Minimoy

Installed Operating System

Current OS Log

• Windows XP Home
  • Configuration files
• Ubuntu 9.10
  • Configuration files

Previous OS Log

• Eeebuntu NBR 3.0.1
  • Configuration files

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	ext4	/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).