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* Check that the USB Flash drive is formatted on FAT32
* Check that the USB Flash drive is formatted on FAT32
* Change it's name to OS2BOOT
* Unzip all the contents of the RAMFSOS2 zip file on a temporary folder and copy the files to the root of the Flash Drive.  
* Unzip all the contents of the RAMFSOS2 zip file on a temporary folder and copy the files to the root of the Flash Drive.  



Revision as of 00:39, 30 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
  • Change it's name to OS2BOOT
  • Unzip all the contents of the RAMFSOS2 zip file on a temporary folder and copy the files to the root of the Flash Drive.

Now it is the turn of the FreeInst tool to modify the USB Flash booting. It is very important that you run FreeInst from other location outside USB Flash drive. Remember the "temporary folder".

  • Go to the \Tools\FreeInst directory (On other copy outside the USB Flash Drive)
  • 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"

It will write the FreeLDR to your Flash drive and show this message for example: