Switching between BitCurator and Windows

Switching between BitCurator and Windows

The following instructions describe the steps required to switch between BitCurator and Windows on the Digital Archives Lab computers. Both Dell computers have both BitCurator and Windows installed.

To switch from BitCurator to Windows:

  1. Click the Settings icon in the very top-right corner of the BitCurator desktop.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select Shut Down…
  3. Click the large Restart button.
  4. Pay attention as the computer restarts. As soon as you see the Dell boot screen, hit F12. You should see the message Preparing one-time boot menu in yellow in the upper right hand corner.
  5. Use the arrow keys to scroll to Windows Boot Manager and hit enter.
  6. Windows will boot. Log-in as normal.

To switch from Windows to BitCurator:

  1. Click the Windows icon in the very bottom-left corner of the Windows desktop.
  2. Click the On/Off icon and select Restart.
  3. Pay attention as the computer restarts. As soon as you see the Dell boot screen, hit F12. You should see the message Preparing one-time boot menu in yellow in the upper right hand corner.
  4. Use the arrow keys to scroll to ubuntu and hit enter.
  5. Use the arrow keys to scroll to BitCurator-1.8.12 GNU/Linux and hit enter.
  6. After a few minutes, you will be prompted to enter a log-in username. Type the BitCurator user name and hit enter.
  7. You will be prompted for a password. Type the BitCurator password and hit enter.

  8. Hit the up arrow key until you see the following command

    sudo mount -o remount,rw '/dev/sda2'

  9. Hit enter.

  10. Hit the up arrow key until you see the following command:

    sudo service lightdm start

  11. Hit enter. The BitCurator GUI will launch.

Note: On the right computer, the steps are a bit different.

To switch from BitCurator to Windows (right computer):

  1. Click the Settings icon in the very top-right corner of the BitCurator desktop.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select the Power button
  3. Click the Restart button in the middle.
  4. Pay attention as the computer restarts. As soon as you see the Dell boot screen, hit F12. You should see the message Preparing one-time boot menu in yellow in the upper right hand corner.
  5. Use the arrow keys to scroll to UEFI: SK hynix SH920 2.5 7MM 256GB and hit enter.
  6. Windows will boot. Log-in as normal.

To switch from Windows to BitCurator (right computer):

  1. Click the Windows icon in the very bottom-left corner of the Windows desktop.
  2. Click the On/Off icon and select Restart.
  3. Pay attention as the computer restarts. As soon as you see the Dell boot screen, hit F12. You should see the message Preparing one-time boot menu in yellow in the upper right hand corner.
  4. Use the arrow keys to scroll to ubuntu and hit enter.
  5. Use the arrow keys to scroll to UEFI: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB and hit enter.
  6. The next page will ask what system you want. Using the arrow keys, scroll to ubuntu and hit enter
  7. After a few minutes, you will be prompted to choose the BitCurator profile. Hit enter.
  8. You will be prompted for a password. Type the BitCurator password and hit enter. The BitCurator GUI will launch.

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