On Tuesday, Dec 14, 2004, at 12:23 US/Central, Ed Howland wrote:
Ok, I don't want to put grub on the USB drive, just change an existing grub.conf on an existing IDE HD to point an entry at a USB drive. From their web site and Google, I don't see how to make it think of a plugged in USB drive as a SCSI (assuming I use the sd() device as the boot.)
From whose website? grub's website? the USB website? other?
Getting linux to start from the HDD and continue from the USB drive may be as simple as modifying the root line in the grub.conf file:
http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-legacy-faq.en.html#q5
BTW, I am assuming you are using GRUB legacy (0.9x). What version of linux and grub are you using?
Anybody done this before?
I have not, but like the idea. Slap in floppy or CD-ROM, plug in USB drive/stick, boot, and bingo! -- custom machine.
As easy as Knoppix and more versatile.
Regards, - Robert http://www.cwelug.org/downloads Help others get OpenSource. Distribute FLOSS for Windows, Linux, *BSD, and MacOS X with BitTorrent
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