Thanks. Very helpful to know that this notebook is fully compatible with Linux. You may want to add it to the list on http://www.linux-on-laptops.com where this model is not yet listed (which always...
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Thanks. Very helpful to know that this notebook is fully compatible with Linux. You may want to add it to the list on http://www.linux-on-laptops.com where this model is not yet listed (which always...
I was out of town for a few days; now back at Linux.
Rename versus symbolic link: good point. I followed your advice (and Ubuntu standard, as I have meanwhile realized), moved kernel and...
[SOLVED] Neither lilo nor GRUB2 can open root device on usb harddisk
Finally, it works :P. This is how I did it, in case anybody else has the same issues (steps 4 - 12 are not needed, just for me to test; the on-screen messages in step 8 allowed me an estimated guess,...
So, I re-tried GRUB. Thanks to the very clear instructions in the links provided by oldfred (notably http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/p20/GRUB2%20Bash%20Commands.html#GRUB_USB), I created a GRUB2...
@oldfred: Thanks for your reply. I am also surprised that the system boots from USB flash drive (I tried several, all work; including a 16 GB stick on which I could install entire Ubuntu) but not...
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I try to install linux (ubuntu lucid) on an external usb harddisk. As the laptop can boot from an USB flash stick, but not from a USB harddisk (500 GB Lacie rikiki), I try to install lilo...