From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NLhZj-0001wT-4r for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:29:15 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CCFBBE07F0; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:28:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-iw0-f201.google.com (mail-iw0-f201.google.com [209.85.223.201]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF0CDE07F0 for ; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:28:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn39 with SMTP id 39so2169517iwn.32 for ; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:28:28 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=bjVA60bj9AKNE3cgPGDoJdKEQzf99kSawroBo+aFEtg=; b=QVrU5mHLtJAYc/wq05JARUrzn0/s/6BRzVSWy90315yGrDTHg5ONG+yP+lV4Z0JrbA QTU9zXe4GQ/SMGMjQQaefw9vKREHcEUfB1KWTnb6nk6hYvz+XdMcxJrTI+P+iNYImdf4 5J5OTFhLApIL4M3P4GhxIQYuYg7WtTkjGGKPY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=T+QfGroFs6cMmu07lGiY9TQKnPYOh/MDGaMIvql2yPWUL0cZe8byUQrHYQHqYOf3g6 BSKJbCZBRDRpcYNvMBsYPnZNRamgehDQPKQsjTNJAVpTqkDtUk7FeaLHzZ+H8boLgu8y MEdRxrlA9n6pfn+6C+ATs3ZLS5zL72rsjJZFs= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.9.218 with SMTP id m26mr1243687ibm.29.1261160908492; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:28:28 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <49bf44f10912180908x6fa39920k7048c718a16a018b@mail.gmail.com> References: <49bf44f10912161049v3768a3f8m60dddbae4b8777b@mail.gmail.com> <15719e8b0912161154o6f634c9bk6b1f9e3f9204ac20@mail.gmail.com> <49bf44f10912180908x6fa39920k7048c718a16a018b@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:28:28 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Preparing a laptop for sale From: Joshua Murphy To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: d9b6cd42-885a-4e8a-91df-bd26c71586a7 X-Archives-Hash: 67f8180e25e692e16cbfc3d20ca2fe7b On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Grant wrote: >> dd if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/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. =C2=A0I have another 512MB USB key that it boots to jus= t > fine. =C2=A0Could my 8GB key be non-bootable? =C2=A0The laptop's CD drive= isn't > working so I need another way to install an easy copy of Linux after I > dd. > > =C2=A0- 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. --=20 Poison [BLX] Joshua M. Murphy