Installing on external USB hard drive

[Stephen Armstrong]

--- Stephen Armstrong <stevearmstrong941 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> 
> 
> --- Jonathan Berry <berryja at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 7/12/05, Chris Hood <chris.hood at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > Ok I have read all of the archive posts for this
> > subject and it
> > 
> > I really doubt that.  The archive search utility
> is
> > quite useless:
> >
>
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2005-June/msg02452.html
> > 
> > > doesn't look as if anyone knows how to do this,
> I
> > have tried expert
> > > mode, I have tried loading the usb mass storage
> > driver. I have even
> > > tried plugging in th device after initial
> install
> > boot.
> > 
> > See the above, it basically "Just Worked" for me. 
> > Sounds like you
> > have booted the install with "linux expert" as
> > required, that is good.
> >  That should allow you to install to the USB
> drive.
> > 
> > > Needless to say I have been unsucessful in all
> > attempts. I have tried
> > > with FC4, and RHEL 3 to no avail.
> > > 
> > > I HAVE however read plenty of posts on other
> > forums where people say
> > > "I have redhat running on my external usb hdd" ,
> > however none of them
> > > give any clues how they got it installed.
> > > 
> > > Basically FC4 only sees the internal SATA drive
> > and not the USB drive,
> > > and RHEL 3 , doesn't see ANY drives.
> > 
> > Hmm, you have an internal SATA drive?  That might
> > complicate things. 
> > What do you mean by "sees"?  Are you saying that
> > DiskDruid doesn't
> > show your device?  What about fdisk?  Do you have
> a
> > currently running
> > system that you could test and see if you can
> mount
> > the USB drive in
> > Linux?  Can you mount it?
> > 
> > > SO has ANYONE got ANY linux installed and
> running
> > on an external USB Hard Drive.
> > 
> > Yes, see the above email.  If something doesn't
> work
> > for you or
> > something is unclear, let us know.  Please be
> > specific.
> > 
> > > The drive I have is a toshiba laptop drive in a
> > USB enclosure.
> > 
> > Jonathan
> > 
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> (sorry if you get 2 of these) I sent a how to, but
> doesn't look like it went through maybe becasue I
> had
> an attachment. Just to let you know I am running FC4
> off an external USB 2 drive so I can help. I'll try
> to
> find the site for the instructions I have on a site
> instead of attaching them.
> 
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I didn't look for the site where I the USB
instructions  because I decided put it on my webpage.
It has what you need to install on an USB drive. Check
it out at: http://www.geocities.com/stevearmstrong941/index.html

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