02-22-2020, 08:59 AM
I know this is a huge thread dig but thank you for those that posted the info above, it helped me with a similar query.
I have a Lenovo ideapad running Win10 that I wanted to use LL on but didn't want to use the onboard SSD as it is only 125Gb and I still use Win10 for some work things (they don't support Linux) so wanted to use a recycled 320Gb HDD out of a 8 year old Toshiba laptop that has a dead screen, keyboard plus other things that have failed.
The above worked for me and I can now run LL from the ext HDD. There were a few differences in terminology given the above posts are 2-3 years old and things have updated but I got through it all.
I'm now using LL4.2 UEFI via the ext HDD 8)
The one thing I need to work through at the moment is that I can not connect to the www to get updates etc as it does not see any networks at all. I'll have to do some searching to see if I can find a solution to that.
It has me a bit stumped at the moment as I also have LL working spotty dog on a 15+ yo Toshiba laptop. It is using LL3.X as it's 512Gb RAM, 40Gb HDD and 32bit so slower than the new stuff but works pretty dam well for what it is.
Onwards and upwards
I have a Lenovo ideapad running Win10 that I wanted to use LL on but didn't want to use the onboard SSD as it is only 125Gb and I still use Win10 for some work things (they don't support Linux) so wanted to use a recycled 320Gb HDD out of a 8 year old Toshiba laptop that has a dead screen, keyboard plus other things that have failed.
The above worked for me and I can now run LL from the ext HDD. There were a few differences in terminology given the above posts are 2-3 years old and things have updated but I got through it all.
I'm now using LL4.2 UEFI via the ext HDD 8)
The one thing I need to work through at the moment is that I can not connect to the www to get updates etc as it does not see any networks at all. I'll have to do some searching to see if I can find a solution to that.
It has me a bit stumped at the moment as I also have LL working spotty dog on a 15+ yo Toshiba laptop. It is using LL3.X as it's 512Gb RAM, 40Gb HDD and 32bit so slower than the new stuff but works pretty dam well for what it is.
Onwards and upwards