Fydeos установка на жесткий диск
Note: This tutorial assumes that you are not new to the daily operations of multiple operating systems and have the most basic familiarity. If you find the following content difficult to understand, please seek the help of friends around you or go to for help.
This tutorial is suitable for users who want to install FydeOS as a secondary OS into the computer, that is, the target device already has a preferred operating system that can boot and perform basic disk operations.
- One 64-bit PC, need to support UEFI and start in UEFI mode
- The main operating system that can run normally, such as macOS, Windows or any Linux distribution.
- The hard disk is partitioned in GPT mode with at least 10GB of free space
- FydeOS for PC v5.3 and above
You need to free up at least 10G of free disk space for FydeOS to be installed and partition it. Note that this space must exist as a primary partition. The following content shows the operation demonstration on the mainstream operating system:
- Find "This Computer" in the Windows 10 interface, right-click it, and select "Manage":
- Find "Storage" - "Disk Management" on the left side of the "Management" interface that pops up; you can open the disk management component that comes with Windows, as shown below:
- If you currently only have one main partition (C drive under Windows) and there is enough free space, you need to split a part of the space from this main partition to FydeOS. Right-click the main partition that needs to be split, and select "Shrink Volume" from the pop-up options menu:
- Fill in the size of the space to be vacated in the compression option that pops up immediately. In order to make FydeOS run smoothly afterwards, we recommend at least 20G of space. The number unit to be filled in here is MB. In the example in the figure below, about 50G of space will be split from the main partition. After filling in, click "compress". Note: For easier identification of specific partitions in the next steps, we recommend that the capacity of the new partition should be different from the capacity of the main partition.
- It can be seen that there is more free space split in the previous step in the partition legend. We now need to use this remaining space to create a new partition. Right click on it and select "New Simple Volume":
- In the option menu of "Specify Volume Size", just keep the default:
- In the option menu of "Assign drive letter and path", select "Do not assign drive letter or drive path":
- In the option menu of "Format Partition", just keep the default:
- After completing the above steps, Disk Manager will create a new partition for you, as shown in the figure below. The disk for FydeOS is now ready.
We can use the "Disk Utility" (Disk Utility) that comes with the system to shrink the existing partition and create a new partition using the free space obtained.
- Find and start "Disk Utility" in "Utilities" or "Launchpad":
- Click the "Partition" button in the top functional area of "Disk Utility"; by default, macOS will place the used partition into the "APFS container" and encourage users to create a new "APFS volume". Since installing a new operating system really needs to modify the partition table, select "Add Partition" in the following dialog box that pops up:
- Click "+" below the pie chart and fill in the name, format and size of the partition to be added in the pop-up dialog box. Among them, we recommend "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)"; in order to make FydeOS run smoothly afterwards, we recommend at least 20G of space. Note: For easier identification of specific partitions in the next steps, we recommend that the capacity of the new partition should be different from the capacity of the main partition.
- Click "Apply", the app will summarise the changes just made and let you finally confirm. After confirming that it is correct, click "Partition":
- It may take a while for "Disk Utility" to perform the above operations. After everything is completed, click "Done" and the disk for FydeOS will be created.
If you will use Linux, you should not need additional instructions: p
Use to put FydeOS into the portable storage device and use it to boot the system. After the system starts, the welcome screen for the first run will appear, guiding you through some basic setup work, please cooperate with it. This process can ensure that FydeOS runs well on the target device without obvious hardware compatibility issues.
- After entering the FydeOS desktop and keeping the Internet connected for a few minutes, FydeOS will automatically download and install several required components, including the "FydeOS Web Store". Run the "FydeOS Web Store" from the app launcher, you can find the "Installer" app, click "Add to FydeOS" to install it:
- After the FydeOS installer starts, select "Dual-boot installation":
- Select the target disk in the "Disk" drop-down menu in "Select System Partition" in the upper left corner. The installer will automatically recognize the portable storage device that FydeOS is currently running and disable this option. In the following example, nvme0n1 is the target disk; the remaining nvme0n1** is the extra partition on the disk, which can be ignored:
- Select the target partition from the "Partition" drop-down menu in "Select System Partition" in the upper right corner. The installer will automatically recognize the size of the target partition. With the steps in "Make Partition for FydeOS" just now, you can use this to reconfirm whether it is the correct target partition. Note: Please make sure that the target partition is the partition where you expect to install FydeOS, because the following steps will completely clear all data under the partition. If you are unsure, please do not continue.
