Install kOS Bootloader

Tool - RPi Imager

Prerequisite

  • Download the bootloader image file for your board from kOS Developer’s Portal

    • In Mac OS, the file is automatically unarchived, and the kos-installer.img file will be present in the download location.

    • In Windows, the user must unarchive the downloaded file and use kos-installer. img for flashing.

  • Download and Install Raspberry Pi Imager from here

  • Access to USB thumb drive or SD card or Raspberry Pi board you are flashing should be in USB boot mode.

Using Raspberry Pi Imager

  1. Run the Raspberry Pi Imager program.

    rpi imager program 1
    Figure 1.
  2. Click the "CHOOSE OS" button.

  3. From the "Operating System" dialog, scroll to the bottom and select "Use custom".

    rpi imager use custom os 2
    Figure 2.
  4. Navigate to and then select the disk.img.gz file previously downloaded.

  5. Click the "CHOOSE STORAGE" button.

  6. Select the drive that represents the Raspberry Pi device or storage device that you are using.

    rpi imager mounted as 3
    Figure 3.
  7. When ready, click the "WRITE" button.

    rpi imager click write button 4
    Figure 4.
  8. Click "YES" at the confirmation popup. Writing begins and progress is displayed with a status bar:

    rpi imager writing in progress 5
    Figure 5.
  9. The disk image is written and then verified, which takes a few minutes.

    rpi imager completed 6
    Figure 6.
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