SystemRescueCD x86 - v.1.3.1
2009-10-04:
o Updated the standard kernels to Linux-2.6.31.1http://www.sysresccd.org/Download
o Updated the alternative kernels to Linux-2.6.27.35
o Updated sys-fs/ntfs3g to version 2009.4.4-AR19 (ntfs-3g advanced release)
o Updated the memtest86+ floppy disk image to 4.00 (memtestp boot entry)
o Updated partimage to 0.6.8 (ssl can now be disabled at runtime)
o Updated sys-block/gdisk to 0.5.0 (gdisk is a GPT partition table manipulator)
o Updated sys-fs/fsarchiver to 0.6.1 (crypto is now based on libgcrypt)
o Replaced tightvnc with tigervnc-1.0.0 and fixed the vnc server configuration
o Fixed dns in the initramfs (required to boot from an url using an hostname)
o Added app-benchmarks/iozone-3.242 (filesystem benchmarking program)
SystemRescueCd is a Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD-ROM or USB stick for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the partitions of the hard disk.
It requires no installation since you just have to boot on the CD-ROM. It can be used to perform admin tasks on both linux servers, linux desktops or Windows boxes.