On Sun, 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" When I first heard this term years back, I knew it was a very one-sided advantage! Yeah - I know why it is haoppening and expected it - quite frankly, I think I would have b een astounded if it HAD worked! 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]. > > Yeah - this is what I did sometime back on the old Dell so it is considered standard to me. Issue is the new SSD and how to employ it really. > > 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. > > Agreed, but at the moment it is the only way I see to get a "pure" Linux system and allow for a W8 (or W7) VB - which is what I think I would prefer - but won't insist on - at least not right away. To be clear - at this time, I do not want much access to W8 - but I DO want primarily Linux. The option for "swapping in" the old disk would be a strictly last-choice issue. What I don't want to do though is totally loose my access to W8 - mostly because I am a Cheap Bastard (tm) and don't want to have to purchase this ripoff product again just so I can successfully run Photoshop someday :-) Gonna need to come up with an ISO I think - or just work with dual-boot. that doesn't worry me. > > > > 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. > > Cool. I may get up the fortitude to try that today. I do have an external bay for the original drive and I think that Ubuntu easily reaches out and uses other drives without modification. At least, it did when I put 12 on my Dell. That was really quite nice. Prepare to cover me! I'm Going In! JC
_______________________________________________ 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
