From: Joshua Murphy <poisonbl@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Preparing a laptop for sale
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:28:28 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <c30988c30912181028q4ee22a5fy6fa0034e31524d13@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49bf44f10912180908x6fa39920k7048c718a16a018b@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
>> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda (or what ever)
>
> After reading over all the info here, I think I'm going to go with dd
> since the data isn't too sensitive.
>
> I created a "9.1_Live_x64" USB key with unetbootin, but the laptop
> won't boot to it. I have another 512MB USB key that it boots to just
> fine. Could my 8GB key be non-bootable? The laptop's CD drive isn't
> working so I need another way to install an easy copy of Linux after I
> dd.
>
> - Grant
I've dealt with many systems that flatly refuse to boot from *some*
usb keys but not from others.. and some even vary based on what's
being booted into on those usb keys.
--
Poison [BLX]
Joshua M. Murphy
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-12-18 18:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 67+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-16 18:49 [gentoo-user] {OT} Preparing a laptop for sale Grant
2009-12-16 19:06 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-12-16 19:24 ` Mick
2009-12-16 21:25 ` Albert Hopkins
2009-12-16 23:24 ` Marcus Wanner
2009-12-17 11:23 ` Mick
2009-12-16 23:36 ` Dale
2009-12-17 0:37 ` Robert Bridge
2009-12-17 8:13 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-12-17 9:52 ` Adam
2009-12-17 15:12 ` Alex Schuster
2009-12-17 15:19 ` Nevynxxx
2009-12-17 15:35 ` Robert Bridge
2009-12-17 0:56 ` Joshua Murphy
2009-12-17 2:49 ` Dale
2009-12-17 5:13 ` Joshua Murphy
2009-12-17 11:42 ` Mick
2009-12-17 12:47 ` Albert Hopkins
2009-12-19 9:39 ` Mick
2009-12-17 13:40 ` Marcus Wanner
2009-12-17 14:26 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-12-17 16:49 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-12-17 22:09 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-12-17 23:15 ` BRM
2009-12-17 19:29 ` Stroller
2009-12-16 19:54 ` Robert Bridge
2009-12-18 17:08 ` Grant
2009-12-18 18:20 ` Dale
2009-12-18 18:30 ` Grant
2009-12-18 20:09 ` Albert Hopkins
2009-12-18 18:28 ` Joshua Murphy [this message]
2009-12-18 23:05 ` Grant
2009-12-19 0:23 ` Dale
2009-12-19 0:32 ` Albert Hopkins
2009-12-19 1:51 ` Marcus Wanner
2009-12-19 1:58 ` Grant
2009-12-19 10:59 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-12-19 12:11 ` [gentoo-user] Re: dd - bytes at a time Stroller
2009-12-19 15:15 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-12-21 3:39 ` Joshua Murphy
2009-12-19 16:50 ` [gentoo-user] {OT} Preparing a laptop for sale Grant
2009-12-19 18:47 ` Albert Hopkins
2009-12-19 22:57 ` Grant
2009-12-20 21:56 ` Grant
2009-12-20 23:30 ` Willie Wong
2009-12-21 17:01 ` Grant
2009-12-21 18:31 ` Willie Wong
2009-12-21 19:38 ` Dale
2009-12-21 20:06 ` Grant
2009-12-21 22:28 ` Dale
2009-12-22 23:10 ` Willie Wong
2009-12-22 23:08 ` Grant
2010-01-10 11:36 ` [gentoo-user] coreutils compilation fail Li
2010-01-10 12:39 ` Arttu V.
2009-12-21 20:03 ` [gentoo-user] {OT} Preparing a laptop for sale Grant
2009-12-22 2:59 ` Grant
2009-12-22 7:14 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-12-22 18:34 ` Grant
2009-12-21 22:18 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-12-22 13:04 ` John H. Moe
2009-12-22 15:41 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-12-22 23:14 ` Willie Wong
2009-12-19 16:46 ` Marcus Wanner
2009-12-18 20:08 ` Albert Hopkins
2009-12-16 19:58 ` John Lowry
2009-12-16 21:12 ` Dan Cowsill
[not found] ` <c30988c30912161202n79a212ecx734336b46ec9e990@mail.gmail.com>
2009-12-17 15:51 ` Alex Schuster
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