On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 09:09:28PM -0600, Paul E Condon wrote:
> ...some BIOS code that blocks copying a backup copy of Win7 in
> a hidden partition on HD...
Now, see? That's some hardcore M$ crap right there! Thas what
I'm talkin 'bout!
> To get rid of this hidden partition, you will have to use dd
> to overwrite it with zero bytes.
I don't see (yet) that I must get rid of it. I don't care a fig
about "pure Debian." Am I wrong? BUT, if it (said nefarious
hidden partition) is going to come back and bite me my grubs
later, then I might begin to feel differently about that crummy
old no-good M$ hidden partition. Will it do that?
> After that, you have a pure Debian box or...if you don't
> succeed in getting Debian installed you have a oddly shaped
> boat anchor.
I am already well stocked with odd boat anchors thank you very
much. It takes a small act of congress for me to convince my
local town recycling mafiosi to actually pick them up if I
manage to heave them onto the sidewalk.
> IMHO, it is definitely *not* a no-brainer.
If there's anything that can be said about this Friday night's
debian-user crowd, it is that there are very few no-brainers
among us. I detect rather a few big brains out there. You know
who you are!
> You might, instead, investigate buy a new SATA drive, maybe
> larger than the one containing Win7 and install the new SATA.
How soon can you get a check to me?
> I may be wrong in all these points...
Now, sir, you are clearly an honest man for saying that. Mencken
was reputed to sign off on letters in which he had no particular
interest (nor in their authors) like so:
You may be right,
(Thanks *all*)
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Bob Bernstein
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