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Re: Boot from USB?

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Hi David,
> 
> Running Debian on a USB drive is a feature of several Linux and BSD
> distributions.
> 

that is great news! 
> 
> Related -- AIUI you can run Debian on a SD card in supported computers;
> notably single-board computers (Raspberry Pi, etc.).
> 

I know, running already a Raspberry Pi with KALI-Linux on it.
> 
> While it is possible to run Debian on a USB flash drive, write
> performance is lacking.  Interactive use can be choppy.  Write-intensive
> workloads can overheat and/or destroy USB flash drives.
> 
Of course, but speed is not much important in my case. I just want to avoid, 
to open the notebook and change the hatrddrive and then back just for a simple 
upgrade. If thisu is running slower, no problem.

And, not to forget: I can do several upgrades simultanesly, when booting in a 
virtual environment. Virtual-manager with kvm is my favourite, because it can 
boot USB devices.

> 
> I have standardized on 2.5" SATA SSD's for my OS drives.  I keep my OS
> images small and put my data on a file server.  I have a stack of 2.5"
> SATA SSD's with various OS instances.  I have laptops with externally
> accessible 2.5" SATA drive bays.  I install 2.5" SATA mobile racks in my
> desktops, workstations, and servers [1, 2].  I can mix and match SSD's
> and computers as desired.
> 

Exactly, what i want to do.
> 
> I also have a USB-SATA adapter cable [3] that I can use to boot an SSD
> in supported computers.  This is very handy for maintenance and
> trouble-shooting; especially for machines whose internal drives are not
> readily accessible.
> 
> 
I had this one until about 14 days ago, when my Lenovo T520 dies, which was 
the only one with eSATA connector.

> David
> 
> 
> [1] https://www.startech.com/en-us/hdd/hsb220sat25b
> 
> [2] https://www.startech.com/en-us/hdd/s25slotr
> 
> [3] https://www.startech.com/en-us/hdd/usb3s2sat3cb


Best regards

Hans

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