Ubuntu on an external drive---how to?

[Karl Larsen]

Kristian Rink wrote:
> 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
>
>   
    I had the idea to boot from a USB memory stick and checked my bios. 
It has a thing called an odd name that help said included USB booting. I 
set that but no joy, a reboot with the USB memory left plugged in was a 
failure. I doubt that it will work.

Karl


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