SystemRescueCD

Infobox OS
name = SystemRescueCd



caption = the Live CD of SystemRescueCD
developer =
family = Linux
source_model = Free software
latest_release_version = 1.1.0
latest_release_date = release date|2008|09|08
kernel_type = Monolithic kernel
license = Various
working_state = Current
website = [http://www.sysresccd.org/ www.sysresccd.org]

SystemRescueCD is an operating system which runs from a bootable CD-ROM disc (a Live CD) or a USB flash drive, useful for repairing unbootable computer systems and retrieving data after a system crash. This CD was designed by a team led by Francois Dupoux, and is based on the Gentoo Linux distribution.

tructure

The CD is capable of graphics using the Linux framebuffer option for tools such as GParted. It is based on the stable 2.6.24.05 version of the Linux kernel with the Reiser4 support. Although it is self-contained on a CD-ROM, it has many options such as connecting to the Internet through an ADSL modem or Ethernet and graphical web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox.

Features

The CD has [http://www.sysresccd.org/System-tools many features] , some of them include:
#GNU Parted and GParted to partition disks and re-size partitions, including FAT32 and NTFS
#Ranish Partition Manager
#Fdisk to edit the disk partition table
#PartImage, Linux/Unix based open-source disk imaging software which copies only used sectors
#TestDisk to recover lost partition and PhotoRec to recover lost data
#A CD and DVD burner
#Two bootloaders
#Web browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Lynx, Links, Dillo
#Midnight Commander
#Archiving and unarchiving abilities
#File system tools: file system create, delete, resize, move
#Support for many file systems, including full NTFS read/write access (via NTFS-3G) as well as FAT32 and Mac OS HFS
#Support for Intel x86 and PowerPC systems, including Macs
#Ability to create boot disk for operating systems
#Support for Windows registry editing and password changing from Linux
#Can boot FreeDOS, memory testing, hardware diagnostics and other boot disks from a single CD

Burning DVDs and system backup

The CD can also boot from a customized DVD which has almost 4.6 GB of free space for backed-up files. This makes it good for storing all the information that is needed from a hard drive and then formatting it. To burn the DVD, one has to burn the image file first and then add all the separate files as well as folders. This should not affect the general way in which the CD works. Then the CD can be used to insert those files into the hard drive using Midnight Commander.

External links

* [http://www.sysresccd.org/ Official website]
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* [http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_How_to_personalize_SystemRescueCd How to make your own customised CD.]
* [http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_How_to_install_SystemRescueCd_on_an_USB-stick How to install SystemRescueCd on an USB stick]