Re: install 4.0 on usb hdd
On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 07:51:16AM +0100, Zoran Kolic wrote:
> > Is your BIOS able to boot from a portable USB driveand is the portable
> > USB drive bootable?
>
> Bios is ami and sees devices as I connect them to the interface. The other
> part of question: in this moment I have only enclosure. Tomorrow gonna
> buy 2.5 hdd. It _must_ be bootable.
> Theoretically, there should not be any reason not to successed to install
> on usb disk and not to write _any_ data on internal hdd. It is a proof of
> concept not to disconnect internal drive.
> Should I post additional info?
>
As I understand it, some enclosures are bootable and some aren't. Other
than that, not having a USB enclosure yet, I don't know. Since you have
the enclosure, just try it. With an Etch daily-build iso.
Doug.
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