Installing Ubuntu 7.04 to a USB Hard Drive

[Sanjay Sodhi]

Install GRUB to your MBR, and point Ubuntu to /dev/hda(n)?

On 17/05/07, Victor Mendonça <victorbrca at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> If I'm not mistaken, you could:
>
> 1- Install Ubuntu on the USB drive, and it should install grub on the
> Windows HD so you can choose which to boot (not sure if this would be
> something you'd want, and it might be trick to do it)
> 2- You could remove the Windows drive, install ubuntu on USB and install
> grub on a floppy. Use the floppy whenever you want to boot to Ubuntu
>
> However I'm not sure how to go about on doing these procedures (noob
> here), but I'm almost sure I've seen how to's in the forums.
>
> Vic.
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Preston Smith <prbasmith at gmail.com>
> To: ubuntu-ca <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 2:15:47 PM
> Subject: Installing Ubuntu 7.04 to a USB Hard Drive
>
> Hi!
>
> I have a Compaq Presario V2414 running XP.  I would like to install
> Ububtu on a USB drive so that I can maintain the integrity of the
> Compaq's proprietary software (for my wife to run XP) while allowing me
> to have the choice to boot to XP or to Ubuntu resident on my USB drive.
> Of course, while in Ubuntu, I would like to have access to all of the
> Compaq's features.. the Compaq's bios does not allow booting from a USB
> device.
>
> Ideas please!
>
> Thanks
>
> Preston
>
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Sanjay Sodhi
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