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* Update test config and documentationCraig Jennings2026-01-251-2/+22
| | | | | | - Add NO_ENCRYPT=yes to btrfs-single.conf for unattended testing - Add offline Arch Wiki documentation section to RESCUE-GUIDE.txt - Update todo.org with completed tasks and new items
* Add eBPF tracing tools and w3m terminal browserCraig Jennings2026-01-191-0/+158
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Add bpftrace, bcc-tools, and perf for system tracing and profiling. These are Linux's eBPF-based equivalents to DTrace, essential for debugging and performance analysis in rescue scenarios. Add w3m terminal browser alongside existing lynx for better rendering of complex pages. Update RESCUE-GUIDE.txt with new sections covering: - Section 9: System Tracing with bpftrace examples, BCC tools, perf - Section 10: Terminal web browsing with lynx/w3m basics
* Add utility tools and rescue guide documentationCraig Jennings2026-01-181-0/+355
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Packages added: - iotop: disk I/O monitor by process - ncdu: interactive disk usage analyzer - tree: directory tree viewer - speedtest-cli: internet speed test - mosh: mobile shell (survives disconnects) - aria2: multi-protocol downloader with resume - tmate: terminal sharing for remote assistance - sshuttle: VPN over SSH - pass: password manager Rescue guide expanded: - Section 5: iotop for finding disk I/O culprits - Section 6: ncdu and tree for disk space analysis - Section 7: speedtest-cli, mosh, aria2, tmate, sshuttle - Section 8: pass password manager access
* Add network diagnostics tools and rescue guide documentationCraig Jennings2026-01-181-9/+342
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Packages added: - mtr: combined ping + traceroute - iperf3: bandwidth testing - iftop: live bandwidth monitor by connection - nethogs: bandwidth monitor by process - ethtool: NIC configuration and diagnostics - tcpdump: packet capture - bind: dig/nslookup DNS tools - nmap: network scanner - wireshark-cli: tshark packet analysis Rescue guide section 7 expanded with scenarios for: - Network path analysis with mtr - Bandwidth testing with iperf3 - Live monitoring with iftop and nethogs - Interface diagnostics with ethtool - Packet capture with tcpdump - Network scanning with nmap - Deep packet analysis with tshark
* Add disk, network, and encryption tools with rescue guide sectionsCraig Jennings2026-01-181-2/+685
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Packages added: - partimage: legacy partition imaging - f2fs-tools: Flash-Friendly FS support - exfatprogs: exFAT filesystem tools - emacs: editor Rescue guide sections 6-8: - Disk Operations: partclone, fsarchiver, nwipe, filesystem tools - Network Troubleshooting: connectivity, sshfs, file transfers - Encryption & GPG: symmetric/asymmetric decryption, LUKS, eCryptfs
* Add hardware diagnostics tools and rescue guide sectionCraig Jennings2026-01-181-1/+209
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Packages added: - memtester: userspace memory testing - stress-ng: CPU/memory/IO stress testing - lm_sensors: temperature/fan/voltage monitoring - lshw: detailed hardware inventory - dmidecode: SMBIOS/DMI system information - nvme-cli: NVMe drive management - hdparm: HDD/SSD parameter tuning Rescue guide Section 5 covers: - SMART disk health monitoring - Memory testing with memtester - System stress testing - Temperature monitoring with sensors - Hardware inventory commands - Disk benchmarking - Bad block checking
* Add Windows recovery tools and rescue guide sectionCraig Jennings2026-01-181-1/+228
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Packages added: chntpw, ntfs-3g, dislocker, hivex Rescue guide section 4 covers: - Mounting NTFS partitions (including hibernated) - Reset/blank Windows passwords with chntpw - Unlock disabled accounts, promote to admin - Access BitLocker drives with dislocker - Copy files from non-booting Windows - Edit Windows registry with hivex - Offline malware scanning with ClamAV - Disable Fast Startup from Linux
* Add boot repair tools and rescue guide sectionCraig Jennings2026-01-181-1/+217
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Packages added: os-prober, syslinux, ms-sys Rescue guide section 3 covers: - Chroot into broken system (including ZFS) - Reinstall GRUB (UEFI and Legacy) - Fix UEFI boot entries with efibootmgr - Rebuild initramfs with mkinitcpio - Dual-boot GRUB/Windows with os-prober - Restore Windows MBR with ms-sys - ZFS-specific boot issues (hostid, hooks) - Emergency GRUB command line boot
* Add data recovery tools and rescue guide sectionCraig Jennings2026-01-181-1/+189
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Packages added: ddrescue, testdisk, foremost, sleuthkit, safecopy, smartmontools Rescue guide section 2 covers: - SMART health assessment - ddrescue for cloning failing drives - PhotoRec/TestDisk for file/partition recovery - Foremost for file carving - Filesystem repair (ext4, NTFS, XFS, FAT) - Mounting disk images - Safecopy for very damaged media
* Add rescue tools and ZFS rescue guideCraig Jennings2026-01-181-0/+230
- Add tealdeer, pv, rsync, mbuffer, lsof to ISO packages - Pre-populate tealdeer cache during build for offline tldr - Create RESCUE-GUIDE.txt with comprehensive ZFS recovery section - Copy rescue guide to /root/ on ISO

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