> But with the BSDs? > Not a chance! > With FreeBSD and PC-BSD it is dropped at the USB register stage of both the > install and all consequent boots after O.S. install - so it's in the > mothercode.
I assume the topic is on install to the hdd? Not using usb hard drive as a storage? It all depends on the possibility to boot from mobo via usb device. Some older boards are not prone to let it go. Almost all modern do the trick. During install process, you could choose hard drive you want to install to and where you want boot loader to reside. If used as a storage device, usb hdd is just fine as it shows in /dev directory. Freebsd has dynamic /dev and, after some time, it is there as dax or daxsy (aka da0 or da0s1). Then you could mount it with something like: mount_msdosfs -l /dev/da0 /my_directory In my case, I found that some cheap enclosures are not able to boot from mobo, but some integrated, branded, are. If you know the exact number, search forums for "boot linux usb hdd" or similar. Best regards Zoran -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110424040156.GA970@faust