- After completion, you can continue to complete the "Select EFI Partition". Normally, the disk of the EFI partition is the same as the disk of the system partition; in the "Partition" drop-down menu of the "EFI partition", the installer will automatically recognize the EFI partition according to the situation and disable other incorrect options.
If your system is not installed with a multi-OS boot manager, we have prepared for you, just turn on the "Install rEFInd" switch, The installer will automatically help you complete the installation and configuration of a fancy boot manager.
Click "Install", the installation app will prompt again, after confirming that it is correct, please click "OK" to continue:
- When the installation script is running, you can see related progress tips. Depending on the read and write speed of the disk, the entire installation process may be relatively long. The waiting time of up to about 30 minutes is normal, please be patient:
- After everything is completed, click "Restart". Congrats!
If the above installation operations are performed correctly, you will enter the rEFInd operating system selection screen after your device restarts. You can use the keyboard to select the operating system you want to use. We have added icons to FydeOS for your convenience. If you don't choose, rEFInd will load the last selected operating system by default after a few seconds.
If you did not choose to install rEFInd in the previous step, or you have already installed other operating system boot managers before, you need to set it yourself.
How long does it take to install?
Under normal circumstances, about 10 minutes or so, depending on the speed of the disk and USB boot device, there will be some fluctuations.
Will the installation process delete or modify the data on my disk
The installer will reformat the partition of the drive you specified, so all the files on the partition will be lost; the installer will also modify some files in the EFI partition to add the operating system boot manager and related setting options. In addition, the installation app will not modify or delete files on other partitions.
Note: This installer and the script to be executed are still in the early testing stage. Although we make every effort to test and guarantee its stability, we cannot be held jointly and severally liable for any data loss caused by our omissions. Please do your own data backup.
After the multi-boot configuration is completed, does the system support OTA upgrade?
Since this multi-start solution and the above-mentioned software tools are still in the early testing stage, in some cases, the installation process may have errors. After the installer detects an error, it will automatically stop the installation process and prompt basic error messages.
You can go to for help, and provide detailed error information, hardware information and related operations.
Even if an error occurs during the installation process, in theory the installer will not modify any data on your other disks, so the original operating system will not be affected. You can restart your device, start the previous operating system, delete the partition and merge the free space thus obtained into the main partition to undo the above operations.
After FydeOS is installed, can I install other OS?
Sure, but you have to manually compress the existing partition to make room for the new operating system. Or, delete the partitions of other previous OSs and create partitions for the new OS.
I don't love FydeOS anymore, how do I 'uninstall' it?
FydeOS is an operating system, not an application in the traditional sense, so there is no such thing as "uninstalling" it. If you don't need FydeOS anymore, you can format the disk where FydeOS is located, repartition it to your liking, or install your preferred operating system on your computer to overwrite FydeOS.
Note: This tutorial assumes that you are not new to the daily operations of multiple operating systems and have the most basic familiarity. If you find the following content difficult to understand, please seek the help of friends around you or go to FydeOS Chinese Community for help.
4. Switch Operating System
If the above installation operations are performed correctly, you will enter the rEFInd operating system selection screen after your device restarts. You can use the keyboard to select the operating system you want to use. We have added icons to FydeOS for your convenience. If you don’t choose, rEFInd will load the last selected operating system by default after a few seconds.
If you did not choose to install rEFInd in the previous step, or you have already installed other operating system boot managers before, you need to set it yourself.
3. Boot FydeOS via USB
Use this tutorial to put FydeOS into the mobile storage device and use it to boot the system. Make sure that FydeOS is running well on the target device without obvious hardware compatibility issues.
6. FAQ
How long does it take to install?
Under normal circumstances, about 10 minutes or so, depending on the speed of the disk and USB boot device, there will be some fluctuations.
How many partitions will a new installation create on the system?
2 new partitions will be created. According to the Chromium OS standard, there will be 12 partitions, and FydeOS will be reduced to 2.
After the multi-boot configuration is completed, does the system support OTA upgrade?
