Prerequisites for Windows
In this article, we will walk you through preparing your Windows machine to install KOS bootloaders for various embedded boards. We need to install two pieces of software to prepare for bootloader installation.
USB boot installer
This will install RPi-Boot. RPi-Boot catches the board at power up and sends a series of commands to re-configure the compute module into mass-storage device mode; doing so allows Windows to recognize it as a new drive, and we can then write the main OS image onto it.
Download the installer here here
A utility to write an image on the board
You also need a utility that will write the image on the board. Below are the two utilities available, choose any one to install.
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Balena Etcher: balenaEtcher is a free and open-source utility for writing image files such as .iso and .img files and zipped folders onto storage media to create live SD cards and USB flash drives. It was developed by Balena and licensed under Apache License 2.0. Click to download
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Raspberry Pi Imager: Raspberry Pi Imager is an open-source imaging utility provided by Raspberry Pi Click to download
