On Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:52:27 -0400 David W. Hodgins wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:42:40 -0400, Markus Robert Kessler <no_reply@dipl-ing-kessler.de> wrote:
Hi everyone,
maybe this is not relevant for most users, but:
When making backups I usually boot the properly installed machine via
MGA installation DVD, mount the internal harddisk and an externally
attached USB drive as /mnt/sda1 and /mnt/sdb1.
Then I make a tar or tgz archive from sda1 and store it somewhere on
sdb1.
In the case that the external drive is (hardware) password protected, a
command like hdparm --security-unlock is needed. But this one is not
available during rescue boot. Other boot disks like Knoppix do have
this in their list of tools, but at the moment Mageia does not.
Any idea where and against whom a "ticket" could be raised?
# grep hdparm */*.lst */*.idx
Mageia-9-Live-GNOME-x86_64/Mageia-9-Live-GNOME-
x86_64.lst:hdparm-9.65-1.mga9
Mageia-9-Live-Plasma-x86_64/Mageia-9-Live-Plasma-
x86_64.lst:hdparm-9.65-1.mga9
Mageia-9-Live-Xfce-i586/Mageia-9-Live-Xfce-i586.lst:hdparm-9.65-1.mga9 Mageia-9-Live-Xfce-x86_64/Mageia-9-Live-Xfce-
x86_64.lst:hdparm-9.65-1.mga9
Mageia-9-i586/Mageia-9-i586.idx:Mageia-9-i586 hdparm-9.65 (i586) Mageia-9-x86_64/Mageia-9-x86_64.idx:Mageia-9-x86_64 hdparm-9.65 (x86_64)
Where is it missing? If you mean it isn't installed by default, that's because most people will never use it. It's easy to install if wanted.
Regards, Dave Hodgins
Hi, thanks!
I meant that when using the installation DVD rather than some Live disk
and you boot into "rescue" mode, then you can get a console, but hdparm
isn't reachable. Even though on the same DVD it is there as rpm.
Maybe some Live disks provide such tools, but it would be much more handy
to only have to have one disk for installing, rescue booting and unlocking
the harddisk.
Best regards,
Markus
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