Re: boot from external usb disk

[Jordan Uggla]

On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 7:33 AM, Ben Andersen <address@hidden> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I've used grub2 on a new install of Ubuntu 12.04 for about a month on a
> new intel SSD 240Gb in a USB 2.0 chassis. I use different models of
> older HP laptops like nc6400, 6730b, nx7400.
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> It's been acting up sometimes with the message "Error: Out of disk.

This error means that you have a buggy BIOS which can't properly
handle large drives. You can work around this by creating a separate
small /boot/ partition near the beginning of the drive.

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Jordan Uggla (Jordan_U on irc.freenode.net)