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> > > What would a BL rescue system look like?
> >
> > Same as it looks now.
> >
> I disagree.  I'm in a situation right now where ramdisk 
> BL is not sufficient.  At a minimum, fsck/e2fsck needs to 
> be added for real rescue work.  

Day was looking for a rescue installation that could get
online and download the things needed.  BL2 is able to 
do that without addition.  However, I agree that BL2 lacks 
several important rescue capabilities.  For general-purpose
rescue, there are much more suitable mini-distributions.  
I recommend tomsrtbt.
   
> I cannot access a floppy from my machine, nor does networking 
> operate (unless maybe I try to use the serial port), 

I asked this before (but I never saw an answer):  do you have
a laplink (null-modem) cable which can be used on that machine?

> If I manage to salvage this BL2 install, you can bet I'm going 
> to add extra Linux rescue utils to my DOS partition so that I'll 
> be able to access them from BL ramdisk.  

Or you could get intersvr/interlnk going on the DOS partition so 
that you can readily transfer stuff into the system.

> I could always attach a serial modem and get stuff off the 
> 'net that way using the included modem support and browser.  

Or you could link the modem to another computer with a modem
and do a non-dialing connection (AT without the DT?).  I know
it can be done because I did it many years ago (in DOS) --
I just don't remember exactly to do it.  Anyway, a null-modem
cable is easier.

Cheers,
Steven