Installation via writing the image to a USB drive (Live USB)

Installing the system by writing the image to a USB drive

Writing the image to a USB drive

Windows

Before starting the process, format your USB drive with the following parameters:

• File system - FAT32

• Allocation unit size - 8192 bytes

Formatting the disk

The image will be written using the Rufus utility. You can download it here.

Rufus main page

The USB drive size must be at least 1 GB. All data on the USB drive will be deleted!

1. After installing the utility, open its interface. In the "Device" section, select your USB drive, click SELECT, and choose the previously downloaded .iso image. Its verification will begin.

Selected image and disk

1. Once verification is complete, set the following parameters and click START:

• File system - FAT32

• Cluster size - 8192 Bytes

• Quick format - checked

• Create extended label and icon files - uncheck this option

Starting the image writing process

1. In the popup window, select "Write in DD Image mode" and click OK.

"Write in DD image mode" option

1. In the confirmation window warning that all data on the disk will be erased, click OK.'

Disk format confirmation

Wait until the image writing process is complete. When done, you’ll see the message "READY". Then proceed to the section "System installation".

Successfully writed image

MacOS

1. Connect your USB drive and open the Terminal.

The USB drive size must be at least 1 GB. All data on the USB drive will be deleted!

1. Run the following command:

diskutil list

This will display information about all connected disks. Find the one labeled (external, physical) — for example, disk4 (the number may differ on your system). Use its number for the next steps.

List of all available disks

1. Next, format the USB drive with this command:

sudo diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 NONAME MBRFormat /dev/disk4;

All data on the disk will be deleted! Double-check the disk name before formatting!

Enter your admin password when prompted and wait until formatting completes.

Formatting the disk

1. Unmount (disconnect) the disk using this command:

sudo diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk4;

unmountDisk command

1. Write the image to the USB drive using this command:

sudo dd if=mikopbx-2024.1.114-x86_64.iso of=/dev/disk4 bs=1m;

Wait until the writing process is complete. Then proceed to the section "System installation".

Successfully writed image

Linux

This example uses Ubuntu 24.04 to demonstrate the image writing process.

1. Connect your USB drive and open the Terminal.

The USB drive size must be at least 1 GB. All data on the USB drive will be deleted!

1. Run the following command:

lsblk

This will display information about all connected drives. Find your USB drive in the list and remember its name. In our example, it is sdb.

lsblk command

1. Next, format the USB drive with the following command:

sudo mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n NONAME /dev/sdb

All data on the disk will be deleted! Double-check the disk name before formatting!

Enter your admin password when prompted and wait until formatting completes.

Disk fromatting

1. Unmount (disconnect) the disk using this command:

sudo umount /dev/sdb*

umount command

1. Write the image to the USB drive using this command:

sudo dd if=mikopbx-2024.1.114-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=1M

Wait until the writing process is complete. Then proceed to the section "System installation".

Successfully writed image

System installation

1. Boot from the USB drive. If errors occur (black screen), make sure that:

• Secure Boot - Disabled

• CSM (Compatibility Support Module) - Enabled

System booted from LiveUSB device

1. The system is booted in LiveCD mode — indicated by the red message. To install, use the keyboard arrows to navigate to "[8] Install" and press Enter.

Section "[8] Install"

1. Select the disk where the system will be installed. Enter its ID (name), for example sdc.

Selecting the system disk

1. Confirm your choice by typing "y" to continue.

All data on the selected disk will be erased!

Confirmation of your choice

1. After installation, you will be asked to select a disk for storing call recordings. Make your choice as before.

Selecting the records storage disk

1. After that, the system will reboot and be ready for use and the first login to the Web interface.

Successfully installed system

To open the Web interface, enter the IP address of your MikoPBX in your browser’s address bar. Use the default login credentials.

Default credentials for first login to the Web interface:

Login: admin Password: admin