Perhaps the old HDD in a usb3 or esata external enclosure could be booted to via grub2? Or maybe just selected from bios in pre-boot...
Just a thought. -Al Sent via mobile device On Mar 17, 2013, at 11:28 PM, Chris Knadle <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sunday, March 17, 2013 20:59:58, Jack Chastain wrote: >> On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 7:32 AM, John Mort <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Try installing windows 8 in virtual box on your windows 8 system you >>> currently have. That will let you know if the recovery cd is sufficient. >> >> Finally got to this - and as near as I can work out, it does NOT work. The >> "Recovery" CDs (5 DVDs actually) created just fine, but won't start a >> recovery in a VBox session. This might be expected. They do start and >> present me with all the normal menu items, but when I initiate the >> recovery, an error occurs saying basically "these CDs cannot be used on >> this system" - or words to that effect. The procdess thinks it is some >> other computer I am trying to install to. > > That's right. You might now something about "Windows Genuine Advantage" as > to > why this happens... the Win8 installation is locked to the "real" hardware, > and thus cannot be installed into a Virtual machine. > > This is why I'm recommending /shrinking/ the Windows8 installation as-it-is > and dual-booting... because that will work [at least as far as Windows8 is > concerned]. > >> So - I am reluctant to simply wipe out the OS on the current internal HD - >> However.... >> >> Does it make sense to simply pull the internal HD, replace it with the SSD, >> Boot the LiveCD and install Linux on this SSD, attaching the 750Gb previous >> internal HD in the external system and just use it for external storage. If >> I ever find I have a real need to really boot the full OS, I can simply put >> the drive back in? > > Yes that would work, but you're not going to want to swap the drive > in-and-out > of the machine like that, and /that/ Win8 installation won't work on other > hardware because it's locked to /that/ laptop. > >> My primary concern today is L:inux. At this moment, I don't care a bit >> about W8, but I probably will in the future. I will most likely need to run >> some program (Visio, Photoshop) in at least a VBox session - but am stuck >> on creating one. I can live without for now though. >> >> It seems I need a real ISO image, and that the only way to get an ISO image >> (easily/legally) is to buy an update from some previous OS directly - I am >> not willing to give M$ MORE money for this so may have to find a way to get >> an image regardless... somehow. Hell - if it comes down to it, I would >> rather have 7 anyway! >> >> Until then, I suppose I may just pull the HD and put the SDD in and try >> that out. Not going to do it for some time though. I don't want to go and >> screw myself right off ;-) > > That's safe to try. > > -- Chris > > -- > Chris Knadle > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi > Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting - Linux where you least expect it > Apr 3 - Typography: Physical Art to Digital Art _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting - Linux where you least expect it Apr 3 - Typography: Physical Art to Digital Art
