Rescue CD

The rescue CD cannot do anything the first installation CD cannot do. However, it holds less information so you can download and burn it more quickly than the first installation CD.

Rescue mode

You can use the rescue CD, the first installation CD, or the installation DVD to bring the system up in rescue mode. Bringing a system up and working in rescue mode are discussed on page 397.

Hard disk or network installation

You can use the rescue CD the same way you use the first installation CD or the installation DVD to boot the system to begin a hard disk or network installation: While booting from either CD or the DVD, give the command linux askmethod in response to the boot: prompt. See page 45 for more information.