> W. Wayne Liauh wrote: > > I installed OS 2008.05 onto a USB HD (WD Passport), > and was able to boot from it (knock on wood!). > > > > However, when plugged into a different machine, I > then am unable to boot from it. > > > > Is there any permission issue that I must address > on this ZFS HD before I can boot from it? > > > Could you provide a bit more information as to where > it fails ? Does the > new system discover it ? Do you see the grub menu ? > > -Sanjay >
Thanks a whole bunch for responding to my question. After trying it on another desktop machine (and failed), I was led to suspect that the problem may be caused by the system (computer) not delivering enough juice (electrical current) to the USB HD. This is one of the first generation portable USB HDs and it may need more current to operate than the later models. So, before going thru the whole process of re-installing OS 08.05 on a newer version of the WD Passport, I decided to give this old portable disc another try. After canceled my dinner appointment, I plugged this OS 08.05 installed USB HB into an IBM ThinkPad R61i. This time it worked beautifully. (The squeaking noise never sounded so pleasant. :-) ) I always believe that using a customized USB HD will be one of the best ways to effectively (and more convincingly) propagate OpenSolaris. More investigations are necessary, but, in short, the problem I experienced definitely has nothing to do with ZFS permission issues. Thanks again for the response. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
