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FDI 1.2 preview USB Image: Overall, the process works. I did have some hiccups towards the end and I explain how I resolved them.
TL;DR: FDI USB Image works but be sure to write the MBR using fdisk /MBR:80 at the end of the install process.
USB Drive
About the MSI Wind
MSI Wind BIOS
Installing via FDI 1.2 USB Image
Issue
Screen shots
USB Drive
It's a no name 1GB drive I was given for purchasing my kids' Christmas photos on USB instead of print back in 2013.
Here's how OSX sees the drive after flashing it.
Here I'm transferring the image to the drive.
About the MSI Wind
CPU: Intel Atom N270
RAM: Upgraded to 2GB DDR2
HDD: 120GB 5400 RPM SATA
USB 2.0
Formerly ran Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard then Ubuntu 14.04. Destined for Chromixium 1.5.
MSI Wind BIOS
It's a run of the mill BIOS for the Wind (AMI), version 1.23.1109
USB drive recognized as "Generic Flash Disk - 8"
Picking the USB drive after hitting F11 when boot
Installing via FDI 1.2 USB Image
Issue
At the end of the above video the MSI Wind goes into reboot cycle. From what I could tell, by default, fdisk & sys did not update the MBR on the hard drive. Also, the USB mounted as C: and the 120GB hard drive as a D:. In the BIOS, I forced the USB drive to A: but no luck in installing and sys'ing, even passing /BOTH to sys. My fix was to install the MBR using fdisk (fdisk /MBR:80).
Screenshots
More screenshots of various utilities running on FD1.2 preview.
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