Hello sure you didn't find anything on it... I'm trying to do that since a while (2 monthes) without success. I even posted several messages on this list, without any answer. whenever you happen to get it sucessfull, please let me know !!! btw - you can install rh9 on an usb disk without touching the internal disks, no problem. build the standard boot diskette and the block device driver diskette from the install cd, boot on the former in expert mode, insert the latter when asked, this will give you access to the usb drive, then install as usually - you _should_ be able to boot on the usb disk without problem _if_ your bios provides this feature - if it doesn't, then you _need_ a special boot diskette with usb/scsi drivers. here's the pain for me : i _cannot_ build a working diskette. whatever things I try, boot always ends up in kernel panic, unable to mount root fs. - there's a special distro (stiix, slackware based) said to be able to boot from an usb disk (with or without a diskette), maybe I (you ?) should try and see how they did manage it, and try and apply this to rh9 hth A 21:20 24/10/2003 -0600, vous avez écrit : >I havent seen this mentioned (but I havent been watching >the list that carefully either), but I have a laptop that >I would like to put a new distribution of RH9 on, and since >the disk is small, >Im wondering if I can boot from an attached USB Disk? > >If not, can I put the kernel on the ATA drive, and then >mount a USB /root? > >I dont really want to buy a new disk for the laptop, but I >do have a USB disk that has plenty of room on it... > >Guess Ill find out this weekend, but any problems/experiences >any of you have had would be appreciated. >-- > Reg.Clemens > reg@xxxxxxx > > > >-- >redhat-list mailing list >unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
