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On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 3:12 PM Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com>
wrote:

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>
> On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 2:40 PM Ricardo C. Lopez <lbrtchx@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Use case: At work (a school) they use Windows 10 and IT is kind of
>> fundamentalist about it. So I am thinking of "just" using the RAM and
>> the processor in their machine. I am thinking of:
>>  * running Debian Live from an external USB attached DVD player
>>  * via Qemu, which, of course, I will have to install and for which I
>> may need admin rights, and
>>  * attached an external pan and/or microdrive with whatever code I
>> need for my business.
>>
>>  Is such an environment possible? What kinds of technical problems do
>> you foresee with such setup?, probably with the BIOS?
>
>
> Some employers do lock the BIOS. So perhaps you won't be able to change
> the boot order to try your DVD. Some types of block you can't even get a
> chance to enter the BIOS pwd.
>

Forgot to mention: Check the USB ports too. Some or all may be bootable and
present in the boot list. Sometimes rear-facing ports are configured
different to the front panel ports.
And so consider a bootable stick rather than optical.

Thank you,
>> lbrtchx
>>
>>

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Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... "Ricardo C. Lopez" <lbrtchx@gmail.com> - 2021-10-24 21:50 +0200
  Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-10-24 22:10 +0200
  Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-10-24 22:20 +0200
    Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-10-24 22:30 +0200
  Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible          worlds" ... Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2021-10-24 22:30 +0200
    Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-10-24 22:40 +0200
  Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... harryweaver@tutanota.com - 2021-10-24 22:40 +0200
  Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-10-24 23:00 +0200
    Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... "Ricardo C. Lopez" <lbrtchx@gmail.com> - 2021-10-25 00:00 +0200
  Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> - 2021-10-24 23:10 +0200
    Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... "Ricardo C. Lopez" <lbrtchx@gmail.com> - 2021-10-25 00:00 +0200
      Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-10-25 01:50 +0200
        Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... "James H. H. Lampert" <jamesl@touchtonecorp.com> - 2021-10-25 17:40 +0200
          Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2021-10-25 18:40 +0200
            Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2021-10-25 20:30 +0200
            Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-10-26 21:50 +0200
    Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... harryweaver@tutanota.com - 2021-10-25 02:00 +0200
  Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... "Ricardo C. Lopez" <lbrtchx@gmail.com> - 2021-10-24 23:30 +0200
    Re: Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" ... "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-10-24 23:40 +0200

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