On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 01:24:12PM -0700, Rich Shepard wrote: > Allow me to re-phrase the question: Can I attache a brand-new drive to a > running host and install the OS on that external drive while the host > continues to be used?
Debian allows something like this with a "chroot install" but I'm not sure Slackware offers similar functionality. You could use a VM (with the USB drive attached as its drive) but that might be about as much trouble as just doing a regular reboot-and-install. Usually for me, the cost of buying hardware is less than the value of my time, or the value of having an ordinary install instead of an exotic one. > My alternative is to buy a second keyboard and borrow a small monitor and > install it using the Jetway Ion-Top box that's going to be a network storage > device here. (I no longer have a KVM switch and have only a single monitor > and keyboard.) You need a monitor and keyboard on the other machine *while* you're doing the install? KVMs are cheap at FreeGeek. KBs/Monitors are free to borrow at the Clinic. (Which is THIS SUNDAY, everyone!) Regards, Aaron _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
