[SGVLUG] a pxe bootdisk that includes e2fsck?

[Sean O'Donnell]

John E. Kreznar wrote:
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> Can't you boot knoppix or ubuntu (cdrom) or tomsrtbt (floppy)?  They
> all include e2fsck.

PXE is the only boot option I have for this laptop though,
unfortunately. The cd-rom is kaput, there's no floppy drive, and the
bios doesn't support usb booting.

*rant* This is the 2nd optical drive I've seen die on this laptop in 2
years, so I'm reluctant to purchase another from the manufacturer (Pro
Star), especially considering they (conveniently) only have the more
expensive ($120) DVD-R drive available now, rather than the ($80)
CD-R/DVD 'combo' drive. I'd rather spend that money on the new Call of
Duty (4)! */rant*  =p

Anyhow, I just tried both pxe versions (ubuntu and knoppix) and (like
debian) neither included e2fsck. =/

However, since I can at least boot into a shell via debian netboot, I'll
try placing e2fsck on a usb drive and mounting/executing it from there.
That should (hopefully) work. =?

I'm reading some notes about tomsrtbt via pxe, and will probably give
that a try if mounting the usb drive via netboot fails.

Thanks for the suggestion, John.

-Sean

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