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(on Wikipedia)
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=systemrescue
https://www.system-rescue.org/ ^[ 1 ] was https://www.system-rescue-cd.org/

A Linux distribution. A Linux system rescue disk.

• Note - If you just want to repair your boot loader, try boot-repair.

• I'm sure an updated version will use systemd, as Gentoo now does.

• 2021-02-16 - systemrescue-7.01-amd64.iso on my Dell Inspiron 11 3180 via ventoy-1.0.35 LiveUSB.
• 2017-09-25 - x86-5.1.0
• 2017-09-24 - x86-5.1.0
• 2016-10-14 - x86-4.8.3
• 2016-04-26 - x86-4.7.2

• 2016-03-24 - x86-4.7.1

2017-09-25 - x86-5.1.0 ∞

• Tried to prepare a USB stick using UNetbootin 655.

• Not bootable.

2017-09-24 - x86-5.1.0 ∞

The installer didn't generate a bootable stick.

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# Insert the USB stick beforehand.
# NOTE: The USB stick must be unmounted.

iso='./systemrescuecd-x86-5.1.0.iso'



# Run this as root
if ! [ $USER = 'root' ]; then
  \echo  'Enter root password:'
  /bin/su  -c  $0
else

_setup() {
  \mkdir -p /tmp/cdrom
  \mount -o loop,exec  "$iso"  /tmp/cdrom
  \cd /tmp/cdrom
}

_install() {
  \bash ./usb_inst.sh
}

_teardown() {
  \cd -
  \umount /tmp/cdrom
}

_setup
_install
_teardown

fi  # The above is run as root

2016-10-14 - x86-4.8.3 ∞

• Downloaded the SystemRescueCD installer v2.0.0
• Their installer is a piece of shit, and their install instructions aren't related to it.

• Got Linux Live USB

seems to work just fine

2016-04-26 - x86-4.7.2 ∞

• Prepared using MultiBootUSB.
• Took a very long time to boot up.

• Tested with MultiBootUSB's QEMU, and in the end I didn't have a mouse. I'll assume it's working fine and I'll keep it on that USB stick.

2016-03-24 - x86-4.7.1 ∞

• Very easy to get on a USB stick!
• Creating a document on the desktop, then double-clicking it, brings up vim. It should bring up Geany.

• .. for a system rescue cd, I don't see any tools for rescuing a system.

Putting the .ISO on a USB stick ∞

• 2016-10-14 - Linux Live USB was tested and works.

Simple method ∞

(isohybrid)

using isohybrid

2016-03-24 - Tested and works.

_usb=/dev/sdb
_iso=systemrescuecd-x86-4.7.1.iso

\sudo  \umount  $_usb
\isohybrid  $_iso
\dd  if=$_iso  of=$_usb  bs=4M
\sync

Alternate method ∞

(using dd)

untested

_usb=/dev/sdb
_iso=systemrescuecd-x86-4.7.1.iso
_mountpoint=/mnt/mnt

\sudo  \umount  $_usb
\sudo  \mount  -o loop,exec  $_iso  $_mountpoint
\mkdir  --parents  $_mountpoint
\cd  $_mountpoint
\bash  ./usb_inst.sh
\cd -
\sudo  \umount  $_iso

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