Rescue-and-Recovery partition on new Thinkpad

[Digimer]

On 10-09-15 11:01 AM, Daniel Wayne Armstrong wrote:
> I ordered a new Thinkpad X201 and when it arrives I will erase Windows
> from the drive and install Debian as the sole OS.
> 
> My original plan was simply to boot the machine straight into the
> Debian installer via usbstick, erase the drive, setup my Debian
> installation and install GRUB to the MBR. But I have been reading
> about the "Rescue and Recovery" partition and the ThinkVantage button
> on new Thinkpads... specifically:
> 
> http://www.pbandjelly.org/2010/07/debian-squeeze-on-a-thinkpad-x201/
> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkPad_Button
> 
> If I have no intention of running a dual-boot Windows/Linux system...
> is there any advantage to preserving the rescue-recovery partition and
> leaving the MBR untouched (installing GRUB to /boot instead) on the
> new Thinkpads?
> 
> Thanks!

What I did, in case I ever needed to return to windows (warranty or
resale) was to boot in to windows, run the "Make DVD" tool which creates
the recovery media and then wipe the drive and installed Linux.

That way, the option is always there to "fall back" to windows, should
the unseen need arise, without wasting any disk space.

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