Re: Please recommend an external HDD enclosure

[Zoran Kolic <zkolic@sbb.rs>]

> But with the BSDs?
> Not a chance!
> With FreeBSD and PC-BSD it is dropped at the USB register stage of both the
> install and all consequent boots after O.S. install - so it's in the
> mothercode.

I assume the topic is on install to the hdd? Not using usb
hard drive as a storage?
It all depends on the possibility to boot from mobo via usb
device. Some older boards are not prone to let it go. Almost
all modern do the trick. During install process, you could
choose hard drive you want to install to and where you want
boot loader to reside.
If used as a storage device, usb hdd is just fine as it shows
in /dev directory. Freebsd has dynamic /dev and, after some
time, it is there as dax or daxsy (aka da0 or da0s1). Then
you could mount it with something like:
  mount_msdosfs -l /dev/da0 /my_directory
In my case, I found that some cheap enclosures are not able to
boot from mobo, but some integrated, branded, are. If you
know the exact number, search forums for "boot linux usb hdd"
or similar.
Best regards

                                Zoran