Bug 33235 - Rescue: offer a full image
Summary: Rescue: offer a full image
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: 9
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal enhancement
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mageia tools maintainers
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Reported: 2024-05-22 12:23 CEST by Marc Krämer
Modified: 2024-05-22 21:13 CEST (History)
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Source RPM: drakx-installer-rescue
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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


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