[plug] Bootable linux on an external harddrive

[Kev]

ronald_jones at optusnet.com.au wrote:
> Hello,

> I have been looking at the LaCie GlobeTrotter 2.0 and think it is a very cool idea. It uses Mandriva and is made by a french company. I was wondering if anyone else knew if there were other (australian?) companies making bootable systems on external harddrives with other distributions.

While on this subject, how do get a bootable system installed onto a USB 
hard drive?  All my machines' BIOSs will boot from a range of USB 
devices (or so they say), but none of the OSs I have will see any USB 
devices after booting from their respective CDs.  Hence I can't install 
the OS onto the USB device.  Any clues would be greatly appreciated.

Tia
Kev

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