--- Stephen Armstrong <stevearmstrong941@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > --- Jonathan Berry <berryja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 7/12/05, Chris Hood <chris.hood@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Ok I have read all of the archive posts for this > > subject and it > > > > I really doubt that. The archive search utility > is > > quite useless: > > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2005-June/msg02452.html > > > > > doesn't look as if anyone knows how to do this, > I > > have tried expert > > > mode, I have tried loading the usb mass storage > > driver. I have even > > > tried plugging in th device after initial > install > > boot. > > > > See the above, it basically "Just Worked" for me. > > Sounds like you > > have booted the install with "linux expert" as > > required, that is good. > > That should allow you to install to the USB > drive. > > > > > Needless to say I have been unsucessful in all > > attempts. I have tried > > > with FC4, and RHEL 3 to no avail. > > > > > > I HAVE however read plenty of posts on other > > forums where people say > > > "I have redhat running on my external usb hdd" , > > however none of them > > > give any clues how they got it installed. > > > > > > Basically FC4 only sees the internal SATA drive > > and not the USB drive, > > > and RHEL 3 , doesn't see ANY drives. > > > > Hmm, you have an internal SATA drive? That might > > complicate things. > > What do you mean by "sees"? Are you saying that > > DiskDruid doesn't > > show your device? What about fdisk? Do you have > a > > currently running > > system that you could test and see if you can > mount > > the USB drive in > > Linux? Can you mount it? > > > > > SO has ANYONE got ANY linux installed and > running > > on an external USB Hard Drive. > > > > Yes, see the above email. If something doesn't > work > > for you or > > something is unclear, let us know. Please be > > specific. > > > > > The drive I have is a toshiba laptop drive in a > > USB enclosure. > > > > Jonathan > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > (sorry if you get 2 of these) I sent a how to, but > doesn't look like it went through maybe becasue I > had > an attachment. Just to let you know I am running FC4 > off an external USB 2 drive so I can help. I'll try > to > find the site for the instructions I have on a site > instead of attaching them. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > I didn't look for the site where I the USB instructions because I decided put it on my webpage. It has what you need to install on an USB drive. Check it out at: http://www.geocities.com/stevearmstrong941/index.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
