On Tue 05 Feb 2019 at 04:42:02 (-0500), Albretch Mueller wrote:
> On 1/31/19, David Wright wrote:
> >> If for whatever reason you disown that computer, you would just
> >> delete that partition. Your own data you will keep on a USB pen or
> >> microdrive.
> >
> > Something like that. I'd run badb
On 1/31/19, David Wright wrote:
>> If for whatever reason you disown that computer, you would just
>> delete that partition. Your own data you will keep on a USB pen or
>> microdrive.
>
> Something like that. I'd run badblocks over the unencrypted partitions.
>
Why? Do you mean the low level fo
On Wed 30 Jan 2019 at 00:30:40 (-0500), Albretch Mueller wrote:
> use case:
>
> Say, you have a computer preinstalled with Windows, on which you
> would like to install a Debian Linux base. You would:
>
> 1) resize the larger, Windows proper (/dev/sda3) partition
Yes, the largest partition (/
On Tue 29 Jan 2019 at 23:36:27 (-0500), Albretch Mueller wrote:
> On 1/29/19, David Wright wrote:
> > However, the second method uses manual partitioning of the disks with
> > gdisk, so I don't see why sda should not contain a(nother) FAT
> > partition which is ignored.
>
> I don't see why eithe
On 1/30/19 11:05 AM, Brian wrote:
On Wed 30 Jan 2019 at 19:51:06 +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
Le 30/01/2019 à 16:01, Brian a écrit :
On Wed 30 Jan 2019 at 06:42:30 -0800, David Christensen wrote:
To avoid confusion, install (and update/upgrade) on a computer with
no other drives connected (
On 1/30/19 11:03 AM, Thomas D Dial wrote:
On Wed, 2019-01-30 at 06:42 -0800, David Christensen wrote:
If you want a portable Debian installation, install Debian on a USB
flash drive. To avoid confusion, install (and update/upgrade) on a
computer with no other drives connected (so that GRUB does
On Wed, 2019-01-30 at 06:42 -0800, David Christensen wrote:
> On 1/29/19 9:30 PM, Albretch Mueller wrote:
> > use case:
> >
> > Say, you have a computer preinstalled with Windows, on which you
> > would like to install a Debian Linux base. You would:
> >
> > 1) resize the larger, Windows pr
On Wed 30 Jan 2019 at 19:51:06 +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> Le 30/01/2019 à 16:01, Brian a écrit :
> > On Wed 30 Jan 2019 at 06:42:30 -0800, David Christensen wrote:
> > >
> > > To avoid confusion, install (and update/upgrade) on a computer with
> > > no other drives connected (so that GRUB do
Le 29/01/2019 à 13:45, Albretch Mueller a écrit :
I got one of those office computers I would like to recycle. It has a
fat16 (as /dev/sda1) partition with some manufacturer’s selftests
which I would like to keep. So, I wiped the rest of the other two
partitions to install Debian encrypted, how
Le 30/01/2019 à 16:01, Brian a écrit :
On Wed 30 Jan 2019 at 06:42:30 -0800, David Christensen wrote:
To avoid confusion, install (and update/upgrade) on a computer with
no other drives connected (so that GRUB does not create boot menu entries
for other operating systems).
(...)
Wouldn't remo
On Wed 30 Jan 2019 at 06:42:30 -0800, David Christensen wrote:
> On 1/29/19 9:30 PM, Albretch Mueller wrote:
> > use case:
> >
> > Say, you have a computer preinstalled with Windows, on which you
> > would like to install a Debian Linux base. You would:
> >
> > 1) resize the larger, Window
On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 06:15:23PM -0500, Albretch Mueller wrote:
> On 1/29/19, Nitebirdz wrote:
> > I used the following two documents sometime ago to perform a similar
> > install. Hopefully, they will be of some help to you too.
> >
> > https://xo.tc/setting-up-full-disk-encryption-on-debian-9-
On 1/29/19 9:30 PM, Albretch Mueller wrote:
use case:
Say, you have a computer preinstalled with Windows, on which you
would like to install a Debian Linux base. You would:
1) resize the larger, Windows proper (/dev/sda3) partition
2) install Linux encrypted in the created space, with
On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 07:45:40AM -0500, Albretch Mueller wrote:
I got one of those office computers I would like to recycle. It has a
fat16 (as /dev/sda1) partition with some manufacturer’s selftests
which I would like to keep. So, I wiped the rest of the other two
partitions to install Debian
use case:
Say, you have a computer preinstalled with Windows, on which you
would like to install a Debian Linux base. You would:
1) resize the larger, Windows proper (/dev/sda3) partition
2) install Linux encrypted in the created space, with
3) what you need to start it up (the /root partiti
On 1/29/19, David Wright wrote:
> However, the second method uses manual partitioning of the disks with
> gdisk, so I don't see why sda should not contain a(nother) FAT
> partition which is ignored.
