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.