求救！~！~！~

liudan818

我在安装redhat9.0的时候出问题了~~
我在外接一块硬盘的时候装redhat9.0的时候，找不到外接硬盘，只能在自己本地的硬盘上装，我的外接硬盘是usb接口的！~
谢谢了！~
请大家帮忙解决一下！~

d00m3d

Not fully understand your situation.  Can you current RH9 find your USD HDD or you installed RH9 to your USB HDD but it cannot start up?

liudan818

I want to install the redhat9.0 in circumscribing the hard drive。But have no success。

d00m3d

First, you must have your USB HDD recognized by your current Linux distro, e.g. RH9.  If it cannot be recognized, how can you install?

Alternatively, you may install your distro into your HDD and then replicate it to your USB HDD.  This method has been described by savagePig, see http://www.linuxsir.cn/bbs/showthread.php?t=189080

Although savagePig is describing a method for Debian, the principle is the same for other distros.

In general, the steps are:

1. Install or replicate your distro into a USB HDD
2. Create an initrd that can load the relevant USB modules such that the system can understand /dev/sda before mounting the actual root filesystem
3. Install your boot loader to your USB HDD
4. Modify the bootloader configuration file, e.g. menu.lst for GRUB, to suit your need.

Further references:
http://www.linuxsir.cn/bbs/showthread.php?t=188004
http://www.linuxsir.cn/bbs/showthread.php?t=153674
http://www.linuxsir.cn/bbs/showthread.php?t=181787

Good luck!

linuxahah

我猜你是想使用USB外接硬盘启动安装界面并安装系统？何不用光盘直接安装呢?
好像做4张引导磁盘，就可以装载USB硬盘了吧。

liudan818

直接说目的吧，因为我的笔记本太老了，只有10G的硬盘，而现在除了windows系统外还要装个llinux系统，所以买了块移动硬盘。准备在移动硬盘上安装linux。主机的10G还是用windows，结果进入安装界面后找不到usb硬盘，无法在移动硬盘上安装linux。

d00m3d

There are other solutions:

1. Create a partition in your USB HDD and then prepare an iso of your RH9. Boot a LiveCD and then use the chroot method to install your RH9.

2. Alternatively, download a Kanotix LiveCD from http://www.kanotix.com/
Kanotix is the bleeding edge version of Knoppix, of course, Debian based.  You can install it straight from the LiveCD to your USB HDD.  If you are familiar with RH, switching to Debian is very easy.  For your information, I am a RH refugee since the RH6.2 age.

Cheers!

liudan818

十分感谢楼上的朋友！~
说实话我接触linux还不到半个月，现在只是学会了在本地机器上面安装linux和一些简单的命令。
看了doom3d的介绍，感觉要学的东西真多呀！我对我自己充满信心，我会安照你的方法安装的，
希望好运与我同在，哈哈！~！~