XigmaNAS

trying to install the latest (1310) release on a MSI H67A-G43(B3) motherboard, but:

1) System CAN boot from a 8GB USB key created by Rufus (https://rufus.akeo.ie/) as a bootable MS-DOS USB key.

2) System CANNOT boot from the very same USB key created via the LiveCD-USB 1310 img, boot process always fails with a "Can't load kernel" error.

3) System CAN boot from a CD created via the LiveCD-USB 1310 iso, but is unable to save a configuration file and thus always boots to default new installation settings (can't save any changes across boots).

4) Using the CD to create the USB key gives same results as #2.

Motherboard documentation says it requires FAT32 filesystem for USB key booting.

Questions:

a) Is the USB version of 1310 failing because it relies on a non-FAT32 filesystem?

b) How can I best solve or work around these boot / configuration problems?

c) Is there a list someplace of "Golden Motherboards" perfectly suited for NAS4Free?

ianbirmingham wrote:3) System CAN boot from a CD created via the LiveCD-USB 1310 iso, but is unable to save a configuration file and thus always boots to default new installation settings (can't save any changes across boots).

normal, because you boot in liveCD mode, you need FROM LIVECD do a fresh install on a USB

Option 1 in the install menu:
http://wiki.nas4free.org/doku.php?id=do ... ee_on_disk

I did that already, that is what I was talking about in 4)

**** 4) Using the CD to create the USB key gives same results as #2

I redid everything from scratch and it's working now (boots from USB, keeps configuration on USB).