Sorry, under the current multi-start strategy, the system will not support OTA, and related services will be blocked. To achieve OTA upgrade in a multi-start state, you need to create many disk partitions as a cost. Because the partition does not conform to the Chromium OS standard, if you forcefully try to upgrade through OTA, it may damage other partitions on the hard disk.
Will upgrading FydeOS in multiple boot states cause user data loss?
will not. Please refer to this tutorial “Upgrading the FydeOS System on the Hard Disk” to burn the new version of the system to the U disk and boot successfully, and then run the multi-boot installation script again. The program will automatically detect the partition, upgrade the system partition, and will not destroy the user file partition.
But we still recommend that you back up your data before upgrading!
Is the installation process safe? Will data be lost?
The installation process will do several things:
- Create the required partition
- Write files necessary for FydeOS to the newly created partition
- Copy some files to ESP partition
- Add system startup items
The script will not do any operations such as deleting existing partitions or emptying disks and partition tables. So in theory it is quite safe. Of course, please remember to make a backup before operating the disk at any time, or use a worthless hard disk for testing. We will not be responsible for any disk data problems caused by the installation and use of FydeOS.
After FydeOS is installed, can I install other OS?
Of course, but you need to manually reduce the capacity of the FydeOS user partition and insert other partitions later. Or, delete the partitions of other previous OSs and create partitions for the new OS. FydeOS does not rely on the partition number to record its own partition in multi-boot mode.
Note! Installing FydeOS on the hard drive will erase all data on the hard drive. This feature is still in the testing stage, we can not be responsible for potential data loss and various problems that may occur in the installation or provide timely technical support. Please think twice! In addition, in the latest version of FydeOS for PC, we provide a graphical installation program that you can install and use in the “FydeOS App Store”. If the program does not work, try the following tutorial.
3. Confirm the target disk
Enter the command lsblk to get the list of currently loaded physical disks. Normally, the physical hard disk in your PC will be displayed in the form of sdX . According to the prompted disk space size and the number of partitions, please determine the physical disk letter of FydeOS, such as sda . The following command will take sda as an example.
5. Wait for the script to run
Make a cup of coffee and watch an American drama.
0. Preparation
Suitable
This tutorial is suitable for users who want to install FydeOS as a second system into the computer, that is, the target device already has a preferred operating system that can run and can complete basic disk operations.
System Requirements
- One 64-bit PC, need to support UEFI and start in UEFI mode (CSM mode can be turned on or off)
- The main operating system that can run normally, such as macOS, Windows or any Linux distribution.
- The hard disk is partitioned in GPT mode with at least 10GB of free space
- FydeOS for PC v5.3 and above
2. Install your favorite boot manager
If your device does not carry the UEFI boot manager, or you do not want to use the boot manager provided by the system by default, you need to install an additional boot manager program.
Here we recommend rEFInd maintained by Roderick W. Smith. For installing and configuring rEFInd under Windows, please refer to this tutorial; to install and configure rEFInd under macOS, you can refer to this tutorial. If the installation script below detects rEFInd, it will automatically add a proprietary icon to FydeOS to highlight its personality.
Of course, clover or efibootmgr are also available options.
0. Preparation
Suitable
This tutorial is suitable for users who want to install FydeOS as a second system into the computer, that is, the target device already has a preferred operating system that can run and can complete basic disk operations.
System Requirements
- One 64-bit PC, which needs to support UEFI and start in UEFI mode (CSM mode can be turned on or off).
- The hard disk is partitioned by GPT, with at least 10GB of free space.
- New installation: The remaining space of the hard disk needs to exist as free space, not an unused partition. In order to avoid data loss caused by accidentally deleting partitions, the installation script will not delete any existing partitions, so it is necessary for the installer to release and prepare enough remaining space by himself.
- Upgrade installation: FydeOS dualboot mode partition is installed on the hard disk, and the capacity of the root partition is not less than the capacity of the root partition of the latest version.
4. Run the installation script
input the command:
The installation script will finally confirm whether you want to continue and prompt that if you continue, the target disk will be emptied. If you are sure, please enter Y and press Enter to confirm.
