Standalone Computer

In this article you will find instructions on how to install MikoPBX on a separate computer.

Tested on:

• Intel NUC DCCP847DYE

• Intel NUC D54250WUKH

Most modern PCs support booting from a USB device. MikoPBX can be run from a USB device.

Note! The minimum capacity of the USB drive is 600MB

• The Bootable USB mode is designed for running the PBX from a USB drive (flash drive). Use the .img file for installation.

• The Live USB mode is intended for system installation or recovery. Use the .iso file for installation.

Using Windows

To create a bootable USB drive, we recommend using the imageUSB application. You can download it here. Alternatively, use balenaEtcher.

1. Download and install the application.

2. Run ImageUSB

ImageUSB start window

1. Perform the "Refresh drives" action. Select the USB drive, then select the image file. Perform the "Write" action.

Guide for writing the image to a flash drive

1. Wait for the writing process to complete, then connect the USB drive to the PC. Restart the PC to boot from the drive.

Using OSX

Be careful when selecting the device for formatting. Changes are irreversible!

1. Open the Terminal application.

2. Connect the USB drive.

3. Run the following command:

diskutil list

Information about all connected drives will be displayed.

List of all connected drives

In this example, the name of the USB device is "/dev/disk3." Compare the output of the diskutil list command before and after connecting the device.

1. Format the drive. You will need to enter the administrator password.

sudo diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 NONAME  MBRFormat /dev/disk3;

1. Unmount the device with the following command:

sudo diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk3;

1. Write the image to the USB drive:

sudo dd if=1.0.64-9.0-svn-mikopbx-x86-64-cross-linux.img of=/dev/disk3 bs=1m;

Wait for the writing process to complete, then connect the USB drive to the PC. Restart the PC to boot from the drive.