Bug 33235

Summary:	Rescue: offer a full image
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Marc Krämer <mageia>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Mageia tools maintainers <mageiatools>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Normal
Version:	9
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	drakx-installer-rescue	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Marc Krämer 2024-05-22 12:23:27 CEST

At the moment, the rescue image is only available as "netinstaller"
So you have to 
- create a boot stick from netinstaller
- boot, choose rescue
- need to have an internet connection 
- make many choices (network, proxy, mirror, ...)
- download the rescue image (everytime you need the rescue >100MB)
and finally have the rescue console


It was much better, if we could have an rescue image, which can be installed on a USB stick which does not require to have an internet connection or redownload the image everytime

Comment 1 Marc Krämer 2024-05-22 12:42:02 CEST

since reinstall bootloader often fails, the procedure you have to make with a normal user via telephone or a second laptop via video is more than complicated:

after starting the rescue image, you continue with the following steps:
- "mount partitions /mnt" - this usally fails, but inserts modules and decrypts encrypted deviced
- goto console
- loadkeys de
- mount /dev/mapper/xxx-root /mnt
- mount -B /proc /mnt/proc
- mount -B /sys /sys
- chroot /mnt
- mount devpts /dev/pts -t devpts
- mount -a
- ifconfig
- ifup enp... to start the network
- /usr/sbin/sshd

finally you may connect to the remote computer and search for the problem yourself.

And keep in mind, if this does not work, the whole procedure must be done again by the user.

Comment 2 Lewis Smith 2024-05-22 20:59:18 CEST

Does not the Classic installer have a 'rescue 'option at boot? True, you would need that to hand.

CC: (none) => lewyssmith

Comment 3 Marc Krämer 2024-05-22 21:07:48 CEST

a 4GB installer image for a rescue system?
Didn't we discuss the size of the image - this is the first thing to remove and put in an extra image for download....

Comment 4 Lewis Smith 2024-05-22 21:13:18 CEST

OK, you were aware of that. Forwarding your request.

CC: lewyssmith => (none)
Assignee: bugsquad => mageiatools
Summary: Rescue: create full image => Rescue: offer a full image