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How to work with the SVN server of KolibriOS?

Fast start

What File Systems are supported?

Read/Write: FAT16, FAT32. Readonly: NTFS, iso9660 (CD-first multisession).

Is support for NTFS writing planned?

Not at the moment.

How to write the image to a CD?

1. In nero, create a new BOOTABLE cd.
2. In the BOOT options tab, select 'floppy emulation' and select 'image'.
3. Set the path of the floppy image.
4. Create the project, you may also add other data to the disk. (games as doom, quake,..)
5. Burn it.

My USB mouse doesnt work in kolibrios.

Kolibri itself does not support USB mice. In most BIOSes there is an option to emulate the USB mouse as PS2, find it, and activate it.

How do I boot Kolibri from my Harddisk? (Dual Boot with windows)

1. You need only the two files int his zip: HDD_Boot.zip.
2. Create a folder C:\kolibri , Copy the Kolibrios Files into that folder. Extract the zipfile into the same directory and run setboot.exe, follow the instructions.
3. Open the file C:\boot.ini and add the parameter C:\kolibri\boot.bin="KolibriOS_HDD". Restart your computer and select "KolibriOS_HDD" in the boot menu.

How do I boot kolibri from a USB drive?

Booting from USB flash

What network cards are supported?

• 3Com fast etherlink 3c59x
• etherlink XL 3c900 and 3c905
• RealTek: rtl8029, rtl8139, rtl8169, rtl8169
• i8255x

See also

1. HowTo