From: Shadow <Sh@dow.br>

On Fri, 01 Jun 2018 14:14:31 -0400, "David W. Hodgins"
<dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

>On Fri, 01 Jun 2018 12:38:26 -0400, Shadow <Sh@dow.br> wrote:
>> 	Yes, they changed it after I last accessed it.
>> 	It now points to:
>> https://support.kaspersky.com/14221
>> 	And although it says you can boot it from a USB (in system
>> requirements), they don't tell you how to.
>> 	The old link to the Rescue2usb utility has been removed.
>> 	Sh*tty support ....
>> 	[]'s
>
>Found the correct link at https://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/krd2018
>which leads to downloading
>https://rescuedisk.s.kaspersky-labs.com/updat...
>
>Checking out the iso image, it's a customized isohybrid build of gentoo
>linux, suitable for burning to an optical disc, or copying to a usb
>device.
>
>To copy such an image to a usb device, this page has links to a few
>programs that can be used. The page is for Mageia linux, but the
>instructions  will work for a Gentoo linux iso image too.
>https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Dump_Mageia_ISO_on...
tools
>
>One important thing to understand, is that the iso image contains it's
>own partition table, so when copying it to a usb flash drive, it has
>to be copied to the drive, not to an existing partition on the drive.
>
>If the drive currently has any partitions on it, make sure they are not
>mounted.
>
>Any data currently on the drive, including it's partition table will be
>overwritten.
>
>Be patient when copying the half gig iso image to the usb drive. It will
>take a while, as they are much slower than a hard drive. Depending on
>the usb drive, and other factors, it may appear to complete quickly,
>even though it's still being written. Give it at least 5 minutes.
>
>When you reboot the computer, if it ignores the usb stick and tries to
>boot directly to the hard drive reboot it again, and watch for any
>sort of a message such as "Press f7 for setup". Which key needs to be
>pressed will vary depending on the computer's bios. Once in the setup,
>look for any options similarly worded to "boot order", and in that
>section ensure the usb device entry is moved to be before the hard
>drive option, then save the setup changes, and reboot, which should
>then load the recovery system.
>
>FYI, I'm responding to the article as seen in alt.comp.anti-virus, as
>I'm not subscribed to the pc-homebuilt newsgroup.
>
>Regards, Dave Hodgins

	I tried unetbootin on the latest ISO, downloaded today and
updated yesterday, according to the krd_bases_timestamp.txt, and the
resulting USB was not bootable. If I get bored, I might boot into
Linux and "dd" it.
	It's a pity they don't offer the old stable 100% working
version while this "pre-alpha" project is underway.
	[]'s
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