usb disk installations

[Jim Cornette]

I attempted to install FC3T1 on a USB drive using expert mode. It seems 
that all the proper files installed on the disk. The disk is a laptop 
disk contained inside a usb - ATA adapter and seems to work with the 
proper modeles loaded.

Are there any plans to get the module needed to mount USB disks loaded 
soon enough to be able to boot from these disks.

My grub.conf file is in the attached file.

There is a lot of interest in getting this concept to work.

Thanks,
Jim

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# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd2,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda2
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda1
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd2,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora Core (2.6.7-1.478)
	root (hd2,0)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.7-1.478 ro root=LABEL=/12 rhgb quiet
	initrd /initrd-2.6.7-1.478.img
title hda
	rootnoverify (hd0,0)
	chainloader +1
title hdb
	rootnoverify (hd1,0)
	chainloader +1

[Ow Mun Heng]

On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 09:57, Jim Cornette wrote:
>  I attempted to install FC3T1 on a USB drive using expert mode. It
> seems 
>  that all the proper files installed on the disk. The disk is a laptop 
>  disk contained inside a usb - ATA adapter and seems to work with the 
>  proper modeles loaded. 
You can install it.. but as far as I can tell, you won't be able to boot
into it unless you tweak the initrd

>  Are there any plans to get the module needed to mount USB disks
> loaded 
>  soon enough to be able to boot from these disks. 
>  My grub.conf file is in the attached file.
>  
>  There is a lot of interest in getting this concept to work. 
This concept works. I've gotten it to work. As mentioned, you need to
get the initrd to load up the usb modules and you're all set.
>  
>  Thanks,
>  Jim 
-- 
Ow Mun Heng
Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 on D600 1.4Ghz CPU kernel 2.6.8.1.Aug.29 
Neuromancer 09:28:30 up 1:19, 8 users, load average: 1.20, 1.31, 1.21

[Jim Cornette]

Ow Mun Heng wrote:
>  On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 09:57, Jim Cornette wrote:
>  
> >I attempted to install FC3T1 on a USB drive using expert mode. It seems 
> >that all the proper files installed on the disk. The disk is a laptop 
> >disk contained inside a usb - ATA adapter and seems to work with the 
> >proper modeles loaded.
>  
>  
>  You can install it.. but as far as I can tell, you won't be able to boot
>  into it unless you tweak the initrd
>  
>  
> >Are there any plans to get the module needed to mount USB disks loaded 
> >soon enough to be able to boot from these disks.
>  
>  
> >My grub.conf file is in the attached file.
> >
> >There is a lot of interest in getting this concept to work.
>  
>  
>  This concept works. I've gotten it to work. As mentioned, you need to
>  get the initrd to load up the usb modules and you're all set.
>  
> >Thanks,
> >Jim
>  
>   
Thanks for the response. It would be decent to have a ready-made setup 
that works without a lot of tweaking. But since this is a hobby, I'll 
learn in the process when attempting to get the usb drive to boot up.

I did chroot to the usb installation and do some tinkering with the USB 
installation, but that was all that I tried so far. The chrooted 
environment was educational and I learned some processes that Linux has, 
so it wasn't a total loss.

Thanks,

Jim

-- 
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the
town gossip.

[Ow Mun Heng]

On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 10:19, Jim Cornette wrote:
>  Ow Mun Heng wrote:
>  > On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 09:57, Jim Cornette wrote:
>  > 
>  >>I attempted to install FC3T1 on a USB drive using expert mode. It seems 
>  >>that all the proper files installed on the disk. The disk is a laptop 
>  >>disk contained inside a usb - ATA adapter and seems to work with the 
>  >>proper modeles loaded.
>  > 
>  > 
>  > You can install it.. but as far as I can tell, you won't be able to boot
>  > into it unless you tweak the initrd
>  > 
>  > 
>  >>Are there any plans to get the module needed to mount USB disks loaded 
>  >>soon enough to be able to boot from these disks.
>  > 
>  > 
>  >>My grub.conf file is in the attached file.
>  >>
>  >>There is a lot of interest in getting this concept to work.
>  > 
>  > 
>  > This concept works. I've gotten it to work. As mentioned, you need to
>  > get the initrd to load up the usb modules and you're all set.
>  > 
>  >>Thanks,
>  >>Jim
>  > 
>  > 
>  
>  Thanks for the response. It would be decent to have a ready-made setup 
>  that works without a lot of tweaking. But since this is a hobby, I'll 
>  learn in the process when attempting to get the usb drive to boot up.
>  
>  I did chroot to the usb installation and do some tinkering with the USB 
>  installation, but that was all that I tried so far. The chrooted 
>  environment was educational and I learned some processes that Linux has, 
>  so it wasn't a total loss.
>   
Well.. if you need more info on how to set it up.. here's 2 sites you
can try.

