OpenSUSE Install :: Boot From An External Drive / Set Up A Triple Boot?

Jan 4, 2010

does anyone know that if i can boot from an external hard drive with "openSUSE" installed on it?

how about FireWire, will it work?

i'm trying to set up a triple boot for me newly bought iMac.

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i'm trying to make my imac capable of triple boot.the software i use are:

mac os x 10.5.8
win vista sp1
linux opensuse 11.2

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Code:
[2.201029] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access Ext Hard Disk PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
[2.201450] usb-storage: device scan complete
[2.206637] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Spinning up disk......
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[6.225262] .
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Code:
//192.168.1.200/share1/mnt/Documents cifsauto,users,username=user,password=useruser,uid=Alastairo,gid=users0 0

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4.......
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