USB drive boot combination for a headless server
I'm setting up a large software RAID array using MDADM, and don't want to waste a drive bay on a system disk. Unfortunately, the server I'm working with has trouble booting from a USB drive, so I'm ...
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Need temperature readings from a live CD/USB
I have a laptop that is sometimes restarting and I want to check if it is overheating. It is an Intel dual core laptop and it doesn't have the temperature sensor readings as an option in the BIOS ...
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6answers
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*nix live CD to recover Vista host?
A friend of mine got his Vista PC infected by a virus. Before I tell him to just reboot with the maker-provided recovery DVD and lose all his data, is there a recommended Linux/*BSD live CD that he ...
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Instructions/Recommendations for creating a Linux LiveCD/DVD?
It's been a few years since I've created a Linux LiveCD, so I thought I'd ask this community for some best practices before I make my next attempt.
My goal is to create a Linux Live CD/DVD for a ...
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How to customize a Windows boot CD
What is the easiest way to make a Windows boot CD that can be customized?
Specifically I would like to run DriveSnapshot from a boot CD so that I can restore images from a USB drive. I tried UBCD a ...
