> I would like to install OpenSolaris in a USB hard
> disk. I like this way of installation so that I can
> run OpenSolaris on different computers just by
> bringing my USB hard disk around.
> I tried booting up from the Live CD and during the
> installation, choose the attached USB hard disk. It
> went through the whole process completely. When I
> pressed the reboot button it did not reboot from the
> USB hard disk even though I had set it up in my CMOS
> boot option setup. The computer tries to boot up but
> gives a message that this does not have a boot sector.

There was a bug b/t builds 93 and 104 which forbids you from booting from a USB 
memory stick.  However, I have never had problem booting from a USB hard disk.

Actually I have not installed OpenSolaris into any of my primary laptops yet 
(always boot from one of the several USB hard disks that are shared among those 
laptops).

I have a habit of plugging the USB hard disk into the same USB slot.  Someone 
was mentioning that it may not boot if you use a different slot.  You may want  
to make sure that this is not the possible cause of the problem.

Before you dig any further, I suggest you probably should try to do the 
installation again.  I am sure you have verified the USB hard disk before 
hitting the enter key for installation.
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