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How to copy UltraOS to internal HDD

This is a guide to copying UltraOS to your HDD directly on Ultra and settings up several OS running on the same drive.

Notes: Internet connection required at some steps,be sure you have it working.

Partition names /dev/sdXY can differ depends on storage devices connected to USB ports. You can check it with cat /proc/partitions

If you use some commands wrong way, you can loose your data. Use this How-To at your own risk!

This guide could also assist you for making MultiBoot with Windows, installed to partition #1
Suggested tool for preparing bootable Windows USB stick: http://wudt.codeplex.com/

Also you need to fix boot entry in burg.cfg (sudo nano /boot/burg/burg.cfg, find hd(1,1) and replace with hd(0,1) in menuitem hdd section). Refer to step 18.

1. Boot up using provided stick to Ultra OS and open Terminal

2.

sudo passwd root

# changes root password

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bean123ch/burg

# adds burg to apt-repository

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install burg

# updates apt sources and installs burg to UltraOS partition

(You may need to press ESC to close the pop-up window)

5.

sudo cp /media/DRIVER/boot/burg/burg.cfg /boot/burg/burg.cfg

# copies burg.cfg from Drivers partition

6.

sudo cp -R /media/DRIVER/boot/burg/themes/fortune_ultra /boot/burg/themes/

# copies UltraOS burg theme

sudo apt-get install gparted

# installs gnome partition manager

sudo gparted&

# runs gnome partition manager

(Optional - install a Windows Os)

9. Create/resize partitions for your own needs
Suggested scenario Partition1 - Windows, Partition2 - UltraOS, Partition 3-6 DATA/other OS
(UltraOS to partition 2 is mandatory, or you will need to fix paths yourself in config files)

10. Reboot, and as soon as you see bootloader, press letter e # edits bootloader parameters

11. Go to line starting: linux and press End button, just after =ywrap add word: single, press F5 and enter # commits changes to bootloader parameters

12. Wait until linux boots up to Recovery menu: select root and press Enter, enter a password you have used at step 2 # runs a plane root shell

14.

killall dhclient && mount -no remount,ro /

# remounts UltraOS partition to read-only

15. Attention: be sure you have checked your partitions before issuing this command!!!

You can check your partitions with command:

cat /proc/partitions

dd if=/dev/sdb2 of=/dev/sda2

# (Where sda2 is your prepared linux partition) clones UltraOS partition to HDD

16.

e2fsck -f /dev/sda2 && resize2fs /dev/sda2

# fixes partition size after clonning

17.

mount /dev/sda2 /mnt && mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev && mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc

# mounts HDD UltraOS partition

18.

chroot /mnt

# changes root filesystem to HDD UltraOS partition

Edit burg.cfg - (sudo nano /boot/burg/burg.cfg, find hd(1,1) and replace with hd(0,1) in menuitem hdd section

19.