1. Make room for FydeOS
You need to free up at least 10G of free disk space for FydeOS to be installed and partition it. Note that this space must exist as a primary partition. The following content shows the operation demonstration on the mainstream operating system:
1.1. Windows system (using Windows 10 as an example)
Find “This Computer” in the Windows 10 interface, right-click it, and select “Manage”:
Find “Storage” - “Disk Management” on the left side of the “Management” interface that pops up; you can open the disk management component that comes with Windows, as shown below:
If you currently only have one main partition (C drive under Windows) and there is enough free space, you need to split a part of the space from this main partition to FydeOS. Right-click the main partition that needs to be split, and select “Compress” from the pop-up options menu:
Fill in the size of the space to be vacated in the compression option that pops up immediately. In order to make FydeOS run smoothly afterwards, we recommend at least 20G of space. The number unit to be filled in here is MB. In the example in the figure below, about 50G of space will be split from the main partition. After filling in, click “compress”. Note: For easier identification of specific partitions in the next steps, we recommend that the capacity of the new partition should be different from the capacity of the main partition.
It can be seen that there is more free space split in the previous step in the partition legend. We now need to use this remaining space to create a new partition. Right click on it and select “New Simple Volume”:
In the option menu of “Specify Volume Size”, just keep the default:
In the option menu of “Assign drive letter and path”, select “Do not assign drive letter or drive path”:
In the option menu of “Format Partition”, just keep the default:
After completing the above steps, Disk Manager will create a new partition for you, as shown in the figure below. The disk for FydeOS is now ready.
1.2. MacOS system (take macOS 10.13 High Sierra as an example)
We can use the “Disk Utility” (Disk Utility) that comes with the system to shrink the existing partition and create a new partition using the free space obtained.
Find and start “Disk Utility” in “Utilities” or “Launchpad”:
Click the “Partition” button in the top functional area of ”Disk Utility”; by default, macOS will place the used partition into the “APFS container” and encourage users to create a new “APFS volume”. Since installing a new operating system really needs to modify the partition table, select “Partition” in the following dialog box that pops up:
Click “+” below the pie chart and fill in the name, format and size of the partition to be added in the pop-up dialog box. Among them, we recommend “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”; in order to make FydeOS run smoothly afterwards, we recommend at least 20G of space. Note: For easier identification of specific partitions in the next steps, we recommend that the capacity of the new partition should be different from the capacity of the main partition.
Click “Apply”, the program will summarize the changes just made and let you finally confirm. After confirming that it is correct, click “Partition”:
It may take a while for “Disk Utility” to perform the above operations. After everything is completed, click “Finish” and the disk for FydeOS will be created.
1.3. Linux system
If you will use Linux, you should not need additional instructions: p
4. Enter TTY Shell
If you have created a local FydeOS account and logged in to the system, please log out of the current user.
Press the Ctrl + Alt + F2 key on the keyboard at the same time (on some computers, such as Apple Mac, you need to press Fn + Ctrl + Alt + F2 , then the system will automatically switch to tty command line mode. If necessary, press Ctrl + Alt + F1 (or Fn + Ctrl + Alt + F1 ) to return to the graphical interface mode.
Do not use the Crosh Shell in the browser to perform the following operations. Be sure to cut into the TTY Shell with the user logged out to avoid unpredictable disk read and write errors.
1. Enter the terminal
After the FydeOS for PC graphical interface appears, please press the Ctrl + Alt + F2 key on the keyboard (on some computers, such as Apple Mac, you need to press Fn + Ctrl + Alt + F2 , then the system will automatically switch to TTY command line mode. If necessary, press Ctrl + Alt + F1 (or Fn + Ctrl + Alt + F1 ) Return to the graphical interface mode.
5. Run the command
Check system information
First, you need to know the name of the hard disk device to be installed with FydeOS. You can use the following command to confirm the system hard disk information such as size, existing partitions, etc. to help confirm.
The physical hard disk in your PC will be displayed in the form of sd* . For most single hard disk systems, it is usually /dev/sda , if it is the second hard disk, it is /dev/sdb , and so on. If it is an SSD, it may be /dev/mmcblk0 . The following command will take /dev/sda as an example.
Run the installation script
The installation script will check whether the system meets the requirements, whether the disk partition and remaining space meet the requirements, and then start to create the partition and install the required files.
