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List:       gentoo-amd64
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-amd64] Hard drive (installation)
From:       Rich Freeman <rich0 () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2013-08-29 19:56:10
Message-ID: CAGfcS_nOaxggW+8V5S60aSK2KKXhP5pL3J-Zjx0dy6Ckatb1OQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Henry W. Peters <hwpeters@jamadots.com> wrote:
> So my question is: will an external HD work (I do audio
> editing/recording/graphics) as a system/work space? & more importantly, will
> Gentoo install on such a HD (external, usb 3))
>

You did mention USB3, as did others in this thread.  Hopefully this is
obvious to all, but under no circumstances should you try to run an OS
on USB2 or less.  eSATA or USB3 should in theory be fine, though I
have no experience with the latter (I guess in theory it should work
fine).

Sure, any USB will work, but for USB2 or lower you'll start to get an
experience that feels more like booting off of a LiveCD.

Rich

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