AnduinOS 2.0.2 External USB Drive Not Detected by Installer in VirtualBox

[HaesGH]

OS Version: AnduinOS 2.0.2
Environment: VirtualBox on Windows host
Installation Method: Live USB / ISO in VM

I’m unable to install AnduinOS 2.0.2 to an external USB drive when running the installer inside VirtualBox.

My usual workflow is to install a full Linux distro to an external USB drive without touching my internal Windows drive.
To do this, I use VirtualBox with the USB controller enabled and USB passthrough. I do NOT create a virtual disk in VirtualBox. Instead, I pass the physical external USB drive directly to the VM, and it shows up as an available disk inside the live OS.

Problem:
In AnduinOS 2.0.2, the external USB drive is detected in the live desktop and in the "Disks" app.
However, the AnduinOS installer does NOT detect the external USB drive as an installation target.
Because of this, I cannot proceed with the installation.

This workflow worked fine in older AnduinOS versions and other Ubuntu-based / Debian-based distros.

Any suggestion please?

(Thanks for the great work on AnduinOS!)

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[Anduin2017]

Hi HaesGH,

Thanks for the detailed report!

For running AnduinOS from a USB drive without installing it on your internal Windows disk, we recommend AnduinOS ToGo, our persistent USB mode. It lets you install applications, save files, and change settings, with those changes retained across reboots.

Write the ISO directly to your USB drive using a tool such as BalenaEtcher. If you use Rufus, select DD mode. Then boot from the USB drive and choose Advanced Options → AnduinOS To Go (Persistent on USB).

Please back up the USB drive first, as writing the ISO will erase its existing contents.

Instructions: https://docs.anduinos.com/Install/Burn-AnduinOS-ToGo.html

ToGo uses a persistent Live system rather than a conventional full installation, so it is an alternative to your VirtualBox workflow—not a fix for the installer’s disk detection issue.

Thanks for supporting AnduinOS!

Anduin

REF: https://docs.anduinos.com/Install/Burn-AnduinOS-ToGo.html

[HaesGH]

Noted, thanks.

Will wait for the next release, as I understand that the new installer is still in beta status.
I hope the problem will be rectified then.