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On 3/26/23 12:08 PM, Rich wrote:
> 27E.G756 <27E.G756@noq24u.net> wrote:
>> On 3/25/23 7:30 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> On 2023-03-24 21:27, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
>>>> I welcome and appreciate these comments, but am not sure I fully
>>>> understand them yet:
>>>>
>>>> *+->
>>>> *+->  ?? 'dd' could do the copy too - but you have to be REALLY
>>>> *+->  ?? sure about the exact dest point on the hdd.
>>>>
>>>> *+-The procedure would be:
>>>>
>>>> *+- - Create a partition (empty) in that 10g empty space
>>>>
>>>> *+- - dd the iso into the partition
>>>>
>>>> *+-dd if=/dev/sr0 of=/dev/sdXy bs=1MiB
>>>>
>>>> *+-Not sure it can be booted.
>>>
>>> If you don't understand this then I'm not going to explain. Too
>>> dangerous, sorry.
>>>
>>> Go the virtualbox route instead.
>>
>>    Absolutely agreed. Our 'tricks' can TRASH his
>>    whole system if not done *perfectly*
> 
> Yup, and then the OP will just return with another vague posting.
> 
>>    ... and he doesn't seem to be extremely experienced with -IX
>>    systems.
> 
> The OP very much reminds me of a poster who goes by a different handle
> who posts in a different group where each post begins with a vague
> statement of a chosen solution for a "problem" and asking for help with
> transitioning their chosen solution to completion.
> 
> Of course, omitted is any detail of the initial problem that is trying
> to be solved, as well is omitted any and all useful factual details of
> system, setup, or environment.
> 
> Then, much like here, after 85+ posts, diverging in multiple different
> directions, that other poster will finally be cajoled into revealing a
> critical bit of the actual problem and/or a critical fact re. their
> system, setup, or environment which shows that all 85+ posts, in seven
> different directions, were all just wasted time, and had that poster
> just mentioned the real problem they were trying to solve, the solution
> could have been offered quickly, and on point.
> 
> I.e.  (made up below, but this is the general idea), they will start by
> indicating that on random days their computer will mysteriously
> shutdown, and they have decided they have a flaky DIMM stick, and begin
> by asking how to narrow down which DIMM sick, out of the eight they
> have installed, is the culprit by using Linux log files and/or smm
> query tools.
> 
> Then, 85+ messages later, on plural divergent topics on how to
> accomplish this solution, it will finally be revealed, by that poster,
> that their computer is plugged into an outlet on a circuit that also
> powers a window AC unit and that also powers a plug in the bedroom
> where their wife uses her hair dryer, and lo and behold, the random
> shutdowns all correspond to days when both the AC unit is operational
> and the wife also turns on her hair dryer at the same time, tripping
> the circuit breaker into overload and shutting down power to the
> circuit, and subsequently, the computer (and that they have no UPS for
> the computer).
> 
> This OP's message style, engagement style, and utter lack of much
> detail very much remind me of that poster from the other group.  And
> that poster has been accused of intentionally trolling more than a few
> times due to their continual use of this seeming "hide the ball" tactic
> in their initial posts.


   Why do you assume a Vast Evil Plan ???

   These groups aren't just for people with decades
   of Unix/Linux under their belts - unless you want
   to create a "comp.os.linux.misc.oldguysonly" group  :-)

   I think the OP is mostly a Winders guy who had an
   old bootable enhanced Knoppix he liked and now wants
   to make a permanent install. Alas he barely knows
   what he's doing with Linux. A few of us will try
   to steer him in the right direction - which, for
   him, is gonna be VirtualBox.

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Distro tries to set up own partition vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-23 20:09 +0000
  Re: Distro tries to set up own partition vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-23 20:15 +0000
  Re: Distro tries to set up own partition Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-23 13:55 -0700
    Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "24E.X756" <24E.X756@noq21u.net> - 2023-03-23 21:46 -0400
      Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-24 08:44 +0100
        Re: Distro tries to set up own partition vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-24 20:27 +0000
          Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-24 23:48 -0400
          Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-25 12:30 +0100
            Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-26 00:52 -0400
              Re: Distro tries to set up own partition jeshgrca <jeshgrca@gmail.com> - 2023-03-26 08:35 -0500
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-03-26 18:50 +0200
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition jeshgrca <jeshgrca@gmail.com> - 2023-03-26 14:07 -0500
              Re: Distro tries to set up own partition Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-26 08:01 -0700
              Re: Distro tries to set up own partition Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2023-03-26 16:08 +0000
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-26 20:14 -0400
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2023-03-27 01:24 +0000
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-26 23:34 -0400
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2023-03-27 06:59 +0000
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-28 00:03 -0400
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2023-03-28 16:52 +0000
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-28 22:31 -0400
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-27 13:27 +0100
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-28 00:08 -0400
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2023-03-28 17:03 +0000
                Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-28 22:46 -0400
      Re: Distro tries to set up own partition Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2023-03-24 11:21 -0400
        Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-25 00:20 -0400
          Re: Distro tries to set up own partition Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2023-03-25 11:47 -0400
            Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-26 00:46 -0400
  Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "Nuno Silva" <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2023-03-24 07:38 +0000
    Re: Distro tries to set up own partition vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-24 20:25 +0000
      Re: Distro tries to set up own partition "27E.G756" <27E.G756@noq24u.net> - 2023-03-25 00:48 -0400
  Re: Distro tries to set up own partition vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-27 18:41 +0000
    Re: Distro tries to set up own partition Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-27 11:53 -0700

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