After the script is run and the installation is completed normally, it will prompt that it is over. Please restart the system, the startup menu will appear during startup, select FydeOS to start.
Precautions
- In the above command, the parameter is the entire disk, not the partition. This command will use the remaining space you prepared before on the disk you specified to perform partition and installation operations; instead of installing in a partition you specified.
- The installation script does not help you install the boot manager.
- Many PCs directly support multi-boot management by BIOS, so no additional boot manager is needed. But rEFIind can provide a more beautiful and customizable graphical interface.
- As long as Apple devices such as MacBook Pro, press the OPTION key during the boot process to select the EFI default boot and directly boot FydeOS.
- If rEFInd is already installed on the hard disk, the dualboot installer will add an icon to FydeOS during the installation process.
Upgrade the FydeOS system in the hard disk
As with the direct installation command, the script will skip the blank space check, but it will check whether the old root partition has sufficient capacity. If the new version has a larger root partition, it will not be upgraded. Please backup your personal files, uninstall FydeOS (see below), and reinstall.
Uninstall the FydeOS system in the hard disk
If you no longer want to keep the FydeOS system on the hard disk, please backup important personal files in the system yourself, and in the TTY Shell, run the following command to uninstall FydeOS:
This command is also suitable for clearing all FydeOS partitions and booters on the target hard disk after installation fails.
6. After running the script
If prompted, please remove the USB drive, restart the computer, and pray that all of the above have been successful. Good luck.
Теперь подробнее опишу шаги, которые привели меня к успеху и, надеюсь, приведут в похожей ситуации и вас.
Первый этап
-f — проверять диск даже если он помечен как несодержащий ошибок
-y — отвечать «да» на все вопросы автоматически. То есть, просто исправлять все ошибки
-c — искать и помечать битые блоки диска. Для этих целей существует специальная утилита badblocks, но с помощью этой опции вы автоматически пересылаете ее отчет fsck.
Обратите внимание, что вы указываете не диск, а конкретный раздел на нем.
В моем случае проверка «умерла» на 20% выполнения из-за огромного числа ошибок, почему я и принял нехитрое решение создать в начале диска раздел объемом гигабайт 20 (этого более, чем достаточно для установки Debian). Для переразбивки диска удобно пользоваться утилитой cfdisk:
В интерактивном режиме вы просто нужным образом конфигурируете диск: я создал в начале диска primary-раздел размером 20 Гб, остальное место оставил пустым (а также заранее пометил его как bootable. Не забудьте перед выходом из программы записать изменения на диск). Затем создаем на нем файловую систему:
И снова проверяем, что все хорошо:
Второй этап
Предположим, VirtualBox у вас уже установлен. Тогда создадим vmdk-образ диска, в действительности отображающий все операции с ним на физический диск (предполагаем, что вы находитесь в удобной вам директории, например, ~/VirtualBox\ VMs\desktop):
Теперь создадим новую виртуальную машину с именем «desktop»:
Выделим ей подходящий объем оперативной памяти:
Оборудуем контроллером для подлючения жестких дисков и CD/DVD-приводов:
И подключим наш внешний жесткий диск:
Для того, чтобы отключить диск (нам это еще не раз пригодится), нужно выбрать в качестве medium «ничто»:
Теперь пора задуматься, с чего мы будем ставить Debian. Я, при наличии нормального интернет-канала, выбрал «small installation image», вы, при желании, можете выкачать полноразмерный CD или даже DVD. Подробности здесь. Также из-за установки в виртуальной машине придется ограничиться i386-версией — 64-битные гости VirtualBox поддерживает только на хостах с поддержкой аппаратной виртуализации VT-x или AMD-V — этим могут похвастаться только не самые дешевые процессоры. Итак, пусть в текущем каталоге лежит iso-образ Debian, например, debian-6.0.5-i386-netinst.iso. Тогда по образу и подобию подключения жесткого диска подключим и его:
Можно запускать машину:
(часть этих действий можно выполнить и из графической оболочки VirtualBox. Только при ее запуске не забудьте, что машины по умолчанию создаются только для одного пользователя, потому запускайте графическую оболочку также от имени root. Под обычным пользователем выполнить все эти манипуляции вам удастся едва ли, поскольку для работы с жестким диском нужен привилегированный к нему доступ. Используйте sudo)
Теперь вам нужно пройти через все этапы инсталляции, указать пароли для root и пользователя, а также, и это критически важно, выбрать среди шаблонов инсталляции SSH-сервер. Из-за весьма шаткого состояния диска я при его разбивке минимизировал свои действия — примонтировал существующий раздел как / и не выделял swap-раздел — его можно подключить уже на целевой машине. После завершения установки можете еще поработать в системе, что-то настроить по вкусу, пока к ней есть доступ с клавиатуры и монитора, проверить, что все действительно загружается, отключив iso-образ и т.д.
