Tuesday, April 15, 2008

gos install from windows

Essentials for creating a Portable gOS using Windows:

  • gOS ISO
  • gOSConvert.exe (files within do the USB conversion)
  • 1GB or larger USB flash drive (we used a 1GB stick)
  • A Windows host PC to perform the build

How to install gOS on a flashdrive using Windows:

Note: USB installation of gOS performs like the Live CD. Currently persistent gOS features are outside the scope of this tutorial.

  1. Format your USB flashdrive as fat32 or fat16
  2. Download gOSConvert.exe and run, contents will extract to a folder named gos
  3. Download the gOS ISO using a torrent client and place the ISO in your gos folder
  4. From your gos folder, click fixgOS.bat to launch the converter
  5. Once the converter has finished, copy the contents "from within" the newly created gOS(copytoPen) folder I.E. / gos/gOS(copytoPen)/ to your USB flash drive
  6. From your flash drive click makeboot.bat file and follow the onscreen instructions
  7. Reboot your PC and select your USB device from the Boot Menu or system BIOS and proceed to boot gOS from your USB device

If all goes well, you should now be running gOS portably from a USB flash drive!

from :
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/03/13/usb-gos-install-from-windows/

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