Re: Installing Fedora 3 on USB Hard disk;

From: Paul Howarth (paul_at_city-fan.org)
Date: 05/31/05

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    Mirco Scaramucci wrote:
    > I have a USB hard drive connected via USB2 port on my Pentium IV 2.6GHZ
    > Dell Optiplex GX270
    > I am tryin gto dual boot with Windows XP at the moment while awaiting
    > Fedora Core 4.
    > Unfortunately Anaconda doesn't seem to be detecting my USB hard disk
    > although during initial graphical boot it does seem to be loading two
    > USB driver of which one is for USB mass storage, which would make you
    > think that it is detecting the external hard disk.
    > Unfortunately when I get tothe stage of having to chooose the hard disk
    > I want to install fedora on i only get the option of the internal hard
    > drive.
    > Has anyone encountered this problem before?
    > Is there any thread on fedora core mailing list where this problem was
    > dealt with. I f so can anyone please send me the link to it?

    There's a PDF linked from:

    http://www.vigla.eclipse.co.uk/

    that will show you how to do it.

    Paul. 

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