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==Problem ==
Imagine that you have a server that won't boot from USB CDROM drive or that it has no internal CDROM drive. Perhap you prefer to install from a USB stick instead of physical media.

==Solution ==
Create a USB stick with SME software on it.

== Requirements ==

You'll need a usb stick with more space than the sme.iso something like 800mb should do.

Tested with SME v7.3 ~ v7.5.1 and SME8B6, so download your preferred iso file.

The latest GRUB4DOS (no Grub/Grub2 wont do). 
I used 0.4.4<br> 
Download from http://sourceforge.net/projects/grub4dos/

== Creating USB stick ==

'''1) Getting the usb to boot<br>'''
* Unpack the grub4dos.zip.<br>
Plug in your USB drive and identify what device it is. U can see it by using:
 fdisk -l

* Installing to your usb drive
cd into directory where you expanded the grub4dos, find and run this command:<br>
 ./bootlace /dev/<YOUR USB DEVICE FROM STEP ABOVE> <br>

take a peek at http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/files/install.htm for more hints on this<br>

* Mount you usbdrive, well use /media/usb <br>
 mount /dev/<YOUR USB DEVICE FROM STEP ABOVE>  /media/usb <br>


* Copy files to USB root drive:
 cp grldr menu.lst /media/usb


'''2) Getting the iso ready for the boot<br>'''
* Copy the file smeserver*.iso to the usb stick.<br>

 cp smeserver*.iso /media/usb

Its important to NOT rename this iso, as sme's install program will search for it<br>
If you know you will never have to work on servers with less than 1GB ram, then skip next step<br>


* for servers with less than 1GB RAM you'll need to<br>

mount the iso in a temporary directory and copy the boot.iso to the root.<br>
Something like <br>

<pre>
mkdir /media/iso
mount -t iso9600 -o loop smeserver*.iso /media/iso
cp /media/iso/images/boot.iso /media/usb/SMEboot.iso
umount /media/iso
rmdir /media/iso 
</pre>

'''3) now for the magic.'''<br>
On USB edit the menu.lst to include this <br>

<pre>
title SMEserver
fallback 6
find --set-root /smeserver-8.0beta6-i386.iso
map /smeserver-8.0beta6-i386.iso (0xff) || map --mem /smeserver-8.0beta6-i386.iso (0xff)
map --hook
chainloader (0xff)
savedefault --wait=2


title SME boot.iso(lowmem)
fallback 7
find --set-root /SMEboot.iso
map /SMEboot.iso (0xff) || map --mem /SMEboot.iso (0xff)
map --hook
chainloader (0xff)
savedefault --wait=2
</pre>

If you want, you can delete the rest of the entries in the menu.lst <BR>
It's the std example file we're using, so there are a lot of other boot options we won't need.<BR>


'''4) Read this too'''<BR>
When booting, grub4dos, will cache the cd image to memory <BR>
Thats why I included the boot.iso method<BR>
the Boot.iso just isn't as polished as the normal installer, so avoid if you can <BR>
When booting the smeserver, the initial caching will take some time (mine took 2.5 minutes) <BR>
Therefore, booting from the Boot.iso will be quicker <BR>
If anyone has any idea how to get an invadeaload game on, I'll take it, otherwise just wait<BR>
You're not working.. SME is working for you <BR>

'''5) IMPORTANT '''<BR>
When the installer is running, it will ask where to find the install image.<BR>
THAT is also why the smeserver can be booted like this.<BR>
If it isn't booted from the cd, it will ask where you placed it<BR>
Point it at the usbdrive.<BR>
When asked if you want to format/repartition the drive with the loopback device <BR>
''' JUST SAY NO '''<BR>
Otherwise, I suspect you'll have to start over ;-)

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