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| ===== Technical Questions ===== | ===== Technical Questions ===== | ||
| ==== How do I boot the USB image? ==== | ==== How do I boot the USB image? ==== | ||
| - | First, USB images are a legacy offer which was hacked specifically for MINIX 3.1.x. They do not work with the more recent 3.2.x releases, and are futile with 3.3.0 which does support native USB peripherals. | + | First, USB images are a legacy offer which was provided specifically for MINIX 3.1.x. They do not work with the more recent 3.2.x releases, and are futile with 3.3.0 which does support native USB peripherals. |
| Write the USB image file to the USB device sector-by-sector (e.g. with //dd//). In other words, don't write it to a FAT filesystem on the USB device, but write the file to it starting at the first sector (Sector 0). This will, of course, effectively wipe all other information that was stored on the USB device. | Write the USB image file to the USB device sector-by-sector (e.g. with //dd//). In other words, don't write it to a FAT filesystem on the USB device, but write the file to it starting at the first sector (Sector 0). This will, of course, effectively wipe all other information that was stored on the USB device. | ||
| - | Then you can boot from the USB device if your BIOS supports that. | + | Then you can boot from the USB device, if your BIOS supports that. |
| ==== Can I crosscompile it? ==== | ==== Can I crosscompile it? ==== | ||
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