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Thanx Him610 … I’ll have a poke around BIOS for such option

Hi Graham … thanks for assisting … I recently ran nvme-cli sanitize on the only internal SSD then reloaded OS … sometimes I’ll have Ubuntu Live on USB flash and I access BIOS to change boot order but...

Hi Gang,

This https://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=293759&stc=1 has suddenly appeared in my BIOS boot order list ... any idea what it is or how I can establish what it is?

Thanx again oldfred ...

Thanx oldFred … loading IRST certainly rectified the driver issue … I’m hoping to understand whether the sanitize operation can still be performed without erasing storage drivers … thoughts?

Hi Gang,

Not that I knew what to expect in any form, given I’m jube when it comes to using command- line to operate PCs …

So - using Try Ubuntu and nvme-cli on USB flash drive plugged into my...

Thanx MAFoE for your ongoing patience and wisdom

Hi Gang,

Assuming an nvme ssd has only one namespace ‘nvme0’ with nvme0 containing all SSD data … what outcome difference/s is there from running ‘delete-ns’ cod vs ‘sanitise’ (crypto erase)...

Thanx MAFoE...

Just for general knowledge though ... if I wanted to install a more recent version of any particular program than the result from cmd ''sudo apt install <program name>', what, if...

Hi Gang,

When I run 'sudo apt install nvme-cli', I typically get nvme-cli-1.6 or earlier I think, whereas nvme-cli-2.8 appears to be latest. What command/s will install latest nvme-cli?

Having...

Thanx MAFoE ... "Try Ubuntu (safe graphics)" mode enabled access

Hi T41 ... thanx for assisting ... "Try Ubuntu (safe graphics)" mode enabled access

Thanx for your detailed advice MAFoE … I’m in the process of resolving my attempted ‘Try Ubuntu’ from USB drive (separate help request) and looking forward to learning more of Linux

thanx for touching base ajgreeny … no I didn’t … I’ll run the check as suggested … thanx again

Thanx for your time Rubi and, as requested:

Acer Predator PH315-54 Helios 300 > CPU: 8-core 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H MHz > RAM 16gb > per inxi -G ... Graphics Microsoft driver: dxgkrnl v:...

Hi Gang,

UPDATE: big thanx for your support gang - issue resolved

ORIG POST

I installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS using Rufus onto an 8GB Sandisk Cruzer Switch. During boot, a text string appears...

Thanks yancek…I’ll give Linux live a go

Hi Fu … thanx for touching base … I’m not sure re VM however yancek’s response supports yours and I think I’ll try Linux live on USB for full experience

Hi Gang

UPDATE: thanx for your support ... issue resolved

ORIGINAL POST

I'm running nvme-cli-2.8 in WSL2 and hoping to learn how to manage my internal NVMe PCIe SSD e.g. return P/E cycles....