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Installation of x86 on a USB drive verified 7.3rc2 ROS version on 03.06.2022

Step-by-step guide

  • Download x86 CD image file, from https://mikrotik.com/download

    On Windows systems:

  • Download Rufus, https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/releases/download/v3.18/rufus-3.18.exe

  • Connect your USB drive and open Rufus

  • Select downloaded ISO image and click START


    On Linux, FreeBSD or MacOS systems:

  • Warning! Double check correct device address, dd can destroy data irreversibly!

  • Connect USB drive and find it's device address

    • MacOS use

      diskutil list

    • Linux/ FreeBSD

      fdisk -l

  • Write image to disk using dd:

    dd if=<your_downloaded_routeros_ISO> of=<disk_address> bs=1M status=progress oflag=sync

  • After finished, connect your USB to your x86 system and boot the USB.

  • Proceed with the installation process by choosing "i" on your keyboard.

  • After reboot, your will have x86 installed. 


Boot priorities should be changed in your BIOS settings. If RouterOS will be installed to NVMe drive - USB has to be booted in UEFI mode.



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