Hi Paul,
Thank you for your excellent video on Start9 Server pure, but half the price. I am just a beginner and start from scratch. What OS do I need to install on a barebone Minisforum UN1290 to install Start9 as I am following along your video. Do I need to install W-10 or Ubuntu first on the NVMe before I can install start9? Or can I install start9 straight away from a thumb USB when I have put the RAM and NVMe in the Minisforum UN1290. Your new video on the Dreamquest N150 it showed installation straight from the thumb USB stick. Can you give me advise what to install first.
Wonder656
Welcome to the forum! You do not need to install anything onto the NVMe before StartOS. If you have access to another computer, you can flash the installer onto your USB thumb drive there, and then boot from it on the UN1290. In the other video, I just flashed it from the Minisforum since it already had Windows installed and was already set up in front of the camera.
Just a heads up about the UN1290 model – you will need a keyboard, mouse, and monitor temporarily, because it won’t boot after you finish the installation. I posted instructions for how to fix that problem over on another thread here. Once you apply the fix, then you won’t need the keyborad, mouse, and monitor anymore.
Thank you very much for your your advise and link. I will update on my progress and have btc knots operational.