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Installed Operating System
System
Log
- [2009-09-01] Hardware - USB DVDWriter SE-S084B.
- [2009-09-01] Settings - Changed region code to 2 (with DVD Decrypter).
- [2009-09-02] BIOS - MBR - Write protect MBR (to protect against virus and... GRUB!)
- [2009-09-02] BIOS - Boot sequence - USB CD, USB HDD, HDD.
Partition
/dev/sda1/ | 20003 MB | ntfs | /windows | root | plugdev | drwxrwx--- |
/dev/sda2/ | 15002 MB | reiserfs | / | root | root | drwxr.xr.x |
/dev/sda3/ | 2048 MB | swap | swap | |||
/dev/sda4/ | 122984 MB | ext3 | /mnt/data | root | root | drwxrwxrwx |
1st Install
- 1st power-on: Windows completes its installation (→ choosen disabled auto update).
- Windows boots, Samsung software installs itself
- Restart into Samsung Recovery Solution III - partitioned disk as follows:
- /dev/sda1 6GB - RECOVERY partition (hidden)
- /dev/sda2 25GB - SYSTEM partition (C:)
- /dev/sda3 118GB - DATA partition (D:)
- Created SRS III backup image on RECOVERY partition.
- Reboot into BIOS → disable HDD boot, enable USB boot.
- (Linux USB) → Backep-up the MBR and partitions:
sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=Minimoy-sda-20090909.mbr bs=512 count=63
sudo sfdisk -l -uS /dev/sda >sfdisk-l-20090909.txt
sudo ntfsclone --save-image -o - /dev/sda1 | gzip -c > Minimoy-sda1-20090909.img.gz
sudo ntfsclone --save-image -o - /dev/sda2 | gzip -c > Minimoy-sda2-20090927.img.gz
- (Linux USB) → Enable HDD boot, disable USB boot.
- [2009-09-27] Uninstall - McAfee Antivirus, with McAfee Removal Tool (downloaded here, referenced here)
- [2009-09-27] Uninstall - Samsung Recovery Solution III (because prevent removal of hidden RECOVERY partition)
- Reboot to Linux USB, and changed partition type of /dev/sda1 to 0x07 (NTFS).
- [2009-09-27] Settings - Deleted partition DATA (D:)
- [2009-09-27] Settings - Deleted partition RECOVERY (not mounted)
- (Linux USB) → With gparted, moved partition SYSTEM (/dev/sda1) to beginning of disk.
- (Linux USB) → With sfdisk, moved partition /dev/sda2 to /dev/sda1.
- Installed Eeebuntu NBR 3.01 (based on Ubuntu 9.04).