Booting from USB flash: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:38, 17 September 2012

Install syslinux and mtools packages:
apt-get install syslinux mtools
Copy /usr/lib/syslinux/memdisk and kolibri.img to the root directory of the flash drive
Unmount flash and install syslinux on it:
syslinux -s /dev/sdb1, where /dev/sdb1 is a boot partition of your flash drive
Create syslinux.cfg on a flash and write the following:
default memdisk initrd=kolibri.img

Select floppy in the blue boot screen.

For Windows

Get memdisk and console syslinux.exe (http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/)
Copy memdisk and the kolibri.img image on a flash drive
Run syslinux -s <device> , where <device> is the flash drive name (for example H:)
Write in syslinux.cfg on the flash drive:
default memdisk initrd=kolibri.img

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 == How to install KolibriOS on a USB flash drive ==
-=== Linux Ubuntu ===
+=== Linux ===
 # Install syslinux and mtools packages:<br/> <code>apt-get install syslinux mtools</code>
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 Select '''floppy''' in the blue boot screen.
-== Links ==
+=== Windows ===
-* [[Booting from GRUB]]
-* [http://mdevelop.kolibrios.org/files/tmp/kolibri_hut1_ru/load_usb.htm Mario79 article describing more sophisticated methods{{ref-ru}}]
+For Windows
+# Get memdisk and console syslinux.exe (http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/)
+# Copy memdisk and the kolibri.img image on a flash drive
+# Run syslinux -s <device> , where <device> is the flash drive name (for example H:)
+# Write in syslinux.cfg on the flash drive:<br/><code>default memdisk initrd=kolibri.img</code>
+== See also ==
 * [http://board.kolibrios.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=337&p=16524#p16524 FAT32 KolibriOS bootloader installer for Windows{{ref-ru}}]
 [[Category:Manuals]]