[CentOS] Installing TOO USB Drive

[Mark Schoonover]

Mike wrote:
> Eric Davis wrote:
> Here is an option,
> 
>     Use VMware workstation and point the New Virtual Machine Wizard
> to a folder on your external USB drive. Install CentOS there. Be sure
> to select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 so the proper drivers will be
> loaded. This will allow your XP system to stay intact and allow you
> to run CentOS at the same time.  I do this with my Latitude and it
> still runs quite fast! This doesn't directly solve your problem but
> is an option.      
> 
> Eric D
> 
> 
> On 6/24/06, Phil Schaffner <P.R.Schaffner at ieee.org> wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-06-24 at 03:01 +0100, Karanbir Singh wrote:
>> Mike wrote:
>>> Greetings CentOS Fans.
>>> 
>>> I'm working on an Inspiron 9400 Laptop.  It supports booting from
>>> USB devices, so I'd like to install CentOS on a USB hard drive as
>>> an alternative to XP. 
>>> 
>> 
>> this might not help you, but just so you know - CentOS-4 does not
>> support installing to or booting from usb drives. You might still be
>> able to do it using some trick or the other, but officially its not
>> supported.
> 
> Haven't gotten around to trying the CentOS Live CD yet.  Does it
> support 
> customization on a USB key (like Knoppix)?
> 
> LiveCD+USB key might serve the OP's purpose as an XP alternative. 
> (Or - 
> my preference - just shrink the XP partition and dual-boot if that is
> an 
> option for you [e.g. not somebody else's laptop].)
> 
> Phil
> 
> That's an interesting idea, but  I'm not sure I want to fork out $200
> for vmware workstation.  Do you know if vmware player would be
> sufficient?  
> 
> I'm also wondering, if vmware is installed does it add yet another
> constant process even when "not" in use?  This machine gets heavily
> loaded with video editing, music recording and of course gaming...  

You don't have to purchase VMware W/S, you can download VMware server,
create what you need, then convert it to work on VMware player...

HTH

Mark