Technical Description of Linux Recovery Disc

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    ndirons

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    I can't see any Operating System files on the DVD.

    When I boot Acer Linux Recovery from DVD on my desktop what happens?
    (What format is it? What OS is it running? What processes occur? What files are run?)
     
    ndirons, Jan 25, 2009
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    After you re-build your Linux system, you should be able to mount the DVD and look at the file system, as for what goes one, what applications are being run, since I don't have a copy of it, I can't really help. Most likely there is a post install script that runs the install routine, gathering the information needed and passing it to applications like "useradd", "parted", and a number of other applications.

    Denis
     
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    I bought the WinXP/120GB HDD version of the AA1, so I don't have the recovery DVD, but based on my reading of comments in this forum, I believe the DVD contains a compressed image of the SSD that completely overwrites the contents of your SSD when you do a restore.
     
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