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10. Rescue Mode and Live Images

Yogesh Babar1 
(1)
Pune, India
 

In this final chapter, we’ll cover rescue mode and live images. During our rescue mode discussion, we’ll cover the rescue initramfs, as well as some “can’t boot” issues. The live images discussion covers Squashfs, rootfs.img, and the booting sequence of live images.

Rescue Mode

There are two ways to boot in rescue mode.
  • Through the built-in GRUB menuentry. Refer to Figure 10-1.
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    Figure 10-1

    The rescue mode entry from GRUB

  • Through a live ISO image. Refer to Figure 10-2.

Figure 10-2

The rescue mode entry from a ...

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