How to prepare an Installation Media for IB8000

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Overview

The SolidPC / E8000 / N3710 SOM is an Intel-based Chip. This means that nearly all x86/x64 operation systems should work out of the box.

First of all, get the latest .iso file of your operation system. You can also clone a current CD/DVD to get an ISO file.

An external device is also needed – for example, an USB Stick or SD Card.

Windows

The easiest way to install an iso file onto an USB drive is to use Rufus.

You can download the software here:

http://rufus.akeo.ie

Detailed information can be found here:

Rufus - The Official Website (Download, New Releases)

Linux / MAC OSX – MacOS

Under Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows you can either use different command-line tools or the GUI Tool called UNetbootin:

More information can be found here:

UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads

An example for UNetbootin under linux can be found here:

Create a bootable USB stick on macOS | Ubuntu