Installing on an external hard drive

[Marc Lijour]

On July 10, 2005 06:28, James Knott wrote:
> Marc Lijour wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I believe it is possible to install easily a Mandriva system on a
> > hard-drive mounted in an enclosure (USB).
> >
> > Questions
> > Where to put the bootloader? (MBR will work?)
> > What happens if the USB drive gets another ID?
>
> The first thing, is to determine if the computer can boot a USB hard
> drive.  Not all can.

Ok. That is a new computer. Now I have already 2 or 3 usb devices connected to 
the the computer and I wonder how they will be numbered?
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