I bought a usb hard drive for running linux from. I plan to boot from the usb hard drive using the
instructions from
http://www.embeddedhobbyist.com/debian-tips/beaglebone-black/beaglebone-black-usb-boot/
Unfortunately the drive I ordered is usb 3 and doesn’t have the Y connector for providing power on the
second usb connector (which I was going to connect to a usb wall wart). The drive spins up when I
connect it to my usb 3 hub on my PC; the hub is getting its power from the usb 3 port on the pc.
But of course does not when plugged into the BBB.
If I buy an externally powered usb 3 hub and plug the hub into the BBB and then plug the drive into
the hub, will it work as a root and swap drive using the above instructions?