How to install Debian 7 to external hard disk

2013-08-26 Thread C.T.F. Jansen
Greetings, Is there a preferred way to install Debian 7 from DVD to an external (USB) hard disk ? The whole external hard disk is to be used instead of the internal hard disk. This is to experiment with the new release (and discover fish hooks like graphics that don't work) while leaving

Re: How to install Debian 7 to external hard disk

2013-08-26 Thread xek3149
IIRC, it is in the partitioning of the disk where you will chose where to install. Know the location of your external (SDA, SDB, etc.) Also, later in the install it will ask where you want grub installed. On Aug 26, 2013 5:35 AM, C.T.F. Jansen frank.jan...@actrix.gen.nz wrote: Greetings, Is

RE: How to install Debian 7 to external hard disk

2013-08-26 Thread Bonno Bloksma
Hi, Is there a preferred way to install Debian 7 from DVD to an external (USB) hard disk ? Euh... just install it on that disk? ;-) The whole external hard disk is to be used instead of the internal hard disk. Ok, no problem. This is to experiment with the new release (and discover fish

Re: How to install Debian 7 to external hard disk

2013-08-26 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 8/26/13, Bonno Bloksma b.blok...@tio.nl wrote: On Aug 26, 2013 5:35 AM, C.T.F. Jansen frank.jan...@actrix.gen.nz wrote: Is there a preferred way to install Debian 7 from DVD to an external (USB) hard disk ? The whole external hard disk is to be used instead of the internal hard disk. One

Re: How to install Debian 7 to external hard disk

2013-08-26 Thread Joel Rees
On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 7:29 PM, C.T.F. Jansen frank.jan...@actrix.gen.nz wrote: Greetings, Is there a preferred way to install Debian 7 from DVD to an external (USB) hard disk ? Several. Take your pick. The whole external hard disk is to be used instead of the internal hard disk. That

Re: How to install Debian 7 to external hard disk

2013-08-26 Thread Johan Scheepers
On 26/08/2013 13:46, Bonno Bloksma wrote: Hi, Is there a preferred way to install Debian 7 from DVD to an external (USB) hard disk ? Euh... just install it on that disk? ;-) The whole external hard disk is to be used instead of the internal hard disk. Ok, no problem. This is to

Re: How to install Debian 7 to external hard disk

2013-08-26 Thread Joel Rees
Continuing my long story below. (Stupid google mail web client. I guess I need to install mutt, since I'm finding sylpheed too limiting and clumsy. Or simply take the time to set up the filters and actions in sylpheed. No, claws does not do it for me, except on MSWindows. Bleaugh.) On Mon, Aug

Re: How to install Debian 7 to external hard disk

2013-08-26 Thread Ralf Mardorf
For an external USB drive there's nothing different than for using an internal drive, the only difference is, that it's much slower and using a Linux install on an external USB drive isn't fun regarding to the low speed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: How to install Debian 7 to external hard disk

2013-08-26 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:38:51 +0200, Zenaan Harkness z...@freedbms.net wrote: You can do this in 2 ways: 1) Having grub on internal hdd with menu entry for external hdd /boot/kernel... alternatives 2) Having hardware startup provide for native boot straight off of external hdd. For this option

Re: How to install Debian 7 to external hard disk

2013-08-26 Thread Joe
On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 15:43:02 +0200 Ralf Mardorf ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net wrote: For an external USB drive there's nothing different than for using an internal drive, the only difference is, that it's much slower and using a Linux install on an external USB drive isn't fun regarding to the