Will Linux boot from USB 2.0 external hard drive?

[Trianon]

I have bootable USB enclosure with 40Gb HD, BIOS supposrts booting from USB and detects the drive, but how do I install it on this drive so it can boot from it? Is there something in installation procedure for this? Thank you!

 

[civad]

Does this help?

 

[drag]

probably, if your bios supports it...

That's interesting idea though. I think there are a few mini-distros that are designed specificly for taking over boxes if you have physical access to them. You know, like if you forgot root password or something, of have a naughty Windows box...

 

[Trianon]

Originally posted by: civad
Does this help?

Thank you! Sucks, I'll give it a shot anyway. I had WinXP starting to boot from USB 2.0, but it would bomb out after loading most of the drivers.

 

[SpeedFreak03]

Thank you! Sucks, I'll give it a shot anyway. I had WinXP starting to boot from USB 2.0, but it would bomb out after loading most of the drivers.

TRS-80 microcomputer, with Z80 CPU, 4 KB RAM, 4 KB ROM, keyboard, black-and-white video display, and tape cassette

How fast was it lmao j/k

 

[leolaw]

I think change the BIOS to boot from USB would help.....

 

[rjain]

... and then you'd need usb host controller drivers as well as drivers for the individual devices you need to get to the root partition compiled into the kernel.