This is how to create a booting usb from windows without installers or anything else.
1) You will need:
Bootsector files (this files are taken from chameleonb build, they are respectivly - Mbr.bin - boot0 and bs32.bin - boot1f32).
Preferably latest build of chameleon. Download the tar.gz file and unpack with 7z.
2) Lets begin:
BACKUP ANYTHING IMPORTANT ON THE FLASH DRIVE.
- You have to have a some form of partition on your USB, so windows can assign a letter to it. If its empty format in FAT32
- Unpack the bootsector arhive and run through CMD this command:
"makeusb X:" (WHERE X IS THE LETTER ASSIGNED TO YOUR USB)
- Unplug the drive and put it back in
- Now you should have a fresh (empty) partition. All you have to do is unpack the trunk build you downloaded in the root of the USB drive.
- You should copy boot from /usr/standalone/boot to the root folder of your USB. So that there are atleast 2 folders - Extra/usr and 1 file - boot (not extension).
- You're set, now create your config files/put your extensions/adapt your themes
PROS:
Every modern pc/mac can read FAT32
You can use the USB drive for files (it may sound weird, but compared to HFS+ the devices that support it are much more)
You don't Mac for creating the bootloader
CONS:
FAT32 is slow, atleast slowER compared to HFS+
Source
Remember, try hackintosh by your own risk :)
I get the error
ReplyDeletecould not find the file usbbs32.bin
I get the error
ReplyDeletecould not find the file usbbs32.bin
If you use the trailing slash you'll get this error - remove the trailing slash and it'll create the bootable usb
ReplyDeletewrong way f: is just an example here as it is what my flashkey shows up as
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\bootsector>makeusb.bat f:\
Format f:\ ...
Create boot sector ...
error E2003: File was not provided!
ERROR: Read DBR: failed - Failed to create files (LastError: 0x3)!
ERROR: Read MBR: failed - Failed to create files (LastError: 0x3)!
Could Not Find C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\bootsector\usbbs3
2.bin
Done.
RePlug device before using it!
right way
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\bootsector>makeusb.bat f:
Format f: ...
Create boot sector ...
Read DBR: successful!
Patching FAT32 BPB: successful!
Write DBR: successful!
Write MBR: successful!
Done.
RePlug device before using it!
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\bootsector>
MAKE SURE YOU UNPLUG / REPLUG THE USB KEY IN BEFORE YOU COPY ALL OF THE 945GCLF INSTALL KIT FILES TO IT
And what about installation files???can i copy into the flash drive...thanks
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