Rescue: Difference between revisions
m (→Software spotlights: +android-tools (and minus dup)) |
m (forensic mode) |
||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
* diagnose '''network problems''' and remote services | * diagnose '''network problems''' and remote services | ||
* '''wipe''' partitions or drives clean of residual information<ref>...which could be undeletable</ref> | * '''wipe''' partitions or drives clean of residual information<ref>...which could be undeletable</ref> | ||
* access Android devices, reset Windows passwords, etc | * access Android devices, reset Windows passwords, etc | ||
* investigate '''unauthorized access'''/security breach events | |||
All of that is packaged into a convenient '''hybrid ISO''' image file suitable for both CD/DVD media and USB Flash pendrives<ref>with <tt>dd(8)</tt> or [http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/files/Archive/win32diskimager-v0.9-binary.zip/download win32diskimager]</ref>. | All of that is packaged into a convenient '''hybrid ISO''' image file suitable for both CD/DVD media and USB Flash pendrives<ref>with <tt>dd(8)</tt> or [http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/files/Archive/win32diskimager-v0.9-binary.zip/download win32diskimager]</ref>. | ||
| Line 54: | Line 53: | ||
= Software spotlights = | = Software spotlights = | ||
This is a GNU/*/Linux based LiveCD so all the software runs under '''Linux kernel'''<ref>the kernel version usually either [http://nightly.altlinux.org/sisyphus/ChangeLog the latest one or pretty close to that], BTW</ref>. | This is a GNU/*/Linux based LiveCD so all the software runs under '''Linux kernel'''<ref>the kernel version usually either [http://nightly.altlinux.org/sisyphus/ChangeLog the latest one or pretty close to that], BTW</ref>. Contents can be extended in runtime, '''dhcpcd; apt-get update''' and install away. | ||
Here are some of the packages included to get you started: | Here are some of the packages included to get you started: | ||
| Line 64: | Line 63: | ||
There's more than a hundred of specialized programs there and many more are available through ALT Linux Sisyphus repository which serves as the base for this rescue image. You can also rebuild it with the tools you need<ref>contact mike at altlinux org, it's about [https://www.ohloh.net/p/mkimage-profiles mkimage-profiles]</ref>. | There's more than a hundred of specialized programs there and many more are available through ALT Linux Sisyphus repository which serves as the base for this rescue image. You can also rebuild it with the tools you need<ref>contact mike at altlinux org, it's about [https://www.ohloh.net/p/mkimage-profiles mkimage-profiles]</ref>. | ||
'''Forensic mode''' boot aims to minimize impact on media by avoiding activation of swap partitions, software RAID and LVM, mounting no filesystems and switching {{cmd|mount-system}} to readonly mode using loopback devices. If UEFI boot is needed press F2, F2 and append <tt>forensic</tt> to kernel parameters at the moment. | |||
= References = | = References = | ||
Revision as of 00:27, 16 April 2014
| Screenshots |
|
What is it for
ALT Linux Rescue is a moderate sized[1] LiveCD distribution that is designed to help sysadmins fix and repair many kinds of problems with systems they are or feel responsible for; so it comes with tools aiding to:
- perform hardware diagnostics
- resize partitions
- fix bootloaders, partitions, filesystems
- recover partitions and files deleted by accident
- backup and restore to network servers
- deal with optical, tape and file archives
- optimize filesystem usage
- diagnose network problems and remote services
- wipe partitions or drives clean of residual information[2]
- access Android devices, reset Windows passwords, etc
- investigate unauthorized access/security breach events
All of that is packaged into a convenient hybrid ISO image file suitable for both CD/DVD media and USB Flash pendrives[3].
The resulting media should be bootable on most x86 systems:
- 32-bit ones starting roughly with Intel Pentium II/128M or equivalent,
- 64-bit ones on any AMD64 compatible hardware with BIOS or UEFI[4].
But above all, don't panic, we've been there too!
Download
 A Regular Build
|
These images are automatically built weekly[5], here are the direct download links to files which have been verified to boot already:
This is free software, you can use it, share it and enchance it too! And here are some alternatives.
Software spotlights
This is a GNU/*/Linux based LiveCD so all the software runs under Linux kernel[6]. Contents can be extended in runtime, dhcpcd; apt-get update and install away.
Here are some of the packages included to get you started:
- refind to cope with the lack of EFI boot manager menu
- smartmontools for HDD/SSD S.M.A.R.T. monitoring
- testdisk/photorec to recover partitions and data files
- memtest86 for UEFI[7] and memtest86+ for BIOS
- android-tools, bonnie++, chntpw, cpuburn, ddrescue, exfat-utils, gpart, hdparm, ipmitool, lft, netcat, parted, rsync, scalpel, uudeview, whdd, wipefreespace...
There's more than a hundred of specialized programs there and many more are available through ALT Linux Sisyphus repository which serves as the base for this rescue image. You can also rebuild it with the tools you need[8].
Forensic mode boot aims to minimize impact on media by avoiding activation of swap partitions, software RAID and LVM, mounting no filesystems and switching mount-system to readonly mode using loopback devices. If UEFI boot is needed press F2, F2 and append forensic to kernel parameters at the moment.
References
 Upgrade from Windows 8! |
|