Третий этап
На третьем этапе все, что нужно — это подключить внешний диск к целевой машине и включить ее. Мне на этом этапе помог роутер, потому что ip машины я подсмотрел на его статус-странице и открыл по этому адресу SSH-сессию с ноутбука:
У вас адрес машины скорее всего будет иным.
Четвертый этап
Если все получилось, осталось перенести систему с внешнего диска на внутренний. По поводу этого этапа существует особенно много мнений (в том числе не совсем верных), как его осуществлять, я предложу один. Во-первых, учитывая работу вслепую, будет очень полезно все, описанное в этом разделе, сначала проделать на ноутбуке в виртуальной машине. Следуя этому замечательному руководству и уже сделанным мной замечаниям, вы можете подключить к виртуальной машине «desktop» еще один, действительно виртуальный жесткий диск и, считая, что это внутренний диск целевой машины, потренироваться на нем. В конечном счете вы должны суметь отключить внешний диск и тем не менее загрузить с виртуального ваш Debian. Чтобы еще более приблизить обстановку к «боевой», можете из хост-машины (ноутбука) работать с виртуальной машиной по SSH. Для этого, например, можно оставить настройки сети (NAT) виртуальной машины по умолчанию, но перебросить порты:
(подробности здесь)
Теперь любое обращение к 2222 (номер произволен, но желательно, чтобы он превышал 1024 — по меньшим портам может обращаться только root) порту вашего ноутбука будет пересылаться на 22 порт (стандартный SSH) виртуальной машины. Можете открыть с хоста сессию:
(скорее всего, localhost ведет по адресу 127.0.0.1). Во-вторых, не стоит весь диск копировать с помощью dd, потому что это долго и не пройдет гладко в большинстве практически реализуемых случаев. Для копирования файловой системы вы можете использовать cp, rsync, но более всего подойдет специальная утилита dump/restore (работает крайне быстро и надежно), да и для восстановления порядка загрузки вы уж точно не отделаетесь копированием с помощью dd записи MBR — современный Debian использует grub2, который любит адресовать диски по уникальным номерам UUID — вы оставите в системе все ссылки на внешний жесткий диск.
Итак, необходимо проделать следующее (целевая машина загружена с внешнего диска, пусть он есть /dev/sda, внутренний диск — /dev/sdb, вы работаете с ноутбука по SSH):
Разбить с помощью cfdisk внутренний диск так же (или почти так же — раздел, в который будете копировать должен вместить предназначенные ему данные):
Создать на нем файловую систему:
И скопировать в нее файловую систему внешнего диска:
Теперь нужно сконфигурировать grub2. Сначала выполним chroot в скопированную файловую систему:
Теперь мы фактически находимся в окружении Debian на внутреннем диске целевой машины. Обновим конфигурацию жестких дисков (сейчас там мусор, оставленный виртуальной машиной):
— она автоматически запишется в файл /boot/grub/device.map. Обновим конфигурацию grub2:
Выполним его инсталляцию на внутренний диск:
(обратите внимание, вы указываете диск, а не раздел на нем)
И снова стоит обновить конфигурацию:
Теперь отменим chroot и выключим систему:
Теперь отключите внешний диск и запустите целевую машину снова. Вы должны вновь получить доступ к ней по SSH с ноутбука.
Теперь можно создать и подключить swap-раздел: выделите ему место с помощью cfdisk, затем выполните
(sync сбрасывает системные буферы)
возможно, завести раздел home и пр. (можно посмотреть здесь).
Система готова к работе.
