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Rescue Mode (d-i/debian-installer package)

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Rescue Mode

Case ID: res-001

1. From the main menu select Rescue a broken system and press Enter

2. Select a Rescue mode Language and press Enter

3. Select your country and press Enter

4. Select No to detect keyboard layout and press Enter

5. Select your keyboard language and press Enter

6. Select your keyboard Layout and press Enter

7. Type in you hostname and press Enter On the whole the default can be used for rescue mode

8. Select the partition for your root file system and press Enter This is normally /dev/sda1 unless you have designed a hard disk layout

9. You are now on the Rescue Mode Menu page

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Rescue Mode Shell On Root

Case ID: res-002

1. Select Execute a shell in /dev/sdxx and press Enter Where xx is the partition and hard drive of the root file system

2. Press Enter to proceed into the rescue mode

3. Type in standard commands like ls, cd /usr/games/, ls, cp sol sol1, ls
4. Ensure that changes have been made and that there is a new file created

5. Type Exit and press Enter to return to the menu

6. From the menu select Reboot the system and press Enter

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Rescue Mode Shell On Cd

Case ID: res-003

1. Select Execute a shell in the installer environment and press Enter

2. Press Enter to proceed into the rescue mode

3. Type in standard commands like ls, chroot /target, ls chroot /target changes the root to the partition you selected as root filesystem

4. Ensure that chroot works and that files are listed in both enviroments

5. Type Exit and press Enter to return to the menu

6. From the menu select Reboot the system and press Enter

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Rescue Mode Grub

Case ID: res-004

1. Select Reinstall GRUB boot loader and press Enter Doing this will remove your Grub config and mbr and place a new automatic version in it's place

2. Type in where the boot loader need to be run and press Enter the default for this will be hd0 or /dev/hda (ide) /dev/sda (scsi)

3. From the menu select Reboot the system and press Enter

4. Ensure the system boots as expected

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Rescue Mode Change Root

Case ID: res-005
This case requires more than one root partition

1. Select Choose a different root file system

2. Choose your new root file system and press Enter

3. Check the new partition is mounted

4. From the menu select Reboot the system and press Enter

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