http://benusa.com/linux/boot.htm
http://simonf.com/usb/

-- 
Ow Mun Heng
Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 on D600 1.4Ghz CPU kernel 2.6.8.1.Aug.29 
Neuromancer 10:56:44 up 2:47, 8 users, load average: 0.35, 0.21, 0.30

[Jim Cornette]

Ow Mun Heng wrote:

>  
>  Well.. if you need more info on how to set it up.. here's 2 sites you
>  can try.
>  
>  http://benusa.com/linux/boot.htm
>  http://simonf.com/usb/
>   
Thanks for the links. I'll check them out and try setting up the usb 
installation.

My  comments were mainly because of being able to complete an 
installation through the installer onto usb drives. I expected the next 
logical step, a booting system from the just installed OS.
Maybe this feature can come along sometime.

Jim

[Ow Mun Heng]

On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 11:43, Jim Cornette wrote:
>  Ow Mun Heng wrote:
>  
>  > 
>  > Well.. if you need more info on how to set it up.. here's 2 sites you
>  > can try.
>  > 
>  > http://benusa.com/linux/boot.htm
>  > http://simonf.com/usb/
>  > 
>  
>  Thanks for the links. I'll check them out and try setting up the usb 
>  installation.
>  
>  My  comments were mainly because of being able to complete an 
>  installation through the installer onto usb drives. I expected the next 
>  logical step, a booting system from the just installed OS.
>  Maybe this feature can come along sometime. 
Yah.. I know what you mean. I had the same pre-conception too. And Lo..
was I wrong..:-)
>  
>  Jim 
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Ow Mun Heng
Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 on D600 1.4Ghz CPU kernel 2.6.8.1.Aug.29 
Neuromancer 12:17:47 up 4:08, 9 users, load average: 1.73, 0.88, 0.74

[Ow Mun Heng]

On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 10:19, Jim Cornette wrote:
>  Ow Mun Heng wrote:
>  > On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 09:57, Jim Cornette wrote:
>  > 
>  >>I attempted to install FC3T1 on a USB drive using expert mode. It seems 
>  >>that all the proper files installed on the disk. The disk is a laptop 
>  >>disk contained inside a usb - ATA adapter and seems to work with the 
>  >>proper modeles loaded.
>  > 
>  > 
>  > You can install it.. but as far as I can tell, you won't be able to boot
>  > into it unless you tweak the initrd
>  > 
>  > 
>  >>Are there any plans to get the module needed to mount USB disks loaded 
>  >>soon enough to be able to boot from these disks.
>  > 
>  > 
>  >>My grub.conf file is in the attached file.
>  >>
>  >>There is a lot of interest in getting this concept to work.
>  > 
>  > 
>  > This concept works. I've gotten it to work. As mentioned, you need to
>  > get the initrd to load up the usb modules and you're all set.
>  > 
>  >>Thanks,
>  >>Jim
>  > 
>  > 
>  
>  Thanks for the response. It would be decent to have a ready-made setup 
>  that works without a lot of tweaking. But since this is a hobby, I'll 
>  learn in the process when attempting to get the usb drive to boot up.
>  
>  I did chroot to the usb installation and do some tinkering with the USB 
>  installation, but that was all that I tried so far. The chrooted 
>  environment was educational and I learned some processes that Linux has, 
>  so it wasn't a total loss. 
Oh.. you don't really have to chroot. You just
have to copy your new
initrd to the usb drive's boot directory and edit your grub.conf 

>  
>  Thanks,
>  
>  Jim
>  
>  -- 
>  So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the
>  town gossip. 
-- 
Ow Mun Heng
Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 on D600 1.4Ghz CPU kernel 2.6.8.1.Aug.29 
Neuromancer 10:58:08 up 2:49, 8 users, load average: 0.51, 0.34, 0.34