#Kaspersky rescue disk how to use pdf#
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#Kaspersky rescue disk how to use iso#

I cc'd your email address because I'm reading the list from gmane, can't reply directly to posts, and wasn't sure my email to the list address would get into the same thread. Trouble is, it's for building a live disk with Linux, and I've only got Windows on my hard drive.Īnyway, I hope you can help with the queries above. It seems a shame, though, not putting Gentoo on the KRD to better use. Since these 4Gb flash drives are now so cheap, perhaps the best thing to do is leave KRD the way it is and use another flash drive for a fully-functioning Linux distro.

Maybe I'm just making trouble for myself. (Every one of my previous laptops has gone kaput because of hard drive failures.) That has the advantage of keeping me operational if my hard drive becomes infected or otherwise unoperational. I think I'd rather keep WindowsXP on the hard drive and run a Linux distro like Gentoo from a USB flash drive.

#Kaspersky rescue disk how to use install#

but if you want to install it permanently on the hard disk, you would beīetter off doing a proper installation by following the Gentoo Guide. What do you think about the idea of re-formatting the flash drive and re-installing the Kaspersky rescueusb.iso using UNetbootin or another of the live USB installation programs that allow you to add persistence? Would that be a solution? Would KRD still function if I did that? Maybe it's set up so that you can't change or add anything?Īny ideas on how I go about adding to the ISO, or to the op sys? For example, can I somehow change the 'read only' status to rw? And would I have to change any of the boot files, like grub.exe, ldlinux.sys, and syslinux.cfg?

#Kaspersky rescue disk how to use iso#

The only things I've been able to save are text and htm files, because KRD puts them into folders outside the ISO and op sys folders.Īlso, I saw a scrolling line during the KRD flash drive boot that says something like 'liveusb is read-only'. Also, the /portage/ folders are empty and the command is missing in BASH, and I believe these are necessary for adding applications (?). None of my bookmarks or configuration changes remain when I re-boot into the KRD flash drive. However, I've noticed that KRD doesn't save anything. There'd be no problem there, since I have around 3.5Gb free space on the flash drive. Yes, you can add any applications you see fit, but the LiveCD/USB image will Is that possible?Īny help with this, even if it's just 'You can't do it', will be much appreciated. So maybe I can soup up the KRD and use it as my alternative OS. I've been thinking of putting a Linux-type OS onto a USB flash drive anyway, and Gentoo seems to work well (Kaspersky chose it for good reasons, I assume).

#Kaspersky rescue disk how to use pdf#

Would it be possible, for example, to download any essential files that may be missing? Can application packages be added (a PDF reader, a media player, etc.)? Can missing shell commands be activated or, if absent, be added? What I'm wondering, and it's the reason for joining this list and for this email, is: What, if anything, is lacking in KRD Gentoo to keep it from functioning as a full-fledged Linux-like operating system? BASH works, although not all the commands are available. I see that many folders and operating system files are present. Great!īeing a curious person, though, I've been using the Gentoo apps provided in KRD (Terminal, Dolphin, Konqueror) to look at Gentoo.

#Kaspersky rescue disk how to use update#

I did a virus database update and a scan. It even connected to my wireless network right off, which sort of amazed me. KRD installed fine on the flash drive and runs just like it's supposed to. I installed the KRD to a 4Gb USB flash drive, in order to have an antivirus rescue disk if my computer (Asus eeepc 1000HA, Windows XP) won't boot, or has some other problem that makes running one of my usual antivirus programs impossible. They have to do with the Kaspersky Rescue Disk (KRD), which uses Gentoo, as you probably know. Despite that, I think my questions are reasonable ones. I'm new to this list, and also new to Gentoo and to Linux in general.