linux using usb based external cd drive

[nagender]

Hi,

I am planning to buy a thinkpad X32 with out the docking and cdrw as I have an usb based external cd drive. I was wondering if any one can tell me if the booting from the external drive goes on smooothly? This is because I certainly want to install linux on this system and this is the deciding factor. Hope some one can help me out with this. Thanks in advance!

best regards,
Nagender.

[fuchsmi]

i've installed linux on a x41 with an external cd-drive

what you need is:
- the cd drive. the first one didn't work. i think the point is the drive a a normal mass-storage device. the first cd-drive which didn't work was an IDE case with an USB-adapter. the secoundone (which works!) is a plextar usb 2.0.
- a linux boot-cd which supports usb-cd (like knoppix > 3.4)

Michi