From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 17 19:21:03 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51AA5106564A for ; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:21:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from martin@saturn.pcs.ms) Received: from mail6.hostpark.net (mail6.hostpark.net [212.243.197.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AD3A8FC1B for ; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:21:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail6.hostpark.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10E0E176A6; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:04:27 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: by Hostpark/NetZone Mailprotection at hostpark.net Received: from mail6.hostpark.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail6.hostpark.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10124) with ESMTP id 0oTuvQpXi8pu; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:04:26 +0200 (CEST) Received: from saturn.pcs.ms (103-8.196-178.cust.bluewin.ch [178.196.8.103]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail6.hostpark.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B9F6E17072; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:04:26 +0200 (CEST) Received: from saturn.pcs.ms (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by saturn.pcs.ms (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p9HJ2rjN009115 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:02:54 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from martin@saturn.pcs.ms) Received: (from martin@localhost) by saturn.pcs.ms (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p9HJ2rEk009114; Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:02:53 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from martin) Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:02:53 +0200 From: Martin Schweizer To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20111017190252.GR81547@saturn.pcs.ms> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Organization: PC-Service M. Schweizer GmbH, CH-8608 Bubikon, Switzerland User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Subject: FreeBSD 8.1/amd64: Boot from eSATA drive (external)? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Martin Schweizer List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:21:03 -0000 Hello I'v got a notebook (HP Elite 2560p) which can boot from an exteral eSATA drive. Can FreeBSD boot from there? Is it supported? Kind regards, -- Martin Schweizer PC-Service M. Schweizer GmbH; Bannholzstrasse 6; CH-8608 Bubikon Tel. +41 55 243 30 00; Fax: +41 55 243 33 22