I don't see why either. Also, given the fact that so many, entirely
fine computers (with 4+ Gibs
On Tue 29 Jan 2019 at 18:15:23 (-0500), Albretch Mueller wrote:
> On 1/29/19, Nitebirdz wrote:
> > I used the following two documents sometime ago to perform a similar
> > install. Hopefully, they will be of some help to you too.
> >
> > https://xo.tc/setting-up-full-disk-encryption-on-debian-9-st
On 1/29/19, Nitebirdz wrote:
> I used the following two documents sometime ago to perform a similar
> install. Hopefully, they will be of some help to you too.
>
> https://xo.tc/setting-up-full-disk-encryption-on-debian-9-stretch.html
>
> https://gist.github.com/ppmathis/ccfbfce86484dc61834c1f1756
On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 07:45:40AM -0500, Albretch Mueller wrote:
> I got one of those office computers I would like to recycle. It has a
> fat16 (as /dev/sda1) partition with some manufacturer’s selftests
> which I would like to keep. So, I wiped the rest of the other two
> partitions to install
Rodolfo Medina writes:
>>> ...as I described, Debian doesn't even manage to start up on that
>>> machine... and that's my problem... I don't use Windows and so the
>>> machine is there permanently unused, waiting and hoping for next Debian
>>> releases to work in the next - not too far - future
Hi,
i wrote:
> > The symptoms described in this thread appear to happen already when GRUB
> > is still in control and offers its boot menu. Or did i get this wrong ?
Rodolfo Medina wrote:
> I enter `Boot Manager', and there are two possible options:
> Windows Boot Manager
> EFI USB Device (Gene
On 2017-06-11, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>
> So, as far as I understand, Debian live isos will also probably fail and all I
> can do is waiting for Knoppix 8 iso image to be downloadable...
Haven't been following the play by play, but maybe something here could
be applicable to your case:
https://gi
"Thomas Schmitt" writes:
> Hi,
>
> Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>> I downloaded Knoppix and burned it onto DVD support, but unfortunately
>> it seems no possible to boot the machine from DVD: no such
>> option in start up boot menu.
>
> If it's Knoppix 7, then it will only boot via BIOS or EFI Legacy BI
Hi,
Dejan Jocic wrote:
> Knoppix can be used from USB too, with added bonus of heaving persistent
> storage on it.
Knoppix 7 can be installed onto USB stick like on a hard disk.
But first you need to boot it from DVD. This booting and installation
can possibly be done on some other computer.
ht
Hi,
Rodolfo Medina wrote:
> I downloaded Knoppix and burned it onto DVD support, but unfortunately
> it seems no possible to boot the machine from DVD: no such
> option in start up boot menu.
If it's Knoppix 7, then it will only boot via BIOS or EFI Legacy BIOS
Emulation.
Knoppix 8 has boot entri
On 11-06-17, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
> Felix Miata writes:
>
> > Rodolfo Medina composed on 2017-06-10 1+:50 (UTC+0100):
> > .
> >> ...as I described, Debian doesn't even manage to start up on that
> >> machine...
> >> and that's my problem... I don't use Windows and so the machine is there
> >>
Rodolfo Medina writes:
> Felix Miata writes:
>
>> Rodolfo Medina composed on 2017-06-10 1+:50 (UTC+0100):
>> .
>>> ...as I described, Debian doesn't even manage to start up on that
>>> machine... and that's my problem... I don't use Windows and so the
>>> machine is there permanently unused, w
Jack Farley wrote:
> I am currently trying to install debian on my HP pavilion ze4523ap
> laptop with no luck. I have tried downloading both the internet install
> cd and the full cd and using them for the installation with the same
> problem.
> The problem is when it gets to the select language sc
Jack Farley wrote:
> I am currently trying to install debian on my HP pavilion ze4523ap
> laptop with no luck. I have tried downloading both the internet install
> cd and the full cd and using them for the installation with the same
> problem.
> The problem is when it gets to the select language sc
Jack Farley wrote:
Hello all,
I am currently trying to install debian on my HP pavilion ze4523ap
laptop with no luck. I have tried downloading both the internet
install cd and the full cd and using them for the installation with
the same problem.
The problem is when it gets to the select l
On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 06:21:34PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
:I am trying to install Debian on a Toshiba 2180CDT laptop.
Laptops are notably strange, have you tried making the boot floppies?
A quick look on the web shows that this Toshiba model doesn't seem to
boot from CD, see:
http://www.
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