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Posted: Mar. 30 2005,19:39 QUOTE
Ok first off, i know nothing about linux but im very keen to learn so please use lamans terms.

I have an external USB 2.0 HDD (maxtor 120gb onetouch)
And a usb pendrive. I also know that my mobo can boot from USB.

1) how do i put the .iso onto the USB pendrive?
2) is it possible to put DSL onto my external HDD?
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Posted: Mar. 31 2005,17:16 QUOTE
Anyone?
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Posted: Mar. 31 2005,20:53 QUOTE
For the USB stick, there is the Frugal USB install. You just unzip this onto your USB stick, and it should run. I haven't tried it myself due to a lack of USB pendrives. I'm not sure about using the external HDD to boot from, but there's no harm in trying, right?
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Posted: April 01 2005,00:08 QUOTE
say if i did put it on my externall HDD, would i have to put it at the root? or in a seperate folder or sumthing?
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Posted: April 01 2005,00:20 QUOTE
If your external hard drive is a STANDARD MASS STORAGE DEVICE

(no drivers needed in Mac or Windows XP)

then it should appear somwhere like /dev/sda or maybe /dev/sdb in Linux.

From there you can do a normal HD install, provided that your computer BIOS supports USB hard drive booting.
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