How to install Solaris 9 8/20 x86 on an Ext. USB Disk
807559Sep 29 2003 — edited Jan 18 2007I am fairly new to Solaris. Does anyone know know to do an install to a completely separate ext. USB hard disk?
I think that it can be done since I can get through the initial installation CD with the partitions, slices, and MBR being created and the files copied over. However, when it comes time to reboot and continue, the CDA starts up from USB disk and lists 2 devices to boot -- CD & DISK. This is the problem, it keeps trying to load up from the IDE-PCI controller instead of the USB Disk. It has no problems loading from or booting up the CD.
BTW, this is running on a Dell Inspiron 5100 with the primary disk holding Windows XP. There is no extra room left on it. That's why I'm using the ext. usb disk.