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<p><h2>What is this?</h2>
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<b>Features</b>
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<b>Requirements</b>
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<p><h2>Instructions</h2>
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<p>1st step) <b>Storage device partitioning</b>
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 <li>insert the storage and identify its device name (e.g. /dev/sda)
 <li>make sure that no partitions are mounted for the device
 <li>run parted or gparted to create a partition that is at least 2GB large
 <li>mark the partition as "bootable"
 <li>identify the device corresponding to the partitiong (e.g. /dev/sda1)
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<p>2nd step) <b>Formatting the device</b>
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<pre>mkfs.ext4<partition device></pre>
The filesystem (ext4) is recommended for best performances.
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<p>3rd step) <b>Installing the cpio image</b>

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mount &lt;partition device&gt; &lt;mount point&gt;
cd &lt;mount point&gt;
tar xf /your/download/dir/openmamba-rootfs-light-en-i586.tar.xz
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<p><i><font color=red>Note: boot loaded installation is a standard for <i>x86</i> architectures through the <i>BIOS</i>.
So the following sections are not applicable if you are using the <i>arm</i> version and in such case you need
to proceed (if possible) in a way that is specific to the boot tecnology available in the destination device.</i></font>

<p>4th step) <b>Installing extlinux bootloader (BIOS architectures only)</b>
<p>You need 
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from the &lt;mount point&gt; directory:
<pre>extlinux --install boot</pre>

Unmount the storage and that's all about installation.
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<p>5th step) <b>Running the system (BIOS architectues only)</b>

<p>Reboot your computer with the USB storage inserted in.
<p>Your computer maybe configured or not for booting from a
USB Hard Drive/Storage device; check your bios configuration and
wheter it supports booting from USB (many bioses are buggy!).

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<p><h2>Download</h2>
<p>Stable release:
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<p>Weekly snapshot:
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