Install From USB

	Skill level: Medium
	The instructions on this page require a basic knowledge of linux.

Requirements

• Bootable USB Disk - 2GB is sufficient
• SME Image - SME 8 - download it
• USB Disk Creation Software
  • http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Note: I'm using Windows 7 - this work on Win7, should work on XP and later

Creating USB stick

• USB Disk In
• Run the Software
• Point to the SME ISO file

Using

In your new Hardware ...

1. Boot from USB
2. Select Install from Hard Disk
3. Choose Partition
   • Generally it will be the last partition
   • it was /dev/sda1 when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver
   • I left the path blank

Originally I used pendrivlinux.com, UNetbootin was a lot simpler

with UNetbootin

	Note:
	5th July 2013: I found that unetbootin-windows-585.exe expanded the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso onto the USB stick (creating the directory structure etc), thus there was no .iso image to be found at the select an image point in the install process. I simply copied the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso into the USB sticks root directory.

• USB Disk In
• Run Unetbootin
• Point to the SME ISO file
• Wait that Unetbooting is finished
• Simply copied the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso into the USB sticks root directory.

Then

• Boot from USB
• Select Install from Hard Disk
• Choose Partition
  • Generally it will be the last partition
  • it was /dev/sda1 when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver
  • I left the path blank

	Warning:
	you don't have the boot menu where you can pass special commands on raid, no lvm...

with Multisystem

Multisystem is a useful tool when you want to get several isos on your usb key, see http://liveusb.info/dotclear/index.php? The installation is quite easy, drag and drop the iso in the below appropriate place, give the password of the user who needs the sudo right...it is nearly finished.

• USB Disk In
• Run multisystem
• Point to the SME ISO file
• Wait that multisystem is finished

Then

• Boot from USB, select the right O.S you want to start.
• Optional : At boot prompt if you want to give some options to install sme in a particular way, you have too select the SME Server menu and press "e"

Then you need to find the line

linux (loop)/isolinux/vmlinux linux repo=hd:

and insert your option line like this :

linux (loop)/isolinux/vmlinux nolvm ext4 linux repo=hd:

All Booting options can be find in the wiki. once done, you can press ctrl+x or F10 to launch the installation.

• Select Install from Hard Disk
• Choose Partition
  • Generally it will be the last partition
  • it was /dev/sda1 when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver
  • I left the path blank

References

• http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
• SME Server USB installer topic in the Contribs forums
• http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/GrubInstallation

Long Live SME ...

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