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Re: Boot from USB?

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On 12/14/24 15:02, Hans wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I was unaware, that a native installed linux is capable from booting at
> the USB-port!
>
> I put a harddrive with linux with a native installed linux (native
> means, the harddrive was built-in) in an usb-case and could boot from
> it. This was nice! Thus some questions appeared:
>
> 1. Is this is normal standard behaviour and can this be confirmed?
>
> 2. Does such a booted linux behave as lin ux from built-in harddrive or
> is there something I should watch?

I don't have a USB HD or a USB case in which to put a hard drive, but USB
thumb drives work fine.  You may have to tell your BIOS / firmware to boot
from USB.

It could be that the drive you're trying to use doesn't have USB drivers in
its initramfs.  Is it a stock image, or something custom made?

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Boot from USB? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2024-12-14 21:10 +0100
  Re: Boot from USB? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2024-12-14 21:30 +0100
  Re: Boot from USB? eben@gmx.us - 2024-12-14 21:30 +0100
  Re: Boot from USB? "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-12-14 21:50 +0100
  Re: Boot from USB? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-12-14 23:30 +0100
    Re: Boot from USB? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2024-12-15 16:40 +0100
      Re: Boot from USB? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-12-15 21:20 +0100
        Re: Boot from USB? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2024-12-16 15:20 +0100
          Re: Boot from USB? Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2024-12-16 16:20 +0100
            Re: Boot from USB? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-12-16 17:50 +0100
          Re: Boot from USB? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-12-16 16:20 +0100

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