os/ hard drive question

[mjr]

i found this external hard drive on madrive the linux os well i was on the shopping part and found this hard drive ,but the speacial part about it that the madriva os boot up through the external hard drive. With a usb port and disk drive you can boot mandrak linux on any computer. now the queston is can i install fedora linux on it and it would still boot like manadrak.

her is the url to the product

click her to see the product (http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?products_id=277&osCsid=fd94765635456c6d1b64a2e20e05d0a8)

if it wont work is there a way i can install linux on a external hard drive or is there another product out that world do what i want it to do.

[Firewing1]

Personally sure it looks nice but not convientent... I'd buy one of your local Future Shop (I'm up in canada, but for 200$ Canadian $ of course I got 160GB, double theirs.)
Then that way you can install Fedora or Mandriva with double the storage, and partition it your way.
PLUS, madriva is free so it's not like you're getting much with it preinstalled anyways. Click a button ald let it install for an hour, same result.

Firewing1

[mjr]

have youve tried installing linux on that external drive and will it boot on to linux

second madriva is not free there is a free distubution but if you buy you get support service

[mjr]

Personally sure it looks nice but not convientent... I'd buy one of your local Future Shop (I'm up in canada, but for 200$ Canadian $ of course I got 160GB, double theirs.)
Then that way you can install Fedora or Mandriva with double the storage, and partition it your way.
PLUS, madriva is free so it's not like you're getting much with it preinstalled anyways. Click a button ald let it install for an hour, same result.

Firewing1
it may have alot of data but do you have to plug it in and the one on madiva runs on the computers bus. i have tied to in linux on a 160 gig ex hard drive but the anicaona installer didnt open the so i could install it if you have done it how do i get it to work on theis external plus i have tried it with a 20gig ex hard drive but the fedora anbiconnda instaler did not reconized it

[Firewing1]

btw, you're only getting 1 month support for this purchase, and it's web support.
also, USB = Universal Serial Bus => That's why they can advertise it's connected through a system bus. Yes it is, and so is every other USB device existing out there. This HD is USB connected and it's no different from the ones you or I are talking about...
Requirements for USB booting:
1) BIOS must have support for it (check before trying...)
2) it must be partitioned to be recognized by the installer (format it completely, then try again). Doesn't technically *have* to be, but I do it just incase and it's worked for me
3) Start the linux installer with linux expert to load the USB modules.
Firewing1

[mjr]

you are life saver

[mjr]

on mandraria there is 1 year free subscribtion club subcription and if you know the club madiva has costume plug in and it requre a you to be in the club

i am install so when i done i boot it from the usb disk and it will open linux

[Firewing1]

on mandraria there is 1 year free subscribtion club subcription and if you know the club madiva has costume plug in and it requre a you to be in the club

i am install so when i done i boot it from the usb disk and it will open linux
It should, but again only if you BIOS supports it. check first.
Firewing1