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--- installing_omv6_i386_32_bit_pc [2022/02/14 15:07] – [*Alternate 64-bit installation*] crashtest
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-This Document is a rough draft.  It may contain minor errors
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+Remark: Given the nearly identical setup, this doc contains numerous reused screen shots from the OMV5-32bit doc.
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 <html><center><span style="color:#000066;font-size:300%;">Installing OMV6 on i386 (32-bit) PC's</span></center></html>
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 [[https://www.7-zip.org/|7-Zip]] is a free file compression utility that will expand *.zip file archives.  7-Zip is Windows installable.
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   * [[https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/index.html|SD Formatter]] is a utility for formatting flash media, that does a “TRIM” operation which cleans up remnants of deleted or previously existing files.  While designed for SD-cards, it works with USB Thumbdrives as well.
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 ===== i386 Download =====
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 ==== *Alternate 64-bit installation* ====
-If doing an alternate 64-bit installation, download and use the **amd64** version of either OMV5-Buster, OMV6-Bullseye.  Other than this __**one**__ change, the following installation process will apply.
+If doing an alternate 64-bit installation, download and use the **amd64** version of OMV6-Bullseye.  Other than this __**one**__ change, the following installation process will apply.
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 ===== Installation Media =====
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 This subject is covered in the [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv6_new_user_guide|OMV6 User Guide]], in the section titled; [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv6_new_user_guide#selecting_a_boot_drive|Selecting a Boot Drive]]. \\
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-If the decision is made to boot from a USB thumbdrive; pre-test the drive as shown, in the following, before use.  Otherwise skip down to → [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=installing_omv6_i386_32_bit_pc#installation|Installation]].*
+If the decision is made to boot from a USB thumbdrive; pre-test the drive as shown, in the following, before use.  \\
+For hard drive or SSD boot drives, skip down to → [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=installing_omv6_i386_32_bit_pc#installation|Installation]].*
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 ==== Format and Test Flash Media ====
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 <html><center>After H2testw verifies the USB thumbdrive; do one more clean format, using SDFormatter, before using thumbdrive.</center></html>
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 ===== Installation =====
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 <html><center><strong>Installation  CD or DVD</strong></center></html>
 <html><center>(NO PIC)</center></html>
-<html><center>User will be prompted to Scan another CD or DVD.  Select <strong>NO.</strong></center></html>
+<html><center>User will be prompted to <b>Scan extra installation media?</b>  Continue with the default <b>NO.</b></center></html>
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-<html><center><strong>Configure the Package Manager:</strong></center></html>
-<html><center><strong>Debian Archive Mirror Country</strong></center></html>
+<html><center><b>Configure the Package Manager:</b></center></html>
+<html><center><b>Debian Archive Mirror Country</b></center></html>
 <html><center>(NO PIC)</center></html>
 <html><center>The default choice is usually best.</center></html>
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 <html><center><strong>Configure the Package Manager:</strong></center></html>
-<html><center><strong>Debian Archive Mirror</strong></center></html>
+<html><center>Please select a <b>Debian Archive Mirror</b></center></html>
 <html><center>(NO PIC)</center></html>
 <html><center>The default choice is usually best.</center></html>
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 <html><center><strong>Configure the Package Manager:</strong></center></html>
 <html><center><strong>HTTP proxy</strong></center></html>
-<html><center>In most cases this entry will be blank</center></html>
+<html><center>In most cases this entry will be blank.</center></html>
 <html><center>(If a proxy is required, note the form of entry required in the dialog box.)</center></html>
 <html><center>Select <strong>Continue.</strong></center></html>
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 <html><center>Accept the default – <strong>Yes.</strong></center></html>
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 <html><center><strong>Install the GRUB Boot Loader on a Hard Disk:</strong></center></html>
-<html><center>(Generally the boot drive will be <strong>/dev/sda</strong> which is, in most cases, the first sata port.</center></html>
+<html><center>Generally the boot drive will be <strong>/dev/sda</strong> which is, in most cases, the first sata port.</center></html>
-<html><center>Otherwise, a USB Tumb-drive will be obvious.)</center></html>
+<html><center>If multiple drives are connected and if there's any doubt, shutdown and disconnect all drives except the boot drive.</center></html>
+<html><center>(Otherwise, a USB Thumb-drive will be obvious.)</center></html>
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 Note the address in this case - 192.168.1.57
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 ==== First Time SSH Logon ====
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   * Log into the SSH connection with the Admin user account and password, set during the Debian install.
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 Depending on several factors, running this script may take up to 30 minutes.
-When the script is complete, the PC will automatically reboot.
+When the script is complete, the PC will automatically reboot.\\
+If the reboot is not automatic (which should close the SSH window) type ''reboot'' on the command line.
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 ===== *32-bit Limitations* =====
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 Further, certain types of dockers and other types of virtualization may not install or work on 32-bit platforms.  (As a practical example, the Portainer Docker will not install on i386 platforms.)
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 ===== First Time GUI Logon =====
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-After 3 to 5 minutes, OMV can be logged into using the same IP address that was used for the SSH client, entered in a web browser address bar.
-The web GUI user is **admin** and the default password is **openmediavault**
+After 3 to 5 minutes, OMV can be logged into using the same IP address that was used for the SSH client, entered in a
+web browser address bar.\\
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+The web GUI user is **admin** and the default password is **openmediavault**\\
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+With the installation process complete, users should configure their server, with the OMV6 New User Guide starting with the
+section titled → [[https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv6_new_user_guide#initial_configuration|Initial Configuration]].\\
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+<html><center><span style="font-size:150%;">This concludes the i386, 32-bit, OMV installation.</span></center></html>
-With OMV installed and logged in, new users can continue to configure their servers, using the OMV5 guide.  With the installation process complete, users should begin with the section titled → [[https://openmediavault.readthedocs.io/en/5.x/new_user_guide/newuserguide.html#initial-configuration|Initial Configuration]].
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-<html><center>This concludes the i386, 32-bit, OMV installation.</center></html>
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-=== Donate ===
-Openmediavault on 32bit PC's is the project of OMVextras.org
-In addition to enabling the installation of OMV on 32bit PC's and Single Board Computers, OMV-extras.org develops plugin's for OMV that make Dockers and other server extensions possible.
+===== A Closing Note =====
-Please consider a small donation to offset the Developer's costs of hosting this site and to support continuing development.  Small donations are appreciated.
-\\
+We, who support the openmediavault project, hope that you’ll find your openmediavault server to be
+enjoyable, efficient, and easy to use.\\
+\\
+If you found this guide to be helpful, please consider a modest donation to support the
+hosting costs of this server (OMV-Extras).\\
+\\
+**OMV-Extras.org**
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