Les Mikesell wrote: > Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> My company supplies me with a very nice HP nc2400. Much faster, more >> memory, etc than my old HP nc4010. >> >> Problem is the drive is not swappable, and they encrypt the drive >> (the OS is XP). >> >> The nc2400 has a DVD/CDRW and 2 USB 2.0 ports so I was thinking..... >> >> Make a Live DVD with everything I need but map >> >> /etc /root /home and /var/log (and what else?) to a USB flash drive >> (16Gb are available and I was just sent a PR on a 32Gb, maybe I can >> get an eval device :) ). > > If you can boot from USB, why not get one of the laptop-drive based > external units that are available up to 250 gigs now and do a full > install on it? Duh...... I would have to get one that can be powered from that one USB port (fairly rare, the few that I have require external power or the power from a 2nd USB port). I would also have to be able to strap it to the bottom of the unit for easy management on a plane. Though if I can get that 32Gb USB flash drive that might almost be enough.... And too bad not a larger Compact Flash MicroDrive. Hey, wait. I run my Libretto's DSL off of one.... I can put one in a PCMCIA holder and map the swap drive to it and.... Now I am cooking. Maybe. But still down to can XEN run the content of the encrypted drive. How do I find out?