On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 17:34, Robert Wideman wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of et > >> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 12:41 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Re: [newbie] USB hard drives? > >> > >> > >> On Sunday 09 March 2003 11:49 am, Terry Sheltra wrote: > >> > Curious question ... > >> > > >> > I took a Linux server configuration class this past week, and > >> one of the > >> > students brought up an interesting question that the instructor could > >> > not answer. Can linux be put on a USB hard drive and made > >> bootable from > >> > it? She says that she has Window$ machines that are capable of this, > >> > and I was curious if it could be done in linux. If so, how? > >> > > >> > Thanks! > >> this is a function provided by the bios, and it would not matter > >> what OS is on > >> the drive, as long as the drive could be booted from. > >> > >> > > The simple answer to bootable HD's on USB is....NO. > Answer the question yourself...is USB bootable?....NO. > Only Firewire/1394 (legally only Apple can use the term Firewire, its 1394 > for any other OS/architecture) and SCSI are possible external bootable > media. > Try it yourself....if you have a USB cd-rom boot off a MDK9 cd. Does it > work? NO > No HD's can be bootable until the bios of the MB's are made that way or the > usb cards are made with a bootable bios option. > Just like you have to have the option of scsi to be bootable. Also the SCSI > cards have a bios on them that give you an option to be bootable. > > Rob > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Check this out.....I just bought a desknote laptop with AMI Mobile PC Bios and it has USB support to boot from "USB Mass Storage Devices such as USB Floppy, USB CD-ROM, USB Zip, USB LS-120, Iomega Zip." Find out more here: http://www.ami.com/amibiosmobile/ http://www.ami.com/support/docdl.cfm?DLFile=support/doc/amibiosmobile.pdf&FileID=366 -- Brian Craft Registered Linux User # 210286 Linux Registered machine: 97873 Yahoo Instant Messenger ID: bcraft67 ICQ id: 129672292 AIM: linuxgeek67 Linux......the OS of Choice!
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