OS won't install

Olaf · Post by **Olaf** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:50 pm

Hello,

I have tried to intall the new OS 2
Unfortunately it keeps on searching for installation files after pressing ok button. Message: update system, searching for install files
I copied all files and 1 folder (exept for manuals) to an formated (32FAT) USB stick
Any suggestions what went wrong?

Regards
Olaf

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:52 pm

Have you checked if your usb stick is recognized properly?
Just open it in disk mode and look if you can see directory entries.

Post by **Sharp** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:52 pm

Make sure you extracted the zip file to the root of your memory stick.

Regards
Sharp.

QuiRobinez · Post by **QuiRobinez** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:57 pm

also be sure that you don't use a bootable USB stick, that won't work.

The steps are really simple:
- extract the zipfile to a folder
- enter that folder
- copy everything except the manuals directory to an empty usb stick

Then is should work.

apex · Post by **apex** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:58 pm

QuiRobinez wrote:also be sure that you don't use a bootable USB stick, that won't work.

The steps are really simple:
- extract the zipfile to a folder
- enter that folder
- copy everything except the manuals directory to an empty usb stick

Then is should work.

I thought it was supposed to be everything including the manuals LOL. isn't that how the help menu manuals get installed?

QuiRobinez · Post by **QuiRobinez** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:01 pm

apex wrote:I thought it was supposed to be everything including the manuals LOL. isn't that how the help menu manuals get installed?

The manuals are included in the OS.

but to be shure i just checked it, the manual explained the virtual memory setting when i pressed the help button.

so for a moment you got me thinking hehehe

Olaf · Post by **Olaf** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:02 pm

I have formatted an USB stick (FAT32)
I copied the following files in the root:

mnt (folder)
bc
DisplayUpdateMessage
install
Kronos_Update_2_0_2_CSum
Kronos_Update_2_0_2_tar.gz
mdssum
posttar.ch
pretar.sh

In diskmode these files are visable

regards
Olaf

QuiRobinez · Post by **QuiRobinez** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:05 pm

Olaf wrote:I have formatted an USB stick (FAT32)
I copied the following files in the root:

mnt (folder)
bc
DisplayUpdateMessage
install
Kronos_Update_2_0_2_CSum
Kronos_Update_2_0_2_tar.gz
mdssum
posttar.ch
pretar.sh

In diskmode these files are visable

regards
Olaf

yes, those are the files you need, that should work. Otherwise try a different USB stick. For instance some of those USB sticks have a U3 program on it with autostart, that kind of sticks don't work.

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:07 pm

... or try fast formatting a stick (or another) in the Kronos, then copy the files again and retry...

RKfan · Post by **RKfan** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:13 pm

It faiuled on me first time too - but this was because I had all these files and also the unzipped V2.0.2 folder (containing the same install files) on the same zip drive. So the Kronos hung - probably got confused with the 2 versions on the same drive.

Anyway - deleting the folder and it installed right away.

Olaf · Post by **Olaf** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:25 pm

Other 4Gb stick the same result

Olaf · Post by **Olaf** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:33 pm

Ok it works!!!!!!!!

I reformatted the stick with the lowest cluster size (1kb instead of 4kb)

Thanks for your support

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:33 pm

formatted on the Kronos with FAT32?

Olaf · Post by **Olaf** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:34 pm

no, on laptop

Stevesan · Post by **Stevesan** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:30 pm

This happened to me too at my first try. Second try was a success. I just restarted my Kronos and reinserted the USB stick; no reformatting or anything. Just some strange hickup. (I had the keyboard freshly started the first attempt also, but I had hot-plugged the USB (which Kronos supports, but maybe something went wrong there...)