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+Rescue mode
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+
+1/4/1999 Michael Fulbright
+
+Rescue mode is implemented via a bootable CDROM currently. The user
+specifies 'linux rescue' at the syslinux prompt when the CDROM boots.
+Then the kernel and an initial ramdisk is loaded. The installer is
+run and the user is dropped into bash.
+
+The upd-instroot script in the anaconda/ source toplevel directory
+is responsible for creating the instimage which is used as the
+root for the rescue environment. It is located in /mnt/cdrom/Redhat/instimage
+when the CDROM is mounted under /mnt/cdrom.
+
+