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[[File:Toaster.jpg|79px|thumb|right|flying toaster]]
Our goal is to allow any XO user or XO in book mode (even as a kiosk) to select and create:
* USB sticks (such as [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Mirabelle Sugar on a Stick v3 Mirabelle] available 2010 May 25th for [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads download]) Instructions are available as a [http://mirrors.rit.edu/sugarlabs/soas/docs/creation-kit/index.html Creation Kit]
* a CD or DVD disc from an .iso image if an external drive is connected
We will use as simple a user interface as possible for use semi-unattended as a kiosk. We plan to do extensive compatibility testing on XO 1.0 and 1.5 hardware as well as on builds which are already deployed. An important part of making this activity successful will be implementing methods that are usable on as wide a hardware and software user base as possible.

Our project [http://groups.google.com/group/xotoaster/browse_thread/thread/f9b9898056f6949d was approved] for the [http://blog.laptop.org/2010/02/25/xo-1-5-early-production-laptops-free-to-contributors-worldwide/ OLPC Contributor program] after completing a [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program/Project_proposal_form proposal].

== This activity is not yet functional. ==

There are many ways to create USB sticks and much work has been done that we can use. Creating a CD or DVD is relatively simple with connected hardware. Collaboration is encouraged as we get the project going. You can provide input here, as bug reports or as code. Inspiration for this project comes from many similar projects to share free and open source software.

''Email list'': http://groups.google.com/group/xotoaster/ <- please subscribe if interested in helping

''Wiki'': http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Activities/Toaster&action=edit <- edits this page

''Bugs'': http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/query?component=Toaster

''Code'': http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/toaster

''Open Hatch'': http://openhatch.org/+projects/Toaster%20Sugar%20Activity

''Distribution'' : http://activities.sugarlabs.org/ when we are ready

''Theme song'': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrF_K1w2haE

=== our wiki pages ===
* [[Activities/Toaster/UI]]
* [[Activities/Toaster/USB]]
* [[Activities/Toaster/Disc]]
* [[Activities/Toaster/Develop]]
** [[Activities/Toaster/Wishlist]]
* [[Activities/Toaster/Schedule]]

==== other open source software ====
* [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit Sugar Creation Kit] DVD - excellent reference for us
* [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Sugar_Clone SoaS Sugar Clone] shell scripts
* usb-creator: https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator (Fedora recommended for Fedora Linux)
** [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator launchpad] source code
** How To Sugarize liveusb-creator:[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Category:Live_USB#How_to_sugarize_liveusb-creator_to_run_it_from_your_Soas_USB]
** Duplicating_SoaS_with_customization [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Category:Live_USB#Duplicating_SoaS_with_customization]
**Mirabelle-remix:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Mirabelle-Remix-pl--LiveCD-README.txt]* Make a Live or non-live USB from a booted CD*
**Make a Soas-v2-Blueberry Installer USB (with liveusb-creator installed)[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Category:Live_USB#Make_a_Soas-v2-Blueberry_Installer_USB_.28with_liveusb-creator_installed.29]
* [http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ UNetbootin] (Fedora recommended for other Linux)
** uses syslinux
* [http://trisquel.info/en Trisquel] and many other [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions Sugar distributions] are developing similar features but not that I have seen at the activity level.
** possible naming confusion (we are Toaster) with Trisquel on a Sugar Toast http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Trisquel_On_A_Sugar_Toast
* K3b: http://k3b.org/
* Brasero: http://projects.gnome.org/brasero/
* cdrkit: http://www.cdrkit.org/ includes wodim binary
* cdwrite.sh: http://rww.name/scripts/cdwrite.sh
* 'buntustand: https://launchpad.net/buntustand
* [http://www.freedomtoaster.org/ Freedom Toaster] inspired our Activity's name

Activities/Toaster/Disc

2010-06-12T07:18:38Z

Grantbow: added links to subprocess and burn

Activities/Toaster/CDROM

2010-06-12T07:12:51Z

Grantbow: moved Activities/Toaster/CDROM to Activities/Toaster/Disc: Make name more accurate

#REDIRECT [[Activities/Toaster/Disc]]

2010-06-06T08:34:13Z

Grantbow: added translation request to new ToDo list

I hope this collection will get updated along with the resources discussed on our email list.

* SOAS & Builds
** http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/ - Sugar on a Stick (SOAS) is now an official Fedora Spin. This means Fedora 13 and beyond provide the newest versions of Sugar, however deployments of XOs are currently using F11 or F9 based builds. Toaster is targeting full support for F11 and F9 right now.
** For Ubuntu machines until the Ubuntu Sugarteam make more progress here is the advice I got on how to run Sugar with Virtualbox.
*** [https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-sugarteam/2010-March/001605.html Blueberrycleared.vdi]

* Key References
** Reading python code of activities in any Sugar environment, on an [http://www.laptop.org XO], using [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick Sugar on a Stick] or using the above virtualbox environment will be helpful in learning how to create our own.
** http://en.flossmanuals.net/ActivitiesGuideSugar - the best resource so far.
** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAJq02rCA8s - an excellent PyCon 2008 Activity creation overview
** http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activity_Team/Resources
*** http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers/Setup
*** http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activity_Team/Creating_a_New_Activity
** Python docs are quite good as references and for [http://docs.python.org/tutorial tutorials].
** I found a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-M77C2ejTw&feature=PlayList&p=AFA28F870635D24F&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=7 video series] that led me to this video of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_TKjfgjiQs Nicholas Negroponte from TED]

* XO 1.5 Specific
** [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Disassembly_top Disassembly] and some electrical tape is required to [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO1.5_WLAN_ESD_protection prevent damage] to the wifi cards of the XO 1.5 we received.

* Tools & Reference
** http://git.sugarlabs.org/about/faq is useful in changing git:// to gitorious@ when 'push'ing like I did
** http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=790 - Newer Vim syntax highlight for your ~/.vim/syntax/ folder
** advice on bugs: http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html is a useful resource yet from a very focused viewpoint.
** more advice on bugs: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html
** kernel advice on bugs: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/reporting-bugs.html

* ToDo
** file a bug advertising the Activity is [http://en.flossmanuals.net/ActivitiesGuideSugar/GoingInternationalWithPootle ready for translation] using Pootle, then make sure to run ./setup.py genpot every time a new string is added and ./setup.py fix_manifest to keep MANIFEST up to date, especially before a release.

Activities/Toaster/Disc

2010-06-06T05:39:10Z

Grantbow: update of wodim.x binary checkins

Activities/Toaster/UI

2010-06-06T05:35:36Z

Grantbow: First text description

Activities/Toaster/Develop

2010-06-06T05:22:13Z

Grantbow: adding link to Developers/Setup

Activities/Toaster/Develop

2010-06-06T04:28:15Z

Grantbow: cleanup & categorizing, adding python tutorial link

Activities/Toaster/Wishlist

2010-06-06T02:33:06Z

Grantbow: first draft with first idea

This page is for ideas of how to make Toaster more useful. Please add ideas you come up with. These may or may not be implemented by either the core team or other volunteer developers but are valuable to capture for consideration.

* add the ability like the Read activity to request an .iso from another user and save it to a USB or other storage device. When dealing with such a large data file the journal metaphor as I understand it breaks down.