Re: FreeBSD 4.9 Installation on External USB Hard disk

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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.9 Installation on External USB Hard disk
From: Paul Schenkeveld <fb-ia32@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 13:47:37 +0100
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Hi,

On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 10:01:59PM -0500, arctic predator wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is it possible to install and successfully run FreeBSD 4.9 on an
> external USB Hard disk?
> 
> My Notebook supports booting from the USB disk-drive. 

I suppose yes.  My notebook boots from an USB flash stick running FreeBSD
(tried both 4.8 and 5.2).

> Thanks
> 
> AP

Paul Schenkeveld

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- FreeBSD 4.9 Installation on External USB Hard disk
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