LiveCD-distribution SystemRescueCd 1.4.0, built on the basis of Gentoo Linux and Xfce graphical desktop environment and designed to restore the system after a failure.
The new version adds the possibility of a distribution network boot with NFSv3 or NBD sections (control via boot options "nfsboot = ip: / path" and "nbdboot = ip: port"). Unlike previous versions, this feature allows you to boot SystemRescueCd from the network for computers with small memory size by mounting remote NFS and NBD sections without copying the entire distribution in the memory.
Also in the new version adds an option "isoloop = xxx", allows you to upload SystemRescueCd of iso-image on a local disk partition. Separately, it may be noted the addition of the support file system ZFS (included in delivery of the module zfs-fuse 0.6.0). Also, updated versions of the following programs: linux kernel 2.6.32.9, Firefox 3.6, fsarchiver 0.6.8, parted 2.1 (with support for disk with sector size greater than 512 bytes).
Tools and utilities on the disk:
recovery tools
Here is a short description of some of the system tools.
sfdisk [1]
a partition table tool. Save / restore partition table to / from a file. Use it before and after changing partitions or like right now to save partition definitions.
FSArchiver [2]
it's a flexible system tool that allows you to save the contents of a file-system to a compressed archive file. The file-system can be restored on a partition which has a different size and it can be restored on a different file-system. It provides multi-threading compression and supports lzma compression (very high compression level) as well as lzo, gzip and bzip2. Everything is checksummed in the archive in order to protect the data. It supports all the linux-filesystems including ext4 so you should use it if you are interested in linux backups. This program can also be used to clone ntfs partitions.
Partimage [3]
It's a disk imaging software. It can be used for backups and hard drive recovery since it works at the block level. Used blocks of a partition are saved to a compressed image file. It can be used to restore your system or data after a hard drive crash or after accidental deletion of data.
TestDisk [4]
Popular disk recovery software. Recovers lost partitions and repair unbootable systems by repairing boot sectors. It can also be used to recover deleted files from FAT, NTFS and ext2 filesystems. File system recovery is supported for reiserfs, ntfs, fat32, ext2 / 3 and many others.
PhotoRec [5]
Another data recovery software focused on lost files including video, photos, documents and archives.
lftp [6]
an extended ftp client to send them off to another system.
dvd + rw-format [7] and mkudffs [8] to write a DVD
System tools
GParted [9]
Graphical partition editor displays, checks, resizes, copies, moves, creates, formats, deletes, and modifies partitions.
GNU-Parted [10]
Text based partitioning tool.
GRUB [11] / lilo [12]
Multi Bootloaders Install or restore bootloader. If Microsoft Windows removed a multi bootloader, run it from this CD, and reinstall it.
File System tools
Each file system has its own tools. For example XFS provides xfsprogs. It allows the user to format an existing partition, to resize another one, ... We provide reiserfsprogs for ReiserFS, Reiser4progs, xfsprogs for XFS, jfsprogs for JFS, e2fsprogs for ext2/ext3/ext4, ntfsprogs and ntfs-3g-AR for NTFS, dosfstools for FAT / VFAT.
Archiving tools
tar/gzip/bzip2 are provided for Unix users. zip / unzip, rar / unrar / unace for Microsoft Windows users. It allows users to backup / restore their data from this bootable disc. Dar (Disk Archiver) It's like tar but it's a lot more powerful.
Editors
During a system rescue, you may need to edit system files. nano (a lightweight editor), vim [13] (VI Improved), qemacs (emacs clone), elvis and joe. also Leafpad, a graphical text editor under X windows.
Midnight Commander [14]
Text file manager shows directories and files in a graphical display. It is very easy to use, and allows browse, copy, rename, delete, move, search and edit files.
CD / DVD burning tools
cdrecord packages that comes with mkisofs. It is the linux standard CD burning command from console. Mkisofs allows you to create an ISO image file to use with cdrecord. Cdw is a text based front end to make cdrecord and mkisofs easier to use. Udftools are provided for packet writing. Now, you can also use dvd + rwtools.
Network Tools
allow exchanging data with other computers. lftp, ssh (client and server), ppp (connect to the internet), lynx (console web browser). LUFS (Linux Userland File System), NFS, and Samba mount-t smbfs / / ip / share / mnt / path allow you to mount remote file systems
Network admin tools
including nslookup (DNS-tool), nmap (network exploration), netcat (network piping tool).
Security tools
Chkrootkit searches for a rootkit installed on your system (rootkit is a package installed by a hacker that allows them to hack it).
Anti-virus
Clam-AntiVirus [15] Update the definitions from the CD, and scan system for viruses.
text Web browsers
lynx [16] (from console terminal) and elinks [17] (from X terminal). Useful for to viewing at documentation during recovery of the system.
NTFS-3g [18]
allows mounting NTFS partitions with full Read and Write support. Read the manual for information about how to use it.
EVMS [19]
Enterprise Volume Management System is a powerful logical volume manager. It allows you to manage the space of your hard disk with a more powerful approach than partitions.
Python [20]
object-oriented programming language.
Perl [21]
Many administration scripts are written in perl.
Secure Deletion
Several wiping tools (such as shred and wipe) ensure that files are really erased from the hard disk.
Misc Tools
md5deep calculates the MD5 sum in subdirectories
Boot images
The CD comes with several floppy disk images. These can be used as if they were real boot floppy disks.
- FreeDos [22] allows running DOS programs without proprietary MS-DOS
- MemTest + test the physical memory, and tells if it is damaged or not
- Gag (Graphical Boot Manager) [23] an easy to use Boot manager (such as LILO)
- Ranish Partition Manager a bootable partition editor. Revised documentation at [24]
- Aida a powerful hardware enumeration / diagnostic / discovery tool (as sandra). Details components like type of video subsystem, NIC and memory specifics.
- MHDD [25] low-level Hard Disk Drive Diagnostic. Reports S.M.A.R.T. data, firmware errorlog, runs firmware tests, scans surface reporting access times per sector and much more. Revised documentation at [26]
Homepage:- http://www.sysresccd.org/
