Hello,
I regularly use 'finnix' as a bootable CD to get a root command prompt with lots of utilities for system maintainence. This time the latest version 101 was downloaded and burned. Along with the usual boot time utilities, I found a nice option called 'Hardware Detection Tool'. This is very useful to get details about your motherboard, chips, devices etc. without opening your machine. Very quick and handy.
So..... go ahead and try it out.
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Rony gnulinuxist@gmail.com wrote:
I regularly use 'finnix' as a bootable CD to get a root command prompt with lots of utilities for system maintainence. This time the latest version 101 was downloaded and burned. Along with the usual boot time utilities, I found a nice option called 'Hardware Detection Tool'. This is very useful to get details about your motherboard, chips, devices etc. without opening your machine. Very quick and handy.
So..... go ahead and try it out.
It is definitely worth a try.
I have been using SystemRescueCD. It is based on Gentoo and it has a plethora of sys admin tools including FreeDOS to install firmware updates. It also has a minimalist XFCE desktop with FF to browse for searches and answers on the 'Net - no need to switch to another system. http://www.sysresccd.org/Download
-- Arun Khan
On Thursday 03 February 2011 21:38:52 Arun Khan wrote:
I have been using SystemRescueCD. It is based on Gentoo and it has a plethora of sys admin tools including FreeDOS to install firmware updates.
I setup a tftp with freedos for this purpose and a usb pendrive with freedos.
On Thursday 03 February 2011 09:38 PM, Arun Khan wrote:
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Ronygnulinuxist@gmail.com wrote:
I regularly use 'finnix' as a bootable CD to get a root command prompt with lots of utilities for system maintainence. This time the latest version 101 was downloaded and burned. Along with the usual boot time utilities, I found a nice option called 'Hardware Detection Tool'. This is very useful to get details about your motherboard, chips, devices etc. without opening your machine. Very quick and handy.
So..... go ahead and try it out.
It is definitely worth a try.
I have been using SystemRescueCD. It is based on Gentoo and it has a plethora of sys admin tools including FreeDOS to install firmware updates. It also has a minimalist XFCE desktop with FF to browse for searches and answers on the 'Net - no need to switch to another system. http://www.sysresccd.org/Download
Thanks. I will try it out and give feedback.
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:40 PM, jtd jtd@mtnl.net.in wrote:
On Thursday 03 February 2011 21:38:52 Arun Khan wrote:
I have been using SystemRescueCD. It is based on Gentoo and it has a plethora of sys admin tools including FreeDOS to install firmware updates.
I setup a tftp with freedos for this purpose and a usb pendrive with freedos.
In a one of or two systems where I need to update firmware occasionally using DOS based utilities, I don't understand the need for a tftp server with FreeDOS.
What is your application?
-- Arun Khan
On Friday 04 February 2011 19:08:13 Arun Khan wrote:
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:40 PM, jtd jtd@mtnl.net.in wrote:
On Thursday 03 February 2011 21:38:52 Arun Khan wrote:
I have been using SystemRescueCD. It is based on Gentoo and it has a plethora of sys admin tools including FreeDOS to install firmware updates.
I setup a tftp with freedos for this purpose and a usb pendrive with freedos.
In a one of or two systems where I need to update firmware occasionally using DOS based utilities, I don't understand the need for a tftp server with FreeDOS.
What is your application?
Bios updates.
-- Arun Khan
On Thursday 03 February 2011 09:38 PM, Arun Khan wrote:
I have been using SystemRescueCD. It is based on Gentoo and it has a plethora of sys admin tools including FreeDOS to install firmware updates. It also has a minimalist XFCE desktop with FF to browse for searches and answers on the 'Net - no need to switch to another system. http://www.sysresccd.org/Download
I tried out sysresccd and found it to be a little bomb. Its booting option variety is fantastic. It does not have the device information utility like the new finnix 101 but it compensates with some nice GUI based packages, Disc burning, GUI file browser like MC, GParted, Firefox, and a slim desktop. One package called ISOMaster is a nice ISO mastering utility and just sometime ago there was a question on this list on how to add an Ubuntu Manual into the Ubuntu ISO. This utility does just that.
Great CD. Thanks.
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Rony gnulinuxist@gmail.com wrote:
I tried out sysresccd and found it to be a little bomb. Its booting option variety is fantastic. It does not have the device information utility like the new finnix 101 but it compensates with some nice GUI based packages, Disc burning, GUI file browser like MC, GParted, Firefox, and a slim desktop. One package called ISOMaster is a nice ISO mastering utility and just sometime ago there was a question on this list on how to add an Ubuntu Manual into the Ubuntu ISO. This utility does just that.
Great CD. Thanks.
I am glad that you liked it. On the website there are instructions on how to install/copy the ISO files and make a bootable USB pen drive.
-- Arun Khan
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