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On Fri, 6 May 2016 16:21:28 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> >> Thanks. That's good to know -- I'll definitely set things up so I'm |
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> >> not running winusb as root. |
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> > Well, you could always reinstall grub-0 before rebooting, to make |
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> > sure. |
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> I just created a systemsrescuecd bootable USB flash drive that can be |
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> be used to re-install grub-0 in the MBR if something does go wrong. |
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> But, running winusb as a non-privlidged user should prevent any |
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> collateral damage to the MBR. |
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It should also prevent winusb writing to the MBR of the USB stick, which |
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sort of defeats the point. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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mandelbug /man'del-buhg/ n. |
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[from the Mandelbrot set] A |
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bug whose underlying causes are so complex and obscure as to make |
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its behavior appear chaotic or even non-deterministic. This term |
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implies that the speaker thinks it is a Bohr bug, rather than |
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a heisenbug. See also schroedinbug. |
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