On Sat, Jul 27, 2002 at 02:15:15PM -0400, David Ford wrote:
> Linux booting from USB HD
>=20
> 1) Most motherboard vendors (that mention Linux) are indicating Linux=20
> 2.4.x for support. How is the USB Mass storage support in 2.4.19+?
It works nicely for many people.
> 2) There are some vague comments about some devices requiring the=20
> ability to boot, are there some USB hard drives that are incapable of=20
> acting as a boot device?
Yes. They are few, tho. The USB-IF is currently working on a bootability
standard to eliminate this problem.
> 3) I don't suspect there is anything tricky or nonstandard that I'd need=
=20
> to do on the USB drive, do I need corrected?
No correction.
> 4) What kind of USB hard drives are well supported in Linux?
See www.linux-usb.org for a link to a list of good devices.
> 5) What kernel issues do I need to be aware of?
THe stock kernel won't work. There are patches floating around to make
this work. Basically, the kernel needs to pause for a couple of seconds
before attempting to mount the root fs so that the plug-n-pray detection
can work, identify the drive, and get going.
Matt
--=20
Matthew Dharm Home: mdharm-usb@one-eyed-alien.=
net=20
Maintainer, Linux USB Mass Storage Driver
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