Ubuntu on an external drive---how to?

[Gary Kirkpatrick]

Can you run ubuntu on a flash drive?

Gary

On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 4:27 AM, B.J. McClure <keepertoad at verizon.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 2008-06-02 at 13:33 +0530, Kanda Kumar V wrote:
> > Kanda Kumar V wrote:
> >
> > > I'm new to ubuntu... I want to install ubuntu 8.04 on my laptop
> > alongside
> > > windows...
> > > the problem is I can't install ubuntu into my laptop's harddisk as
> > it has
> > > only partition and the laptop is given to me by the employer. So i
> > want to
> > > install ubuntu in an external usb device (i don't even want a trace
> > of
> > > ubuntu in the laptop as it is given by my employer)... indeed i
> > bought an
> > > external drive solely for this purpose.
> > >
> > > I googled and even had searched in ubuntu forums about how to
> > install
> > > ubuntu in an external usb device... but still fails...
> > >
> > > Can anyone help me on this... about getting step-by-step procedure
> > of
> > > installing ubuntu in an external usb drive.
> >
> > I just took my install CD and installed to the external drive...  So
> > some
> > description of "still fails" is obviously important.
> > --
> > derek
> >
> > First, thanks for the response.
> >
> > Just to be clear:
> > I've tried installing the boot loader (the grub) into /dev/sda (my
> > external drive) and when i reboot after the installation finishes..
> > i'm getting grub error 17.
>
> Are you absolutely certain /dev/sda is your external drive and not the
> internal drive?  Does windows still boot normally with the external usb
> drive disconnected?  I personally have never seen and external usb drive
> show up as /dev/sda.  How about posting a copy of
> your /boot/grub/menu.lst.  I have done this several times with 7.10
> without issue so it is certainly possible.
>
> > i can't boot from my external USB device... i've set my boot priority
> > in BIOS as 1. USB hdd 2.CD drive 3.internal disk(the windows one)...
> >
> > my external drive is an Western digital USB external HDD.
> >
> > --
> > Thanks and Regards,
> > V.Kanda Kumar
>
> Cheers,
> B.J.
>
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