Online-Manual-EN

From SystemRescueCd

Here is the online English version of the SystemRescueCD manual. You may prefer the french version.

For the impatient:

• Chapter 00: Quick start guide: read this if this is the first time you use the livecd

Chapters about basic usage:

• Chapter 01: Overview of the livecd
• Chapter 02: Downloading and burning
• Chapter 03: Booting SystemRescueCd (kernels and boot options)
• Chapter 04: Starting to use the system
• Chapter 05: Network: configuration and programs
• Chapter 06: System software
• Chapter 07: Mounting an NTFS partition with full Read-Write support
• Chapter 08: System boot floppy disks

Chapters about advanced usage:

• Chapter 09: How to personalize SystemRescueCd
• Chapter 10: How to install SystemRescueCd on an USB-stick
• Chapter 11: Easy install SystemRescueCd on harddisk
• Chapter 12: How to install SystemRescueCd on harddisk (the old way)
• Chapter 13: PXE network booting with SystemRescueCd
• Chapter 14: Run your own scripts at start-up with autorun
• Chapter 15: Build a SystemRescueCd with your own kernel
• Chapter 16: How to burn a DVD with SystemRescue and 4 GB more files
• Chapter 17: Burning a DVD+RW from SystemRescueCd by mounting it
• Chapter 18: Secure Deletion of Data
• Chapter 19: Manage remote windows/linux servers using SystemRescueCd
• Chapter 20: Outil Systeme Complet Assistance Reseau: OSCAR
• Chapter 21: Backup data from an unbootable Windows computer

Chapters about LVM (Logical Volume Manager):

• Chapter 22: LVM: Overview of the logical volume manager
• Chapter 23: LVM: How the logical volume manager works
• Chapter 24: LVM: Booting linux from LVM volumes
• Chapter 25: LVM: Moving the linux rootfs to an LVM volume
• Chapter 26: LVM: Making consistent backups with LVM

Chapters about partitioning:

• Chapter 27: Introduction to disk partitioning
• Chapter 28: Partitions attributes (identifiers, flags, names)
• Chapter 29: Standard partitioning tools for Linux
• Chapter 30: The new GPT disk Layout for disk partitioning
• Chapter 31: Grub: description of the boot stages
• Chapter 32: Repairing a damaged Grub

Chapters about networking:

• Chapter 33: Basic IP configuration tools on Linux
• Chapter 34: Advanced networking and policy routing
• Chapter 35: Destination port routing
• Chapter 36: Iptables and netfilter load balancing using connmark

Chapters about software included in SystemRescueCd:

• Chapter 37: Backup and transfer your data using rsync