Linux on an Aldi USB hard disk?

king_scott_2 · 07-11-2005, 06:10 AM

I'm thinking of getting a 200GB external hard disk from Aldi. I want to use this in my Linux environment. Will this work with Linux??

I am also thinking of installing something like a Live-CD on it (but W/R so I can edit my files.) Is there a problem doing this? If my computer does not have USB boot support can I load Grub or something onto a floppy disk then boot of it? (USB2 via PCMCIA)

Thanks, Scott

ctkroeker · 07-12-2005, 04:07 PM

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Originally posted by king_scott_2
I'm thinking of getting a 200GB external hard disk from Aldi. I want to use this in my Linux environment. Will this work with Linux??

Yes.

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Originally posted by king_scott_2
I am also thinking of installing something like a Live-CD on it (but W/R so I can edit my files.) Is there a problem doing this?

No problem. But why a live CD?

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Originally posted by king_scott_2
If my computer does not have USB boot support can I load Grub or something onto a floppy disk then boot of it? (USB2 via PCMCIA)

Yup, just put it on a floppy. http://www.openbg.net/sto/os/xml/grub.html

king_scott_2 · 07-13-2005, 07:55 PM

Thank you.

Something Like a Live CD (So I can take it to my Windows workstations at School and use my Desktop Environment.) Just want Linux installed so I can have a portable environment