3. Complete the installation of FydeOS on a separate partition through the “Installer” program
After entering the FydeOS desktop and keeping the Internet connected for a few minutes, FydeOS will automatically download and install several required components, including the “FydeOS App Store”. Run the “FydeOS App Store” from the program manager, you can find the “Installer” program, click “Add to FydeOS” to install it:
After the FydeOS installer starts, select “Multi-boot installation”:
Select the target disk in the “Disk” drop-down menu in “Select System Partition” in the upper left corner. The installer will automatically recognize the mobile storage device that FydeOS is currently running and disable this option. In the following example, mmcblk0 is the target disk; the remaining mmcblk0 **** is the extra partition on the disk, which can be ignored:
After completion, you can continue to complete the “Select EFI Partition”. Normally, the disk of the EFI partition is the same as the disk of the system partition; in the “Partition” drop-down menu of the “EFI partition”, the installer will automatically recognize the EFI partition according to the situation and disable other incorrect options.
Click “Install”, the installation program will prompt again, after confirming that it is correct, please click “Confirm” to continue:
When the installation script is running, you can see related progress tips. Depending on the read and write speed of the disk, the entire installation process may be relatively long. The waiting time of up to about 30 minutes is normal, please be patient:
0. Boot and start FydeOS for PC via USB
Please refer to this tutorial to make a FydeOS for PC that can be booted and successfully boot into the graphical interface of FydeOS on the target PC.
5. FAQ
How long does it take to install?
Under normal circumstances, about 10 minutes or so, depending on the speed of the disk and USB boot device, there will be some fluctuations.
Will the installation process delete or modify the data on my disk
The installer will reformat the partition of the drive you specified, so all the files on the partition will be lost; the installer will also modify some files in the EFI partition to add the operating system boot manager and related setting options. In addition, the installation program will not modify or delete files on other partitions.
Note: This installer and the script to be executed are still in the early testing stage. Although we make every effort to test and guarantee its stability, we cannot be held jointly and severally liable for any data loss caused by our omissions. Please do your own data backup.
After the multi-boot configuration is completed, does the system support OTA upgrade?
Since this multi-start solution and the above-mentioned software tools are still in the early testing stage, in some cases, the installation process may have errors. After the installer detects an error, it will automatically stop the installation process and prompt basic error messages.
You can go to FydeOS Chinese Community for help, and provide detailed error information, hardware information and related operations.
Even if an error occurs during the installation process, in theory the installer will not modify any data on your other disks, so the original operating system will not be affected. You can restart your device, start the previous operating system, delete the partition and merge the free space thus obtained into the main partition to undo the above operations.
After FydeOS is installed, can I install other OS?
Sure, but you have to manually compress the existing partition to make room for the new operating system. Or, delete the partitions of other previous OSs and create partitions for the new OS.
This tutorial only uses the early version of FydeOS (v5.2 and earlier), the program and the involved scripts are no longer updated and maintained. In versions after FydeOS for PC v5.3, we have introduced a new multi-boot solution, see this tutorial for details.
Note: This tutorial assumes that you are not new to Linux command line operations and have the most basic operating skills. If you find the following content difficult to understand, please seek the help of friends around you or go to FydeOS Chinese Community for help.
2. Boot FydeOS via USB
Use this tutorial to put FydeOS into the mobile storage device and use it to boot the system. After the system starts, the welcome screen for the first run will appear, guiding you through some basic setup work, please cooperate with it. This process can ensure that FydeOS runs well on the target device without obvious hardware compatibility issues.
1. Make room for FydeOS
You need to make at least 10G of free disk space for FydeOS to be installed. Note that this space must exist as free space, not an empty partition of any kind.
Windows system
You can directly use the disk manager that comes with the system to shrink the partition, leaving the free space to be installed.
macOS system
The Disk Utility tool that comes with the system can shrink the existing partition, but the free space obtained will be automatically divided into an “Untitled” partition. Need to use another partition tool to delete this “Untitled” partition to get free space. This step can be done using fdisk, gdisk, parted and other tools in the shell after starting FydeOS.
Linux system
If you will use Linux, you should not need additional instructions: p
2. Log in to the system
FydeOS will prompt you to enter your username and password in command line mode. In FydeOS for PC, the default user name is chronos , the user has no password by default, and after entering the command line, it will enter the developer mode.
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