Yes, you can use rescue mode on the netinst iso with speakup. I remember doing it, but did it seldom enough that I can't recall exactly how. From what I recall (and I don't have time now to verify this) the first option is the graphical installer. If not, then arrow down I believe once. I was able to figure out the menu order by reading the menu description in the install guide for the x64 arch, and by looking at the boot loader files on the cd. Anyway, you want to select the graphical installer. Once you do that, hit tab, space, and type something like: text rescue/enabled=true You'll have to look this up in the debian install guide. There is an appendix there describing rescue mode, and another section describing the kernel/debian parms available at the boot prompt. It starts out by asking you some basic questions as if you were doing an initial install. Then, it tells you it's entering rescue mode, and offers you some options on exactly what you want to do. The rescue mode in the netinst iso is ok, but I prefer grml. You are pretty much limited to busybox on the netinst from what I recall, and all that implies. if you still have trouble figuring all this out, and really want to use netinst rescue mode, I can play with it, and give you a step-by-step. I have other things on my plate now, so won't be able to get to it until at least a week from now, perhaps not even until early October. Good luck. Greg On Sat, Aug 09, 2014 at 09:26:54PM -0500, Martin G. McCormick wrote: > I have copied the file system from an almost 20-year-old > conventional drive to a new flash drive with rsync and need to > build an MBR for that new disk. The safest way to do this is > from a rescue disk. The system running the rescue talks just > fine with the wheezy net-installer disk which brings me to my 2 > questions: > Is there any kind of rescue shell on the netinstall > disk? > Also, I type the s to boot the installer disk with > speakup. What is the way to boot in to rescue mode and also have > speakup? > Thanks. > > Martin McCormick WB5AGZ > Stillwater, OK > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@xxxxxx _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
