Create a custom mikeOS bootable flash drive
Using Hyper-V, I start a Windows XP computer and I also have a virtual floppy drive installed where, using the following code, I write bootloader.bin to the virtual floppy drive.
>debug
-n bootloader.bin
-l 0
-w 0 0 0 1
-quit
This works well with a virtual floppy disk. I am collecting asm files using NASM. However, I want to get my own OS along with a new kernel.bin on a flash drive. Now I saw that the mikeOS source has an ISO, but I cannot get that on my flash drive using traditional methods as it uses its own bootloader.
I am looking for a way that I can get this OS to work on any x86 PCs. I need a way to transfer storage. Also, I don't want to use CD-R for this purpose. The memory must be rewritable.
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You should be able to download a direct USB thumbnail (or bootloader). To do this, use the raw burn program. If you have your own VFD or ISO, you can use UNetbootin to install to a USB stick as it will help with the boot process. If you only have files, you can use Winimage to create a VFD or ISO with those files. If you feel stuck, head back to the MikeOS guides. They have a lot of useful information.
UPDATE
In your case, you can use UNetbootin easily.
- Download it for your platform (I assume Windows). You should only have one executable file.
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Run the executable file. NOTE. This is not an installer.
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Select 'diskimage' instead of 'Distribution'.
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Change 'ISO' to 'Floppy'.
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Select a VFD location.
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Select the type of disc you want to burn to. In this case, the default USB drive.
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Select the drive, in this case the drive
G:\
. MAKE SURE YOU SHOW RIGHT ONE. THAT THE DRIVE WILL BE FULLY PROCESSED BEFORE INSTALLATION!
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Click OK. If all goes well, you will now have a bootable USB for your OS.
Hope this helps!
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"Format" it in assembler, build, mount the image with ImDisk and copy the files. All of this can be done with a cmd script. While you look at this 1.44MB FAT32 floppy disk and MikeOS-4.5 FAT32 (16-bit real mode) to see how simple it is to use FAT32 instead of FAT12.
PS. Formatting is done in bootload.asm on a MikeOS-4.5 FAT32 distribution (16-bit real mode).
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