install kolibri steps

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  • SoUrcerer
    Posts 2810
    Joined: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:11 am

    USB for FAT32 installation:
    1. run inst.exe (folder HD_load\USB_Boot)
    2. choose your drive (example E:\ [USB name])
    3. copy MTLD_F32 to E:\ [USB name]
    4. ???
    4. Copy kolibri.img to your USB stick
    USB for not FAT32 installation: (i dont understand)
    1. ???
    1. Go format your USB stick to FAT32.
    CD/DVD installation :
    1. Download http://kolibrios.org/f/releases/kolibri ... _iso_en.7z
    2. open kolibri_0.7.7.0_iso_en.7z
    3. open kolibri.iso
    4. copy all file on the kolibri.iso paste on CD/DVD
    5. and then restart your computer
    6. OS going to kolibri
    Nope,
    1. Download http://kolibrios.org/f/releases/kolibri ... _iso_en.7z
    2. open kolibri_0.7.7.0_iso_en.7z
    3. Burn iso file to CD using ISO tools (Nero? some freeware?)
    4. boot using CD
    kolibri.img is same with kolibri.iso ??
    where is kolibri.img?
    Nope, kolibri.img is universal image for HD, USB, floppy, VM
    Kolibri.iso is CD image for CD and VM
    Kolibri.iso include kolibri.img file inside iso file.
    You can download both versions from our site: http://kolibrios.org
    HardDisk Installation:
    Step 1. Copy files mtldr and kolibri.img to C:\

    Step 2. For users of NT-family (NT/2k/XP/2003 Server (?)):
    add to boot.ini to the section [operating systems] line
    c:\mtldr="KolibriOS"
    (either open c:\boot.ini with any text editor, or through
    Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Startup and Recovery
    -> Edit). You can change the title in quotes to anything you like,
    under this title the system will appear to bootload list.
    Now at booting the screen of operating system choice will appear.
    It's true if you're using Windows XP/Vista/7/8 or something Windows NT-based. Otherwise use GRUB/MTLD_F32
  • lucky
    Posts 5
    Joined: Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:09 am

    SoUrcerer wrote:
    USB for not FAT32 installation: (i dont understand)
    1. ???
    1. Go format your USB stick to FAT32.
    after that restar the pc ?
  • SoUrcerer
    Posts 2810
    Joined: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:11 am

    after that restar the pc ?
    No, you don't need to restart your PC. Note that you'll lose all data on your USB stick.
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    seppe
    Posts 97
    Joined: Sun May 11, 2014 9:21 pm

    USB for FAT32 installation:

    1. run inst.exe (folder HD_load\USB_Boot)
    2. choose your drive (example E:\ [USB name])
    3. copy MTLD_F32 to E:\ [USB name]
    4. Copy kolibri.img to your USB stick
    This works fine on my older pendrives of up to 2Gb.
    When installed on my USB pendrives of 4Gb or more, the boot hangs (a blinking cursor). :(

    1. Could anyone get it to work on a >2Gb pendrive?
    2. are the sources of inst.exe, mtld_F32, and bootF32.bin public?
    Greetings from Seppe
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    CleverMouse Kernel Developer
    Posts 1625
    Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:52 pm

    1. It should work. If not, run the program from the attachment viewtopic.php?p=54202#p54202 - it dumps several important areas from the target drive to the file "diskdump.bin" - and attach the resulting "diskdump.bin" here.
    2. svn://kolibrios.org/programs/hd_load/usb_boot
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    yogev_ezra Public Relations
    Posts 1879
    Joined: Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:01 pm

    seppe wrote:When installed on my USB pendrives of 4Gb or more, the boot hangs (a blinking cursor). :(
    1. Could anyone get it to work on a >2Gb pendrive?
    Yes, I got it working on many 4GB and 8GB USB pendrives. For some drives, you need also to run "setmbr.exe" in addition to all of the above steps.
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    seppe
    Posts 97
    Joined: Sun May 11, 2014 9:21 pm

    Yep, that is it! :D
    Executing setmbr.exe before the inst.exe solved the problem.
    Thank you!
    Greetings from Seppe
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    seppe
    Posts 97
    Joined: Sun May 11, 2014 9:21 pm

    Executing setmbr.exe before the inst.exe solved the problem. :D So I dont need to send you a dump.
    Thank you for the sources. Someone should try to boot Kolibri from UEFI.
    I had no reaction on my earlier post about it. viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2730.
    Greetings from Seppe
  • oui
    Posts 1
    Joined: Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:52 am

    Hi

    I did find above the details for the HD installation:
    HardDisk Installation:
    Step 1. Copy files mtldr and kolibri.img to C:\

    Step 2. For users of NT-family (NT/2k/XP/2003 Server (?)):
    add to boot.ini to the section [operating systems] line
    c:\mtldr="KolibriOS"
    (either open c:\boot.ini with any text editor, or through
    Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Startup and Recovery
    -> Edit). You can change the title in quotes to anything you like,
    under this title the system will appear to bootload list.
    Now at booting the screen of operating system choice will appear.
    But I don't have some Windows etc. but Linux only starting with Grub (legacy, actually installed, but I could reinstall easily Grub2).

    Kolibri offers divers downloads.

    I did download the ISO and open it and find kolibri.img

    Can I use it within an ext4 partition (where actually grub is installed), in my actual case logical partition No. 7 ?

    what is to add in menu.lst ?

    rgds
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