On Wed, November 25, 2015 10:32 pm, David Christensen wrote: > On 11/25/2015 07:47 PM, rlhar...@oplink.net wrote: >> Dare I ask whether this would work with a USB-interface drive such as >> the Toshiba Canvio Connect II (reformatted, for example, to ext4)? ... > I suppose. But, I prefer small, dedicated, solid-state system drives. > (I use SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16 GB flash drives.)
I happen to have a USB-powered breastpocket 1 gibabyte mechanical drive, which costs about US$50. An old spare machine here has several USB ports, so I booted from a USB flash stick and now am in the middle of installing Debian Jessie 8.2.0 to the mechanical USB drive. This is one of the most valuable techniques I have been shown. > That said, there are valid reasons for putting the rescue operating > system and the images on one large capacity device -- for example, if the > computer has only one USB port. I do not understand. 1. Would not that require the drive to be partitioned into an "installation" partition and a "debianlive" partion? 2. And would it not be necessary that both partitions be bootable? 3. Or is the "installation" partition ruined when the boot loader is installed? Russ
