Hi all,

I have Googled a lot to find the answer to the following question(s), but I can't find it anywhere, so I hope to find help here.

Here is what I want:

I have a 40gb 2 1/2" external USB 2.0 harddisk. I would like to have the Knoppix 4.0 DVD run from it as if it is a DVD (so with hardware detection etc..)

So that way I will be able to boot from it from different machines with different hardware, just as I would from the DVD. That way I have a portable Linux distro with me and I can store data and access it from the USB harddisk. Also handy for systems that do not have a DVD but CD only.

Ideally it should also run with a USB 1.1 system...

A) Is the above scenario at all possible
B) If yes: how?
C) If no, can I install Linux (any flavor) on my USB and boot from it?

Remember: I'm pretty much a Linux noob, so please be specific with any pointers or solutions

ps: most systems I work on do have the option to boot either from USB HDD or USB floppy or LS120 (or something like a big floppy/zip drive?)...