Ubuntu on an external drive---how to?

[Kristian Rink]

B.J. McClure schrieb:
>> IIRC booting off USB devices is a feature to be supported (and possibly
>> enabled) in the machines BIOS configuration. If your machine doesn't
>> support this and/or it is not enabled in BIOS and/or you're not allowed
>> to set this up, you're likely to be doomed. Checking your devices BIOS
>> configuration seems a good idea after all.
>>     
>
> I think the OP said in an earlier post he set the boot priority in bios
> to boot the external usb drive first.  Doesn't that resolve that
> possibility?
>   
Yes it does - has he? Actually I spent scanning the messages my inbox
was holding for this thread twice to ensure not missing this but
obviously failed to find that very statement. Apologies for posting an
obviously not that helpful solution... :)

Cheers,
Kristian