Well, howdy there! You wanna put that fancy Asahi Linux thing on an outside hard drive, huh? Alright, listen up, ’cause I’m gonna tell ya how to do it, no fancy talk, just plain and simple.
First off, this Asahi thing, it’s like puttin’ a new brain in your computer, but we’re gonna put it on a thingamajig you can plug in and unplug, see? Now, some folks say the easiest way is to put the main part on the inside drive and just move your pictures and stuff to the outside one. But you wanna do it all on the outside, right? Okay, okay, we can do that.
First thing’s first, you gotta get your hands on that Asahi Linux. Go on the internet, find it, and download it. You know, click them buttons and all that. Make sure you’re gettin’ the right one for your machine, ’cause there are different ones, you know, like different kinds of tractors.
Now, some smarty-pants folks say you need another computer that speaks the same language as this Asahi thing. An ARM64 Linux, they call it. If you got one, good for you. If not, well, maybe you can find a friend who’s got one. Borrow it for a spell, you know, like borryin’ a cup of sugar.
Get that Asahi Linux downloaded.
Find yourself a computer that speaks ARM64 Linux.
Okay, next thing. You gotta take that outside hard drive and make it ready for Asahi. It’s like plowing a field before you plant seeds, you gotta prep that drive. Now, there’s this thing called FAT32. It’s good for them little flash drives, you know, the ones you stick in the side. But for a big ol’ hard drive, you might need somethin’ else, unless it’s a little one. Ask someone who knows about computers, they’ll tell you. Just don’t get bamboozled by them fancy words, just tell ’em you need to get that drive ready for a new brain.
Now, the tricky part. You gotta tell the computer to put that Asahi thing on the outside drive, not the inside one. It’s like tellin’ a rooster to crow in the morning, not in the middle of the night. There’s talk of “m1n1” and “U-boot” and “ESP”. Sounds like gibberish, right? Well, it kinda is. But it’s important gibberish. If you can find someone who knows about this stuff, they can help you. Maybe that same friend who lent you the ARM64 Linux computer.
There’s also this thing called a “mount file”. Sounds like somethin’ you keep papers in, right? Well, it’s kinda like that, but for the computer. It tells the computer where to find everything on that outside drive. You gotta make one of these things, and you gotta put some numbers in it, “UUID” they call it. It’s like the address for your drive, so the computer don’t get lost. Find that number for your drive, it’s like findin’ your mailbox on a long country road, and put it in the right spot in that “mount file” thingy.
Here’s an example of what that gibberish looks like:
/etc/systemd/system/*
[Unit]
Description=External Asahi Drive
[Mount]
What=/dev/disk/by-uuid/YOUR-UUID-HERE
Where=/mnt/asahi-external
Type=ext4
Options=defaults
[Install]
WantedBy=*
See all them words and numbers? Don’t worry if you don’t understand ‘em all. Just find that “YOUR-UUID-HERE” part and stick your drive’s address in there. And that “/mnt/asahi-external”, that’s just where the computer gonna put all them Asahi files. You can change that if you want, but just make sure you remember where you put it. Like rememberin’ where you planted the tomatoes last year.
Once you got all that set up, you gotta tell the computer to start using it. It’s like kickin’ a mule to get it movin’. There’s commands and stuff, you gotta type ‘em in. If you don’t know how to do that, get that computer-savvy friend to help you again. They’ll know what to do.
And that’s pretty much it. You plug in that hard drive, turn on your computer, and if you did everything right, that Asahi Linux thing will pop up, ready to go. It’s like bakin’ a pie, gotta follow the recipe, or it’ll turn out a mess. But when it works, it’s mighty satisfying. Now you got yourself a whole new computer on an outside drive, just like you wanted.
Remember: Back up your stuff before you do any of this. Don’t want to lose all your pictures of the grandkids, right? And if you get stuck, don’t be afraid to ask for help. There’s always some young whippersnapper who knows about computers.
And that’s all I got to say about that. Go on now, get to it!
