mxp Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 hey guys is it possible to install linux on my external usb2.0 drive or on my firewire drive??? thanks mxp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted January 11, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2004 Short Answer: Yes. Long Answer: (actually, additional questions) Do you want to boot off of the external drive? Is a boot floppy OK to access Linux? Do you want to do this through a 'virtual PC'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxp Posted January 11, 2004 Author Share Posted January 11, 2004 well its for my cis course at school they recommend a separate hd and since i am on a laptop that is my only choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PseudoRandomDragon Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Ensure that the BIOS supports booting off of a USB drive. Otherwise it is not possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxp Posted January 11, 2004 Author Share Posted January 11, 2004 how can i check that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted January 11, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2004 Ensure that the BIOS supports booting off of a USB drive. Otherwise it is not possible. Is that true even if you use a boot floppy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PseudoRandomDragon Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 If his BIOS does not support it, he could load the drivers for USB HD from a floppy, but that would mean having to boot from a floppy every time he wanted to load Linux from the USB HD. That is, if you could even load such a thing from a floppy. For his BIOS to support it, it would have to be a fairly new computer. If its two years old or more, chances of it supporting booting off a USB HD is extreamly unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 I'll have to give this a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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