[mythtv-users] OT: Hardware failure

[David Brodbeck]

On Jul 24, 2007, at 8:28 PM, Robert Bradbury wrote:
>
> Also, I'd be concerned about trying to boot a typical modern Linux  
> distribution when troubleshooting.  I've got several machines and  
> I've tried a variety of distributions on them and a significant  
> fraction of them will not boot on one or more machines.  I tend to  
> fall back on a Knoppix LiveCD in most situations when I've messed  
> things up.  It also helps if you have a kernel compiled with all of  
> the required modules that you boot in single user mode.

I kind of like RIP.  It's a little lighter-weight than Knoppix.  If  
the CD drive is acting up, Tom's Root/Boot is a good floppy solution.