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* [http://meos32.7.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=110 Booting from Grub - HowTo{{ref-en}}]
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* [http://mdevelop.kolibrios.org/files/tmp/kolibri_hut1_ru/load_usb.htm Mario79 article describing more sophisticated methods{{ref-ru}}]
 
* [http://mdevelop.kolibrios.org/files/tmp/kolibri_hut1_ru/load_usb.htm Mario79 article describing more sophisticated methods{{ref-ru}}]
 
* [http://board.kolibrios.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=337&p=16524#p16524 FAT32 KolibriOS bootloader installer for Windows{{ref-ru}}]
 
* [http://board.kolibrios.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=337&p=16524#p16524 FAT32 KolibriOS bootloader installer for Windows{{ref-ru}}]

Revision as of 19:59, 9 February 2008

How to install KolibriOS on a USB flash drive

Linux Ubuntu

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

Select floppy in the blue boot screen.

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