Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:31:09 -0500 From: "Andy Greenwood" <greenwood.andy@gmail.com> To: "Zoran Kolic" <zkolic@sbb.co.yu> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install on usb hdd Message-ID: <3ee9ca710702120631s739bc7f7ma1b588691985be72@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070210121754.GA913@faust.net> References: <20070210121754.GA913@faust.net>
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On 2/10/07, Zoran Kolic <zkolic@sbb.co.yu> wrote: > Howdy! > I tried to install 6.2 amd64 on external usb hdd, but with no result. > It is 2.5 WD and enclosure with two usb connectors for power. The box > is not visible from bios at all, even when I use powered usb hub. Is > it possible to install on external device like this? Product is from > canyon. Should I buy another enclosure or look for internal 3.5 drive? > Note: neither bios nor installation cd see the external drive. What > could I do to have it working? IIRC, you can only install to drives that the bios can see. You could try finding a computer whose bios can see the drive and installing from there. As long as you don't touch the internal drives on that machine, everything *should* be safe. YMMV > > Zoran > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- -- I'm nerdy in the extreme and whiter than sour cream
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