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Create a Zenith bootable USB stick

To use the Valthrun Zenith Driver, users must

  1. create a bootable USB stick containing the Zenith UEFI loader
  2. create a secondary local bootloader to chainload the Zenith USB stick

Both will be automatically done by the Valthrun Zenith Installer.
Follow the steps below to install Zenith on your system:

danger

This operation will erase all data stored on your USB stick.
Ensure that the USB stick is empty or you do not need the data any more!

warning

If you already have a secondary bootloader e.g. GRUB2 installed the installation may fail.
Please contact us on Discord.

Install Zenith​

Step 1: Obtain the Zenith installer​

In this step, we'll download the latest Zenith driver files from the official Valthrun homepage.

  1. Visit the Downloads page.
  2. Download the latest Zenith Driver pacage.
  3. Extract the file including the installer from the downloaded ZIP file.

Step 2: Installing Valthrun Zenith​

After downloading Zenith from the Valthrun homepage we will need to create a bootable USB flash drive and setup a secondary local bootloader. We'll use the Zenith installer to do both for us.

  1. Run the installer as Administrator
    Right click the Zenith Installer and run it as administator.

  2. Select Install Zenith
    When the installer is executed you are prompted with the operation you want to perform. Use the arrow keys to select Create Zenith Boot Medium (USB-Stick) and press Enter.

    Image Option Select

  3. Select your target USB stick
    Select the USB stick which you want to use to create the Zenith boot USB stick.

    Image Select USB

  4. Confirm your selection
    Verify and confirm that you have selected the right USB stick.
    Type y and hit Enter to confirm. Once confirmed all data on that USB stick is erased!

    Image Select USB

  5. Wait until completion
    The Zenith installer now creates a bootable USB stick with Zenith. Please wait and do not remove the USB stick until Bootable device created. is shown.

    Image Select USB

  6. Success
    Valthrun Zenith has been successfully installed. You can now restart the system and boot via the new boot option called "Ubuntu". Ensure you've your Zenith bootable USB stick plugged in!

    note

    Please remove the USB stick once the Zenith Driver has been loaded. This prevents any applications from scanning your USB stick later.