Re: how to install debian on a external USB disk

2010-11-20 Thread Yuwen Dai
I run with 2 external USB disks and have for years. Most of the time my root partition is on an USB disk. > > D-i is straight forward, just select the USB disk. Instead of grub I prefer > to run with SuperGrubDisk because that allows you to search for the right > partition and fill in what the roo

Re: how to install debian on a external USB disk

2010-11-09 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Yuwen Dai wrote: Dear all, I've been using Debian stable for years. Now I'd like to try Debian unstable or test on an external USB disk without modifying anything on my current disk, including partition as well as grub. Would you please give me any guides on this? Thanks in advance. I

Re: how to install debian on a external USB disk

2010-11-09 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 11/09/2010 07:57 AM, Camaleón wrote: > Install Debian Lenny on USB Hard Drive > http://linux.koolsolutions.com/2009/01/28/installing-linux-on-usb-part-2-install-debian-lenny-on-usb-hard-drive/ > *** > > Installation should be straight forward. or just instell unetbootin.. http://unetbootin.sou

Re: how to install debian on a external USB disk

2010-11-09 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:32:51 +0800, Yuwen Dai wrote: >> >> You should proceed as usual (using expert installer). Installer will >> detect USB disk and then you can make partitions at your wish. Just >> remember to install GRUB in MBR of the USB disk. >> >> If it fails at installing GRUB, do not wo

Re: how to install debian on a external USB disk

2010-11-09 Thread Yuwen Dai
> > > You should proceed as usual (using expert installer). Installer will > detect USB disk and then you can make partitions at your wish. Just > remember to install GRUB in MBR of the USB disk. > > If it fails at installing GRUB, do not worry, select "no boot loader" to > install, end Debian inst

Re: how to install debian on a external USB disk

2010-11-09 Thread Johan Scheepers
On 09/11/2010 10:04, Yuwen Dai wrote: Dear all, I've been using Debian stable for years. Now I'd like to try Debian unstable or test on an external USB disk without modifying anything on my current disk, including partition as well as grub. Would you please give me any guides on this? Than

Re: how to install debian on a external USB disk

2010-11-09 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:04:12 +0800, Yuwen Dai wrote: > I've been using Debian stable for years. Now I'd like to try Debian > unstable or test on an external USB disk without modifying anything on > my current disk, including partition as well as grub. Would you please > give me any guides on thi

how to install debian on a external USB disk

2010-11-09 Thread Yuwen Dai
Dear all, I've been using Debian stable for years. Now I'd like to try Debian unstable or test on an external USB disk without modifying anything on my current disk, including partition as well as grub. Would you please give me any guides on this? Thanks in advance. Best regards, Yuwen