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I had been trying to install RAMFSOS2 to boot from a 4GB USB Flash drive and doing this from Windows 10 (64bits)
I had been trying to install RAMFSOS2 to boot from a 4GB USB Flash drive and doing this from Windows 10 (64bits)


# Check that the USB Flash drive is formatted on FAT32
* Check that the USB Flash drive is formatted on FAT32
# Unzip all the contents of the RAMFSOS2 zip to the root of the Flash Drive.  
* Unzip all the contents of the RAMFSOS2 zip to the root of the Flash Drive.  


[[Image:RAMFSOS2-001.png|400px]]
[[Image:RAMFSOS2-001.png|400px]]
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Now it is the turn of the FreeInst tool to modify the USB Flash booting.  
Now it is the turn of the FreeInst tool to modify the USB Flash booting.  


# Go to the \Tools\FreeInst directory
* Go to the \Tools\FreeInst directory
# Run "fi-w32.exe"
* Run "fi-w32.exe"
# Select Y if you are sure to continue
* Select Y if you are sure to continue


[[Image:FreeInst-001.png|400px]]
[[Image:FreeInst-001.png|400px]]


#Select the drive where you are going to install FreeLdr
* Select the drive where you are going to install FreeLdr




[[Image:FreeInst-002.png|400px]]
[[Image:FreeInst-002.png|400px]]


# Select 1) to install New MBR for FreeLDR on a Partition
* Select 1) to install New MBR for FreeLDR on a Partition


[[Image:FreeInst-003.png|400px]]
[[Image:FreeInst-003.png|400px]]


# It will ask for the drive number. You USB Flash Drive can be 2 or 3 depending on how many HDDs your machine has.  
* It will ask for the drive number. You USB Flash Drive can be 2 or 3 depending on how many HDDs your machine has.  


[[Image:FreeInst-004.png|400px]]
[[Image:FreeInst-004.png|400px]]


# It will ask you on which partition to install it. If you only have one partition (primary) on your USB Flash you can select #1.  
* It will ask you on which partition to install it. If you only have one partition (primary) on your USB Flash you can select #1.  


[[Image:FreeInst-005.png|400px]]
[[Image:FreeInst-005.png|400px]]
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[[Image:FreeInst-006.png|400px]]


# Now on the on Main Menu select "2) Install FreeLDR on a Partition"
* Now on the on Main Menu select "2) Install FreeLDR on a Partition"

Revision as of 23:49, 29 January 2016


USB Flahs / FAT32 / From Windows 10

I had been trying to install RAMFSOS2 to boot from a 4GB USB Flash drive and doing this from Windows 10 (64bits)

  • Check that the USB Flash drive is formatted on FAT32
  • Unzip all the contents of the RAMFSOS2 zip to the root of the Flash Drive.

Now it is the turn of the FreeInst tool to modify the USB Flash booting.

  • Go to the \Tools\FreeInst directory
  • Run "fi-w32.exe"
  • Select Y if you are sure to continue

  • Select the drive where you are going to install FreeLdr


  • Select 1) to install New MBR for FreeLDR on a Partition

  • It will ask for the drive number. You USB Flash Drive can be 2 or 3 depending on how many HDDs your machine has.

  • It will ask you on which partition to install it. If you only have one partition (primary) on your USB Flash you can select #1.

It will give you some message like:

  • Now on the on Main Menu select "2) Install FreeLDR on a Partition"