On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 2:40 PM Ricardo C. Lopez <lbrt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Use case: At work (a school) they use Windows 10 and IT is kind of > fundamentalist about it. So I am thinking of "just" using the RAM and > the processor in their machine. I am thinking of: > * running Debian Live from an external USB attached DVD player > * via Qemu, which, of course, I will have to install and for which I > may need admin rights, and > * attached an external pan and/or microdrive with whatever code I > need for my business. > > Is such an environment possible? What kinds of technical problems do > you foresee with such setup?, probably with the BIOS? Some employers do lock the BIOS. So perhaps you won't be able to change the boot order to try your DVD. Some types of block you can't even get a chance to enter the BIOS pwd. Any tips you > would share or any other way of doing such thing (I don't like to use > Windows, but at work you must use it)? > Don't forget that you should be able to mount your Win10 filesystem from the running live image. At least RO. But again, perhaps the win admins got there first. Thank you, > lbrtchx > >
