Is there room for improvement in rescue mode? (was Re: Goodbye, Fedora)
Jonathan Dieter
jdieter at gmail.com
Thu Feb 22 19:36:42 UTC 2007
On Thu, 2007-02-22 at 14:33 -0500, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 10:05:11AM -0900, Jeff Spaleta wrote:
> > In an effort to chart a new course of constructive discussion... is it
> > worth brainstorming a bit about how to make rescue mode better or more
> > accessible?
>
> I would really like to see an "autorecovery" button which went through
> the basic processes that are used in recovery
>
> It would run
> rpm verify and filter it for app problems
> clean up any rpm locks/mess
> dependancy check and essential package check
> replace packages where possible via net or the CD as last resort
> when faulty
> restore critical missing packages
>
> Then allow a kernel/initrd regenerate
>
> Alan
>
And reinstall grub in the MBR (if that's where it was installed the
first time)?
Jonathan
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