I'm trying to install Ubuntu using a Live CD. However, when I get to the step about partitioning, nothing shows up except my external hard drive. I'm pretty sure it is connected correctly... it is vibrating when I touch it. It is a seagate 250GB, unused. Do I need to format it some other way?
Also, will Ubuntu work off of a western digital passport?
Try unplugging your external, then try and install ubuntu again and see how it goes.
O and yes, wed passports work in ubuntu.
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Nope. I tried unplugging the passport, but the SATA is still unrecognized. Installing a SATA is just connecting the sata cable to motherboard, and hooking up to power supply, right?
I think you may have misunderstood my question. I want to know if it's possible to install Ubuntu on the passport and be able to run Ubuntu wherever I plug it in?
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Yes, it is possible to install ubuntu on an external hard drive and have it boot off that. Just make sure the bios are set to boot off a usb device.
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