[ubuntu-uk] Booting form USB Hard Drive.

[Neil Greenwood]

Hi Stephen,

On 08/11/2007, Stephen Dickinson Finance Assistant
<Stephen.Dickinson at essexcc.gov.uk> wrote:
> Good afternoon guys and girls,
>
> I've been reading this list for a couple of weeks now but this is my
> first post. I'm amazed at all the knowledge on here, so please bear with
> me if I'm being a little slow!

Welcome to the list!


>
> Now am I right in thinking that if I had a 350gb USB Hard Drive that I
> could create a single partition on it (in the same way that I would with
> a USB stick) and then install Gusty and use it as a portable Linux box,
> just with no screen or keyboard?
>
> Its so I can carry it around and have all my stuff in one place but plug
> it into any PC I find.
>
> Would it, in theory, work? My guess is yes, but I'd be interested in
> everyone else's opinions. Thanks very much!

As Rob mentioned, there's the driver issue. The other problem I can
think of is whether the PC you plug it into will boot off the external
drive. I've come across a few (especially older ones) that won't boot
off USB.

Hwyl,
Neil.