Re: [MDLUG] dual boot

[Rodney Hampton <hamptone@mediaone.net>]

Tom,

I ecently read an article in Linux Journal (March 2001) about a distro
called Maragda that lets you run Linux from a bootable CD-ROM that you
create yourself.  Sounds like just the ticket for you.

Rodney Hampton
www.hamptonandassociates.net

Tom Allison wrote:
> 
> I want to set up a new installation on a second hard drive.
> The idea here is to create on a hard disk, the complete linux
> installation that would be required to get a internet hardened server
> running only sshd with a static IP address set up so I can burn it into
> a CD-ROM and mail it to a friend.
> 
> But I have to make sure that the CD-ROM is able to boot on it's own and
> then be used to perform a complete installation, remotely.
> I was going to take the simple installation approach (using debian) of
> hitting the box and copying everything from /dev/hdc (cdrom) to /dev/hda
> (hard drive) and rebooting - remotely - to come back in to the Linux OS
> running on /dev/hda.
> This would also provide me with a remote failsafe boot with the CD-ROM
> in case I needed to do some real serious rework.
> I have a spare 1GB disk that I can use to build the distro on.  But I'm
> not sure about all the things necessary for a non-readable disk
> installation....  and other goodies like that.
> 
> Anyone worked on something like this before?
> I'm really focused on Debian because of it's ease of Administration via
> SSH.  I've been running my server downstairs for months now without ever
> touching it.  SSH is good!
> 
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