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Dextrose

2011-02-26T17:55:28Z

OpenIDUser4: /* Installation */

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[[File:Dextrose-py-692x96.png]] [[File:Dextrose-mascotte-120x96.png]]
<noinclude>{{TeamHeader|Dextrose|home=Dextrose|xbgColor=ffe792|join_label=Get Involved}}[[Category:Project]]</noinclude>

[[Image:Dextrose_main.png|640px|frameless|right]]

== The deployments' XO Operating System ==

Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for the XO-1 and XO-1.5 jointly developed by [http://activitycentral.org Activity Central], [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs] in collaboration with the OLPC and Sugar community.

Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged some
new features contributed by deployments and freelance contributors.

== New features in Dextrose2 ==

* Backport of [[0.88/Notes|Sugar 0.88]] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
* [[Features/Journal_Sort|Journal sorting options]] ([[User:Aa|Andrés Ambrois]])
* [[:File:Dextrose_resource_monitoring.png|Intuitive resource monitoring]] ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
* [[Features/Backup_and_Restore|Journal Backup/restore to removable devices]] ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
* [[Features/Backup_and_Restore|Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver]] ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
* Protected activities support ([[User:tch | Martin Abente]])
* Improved GSM/3G handling ([[User:Dcastelo|Daniel Castelo]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
* [[:File:Dextrose_tabbed_browsing.png|Tabbed browsing]] ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
* [[:File:Dextrose_teclado_virtual.png|Virtual keyboard]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
* [[:File:Accessibility_control_panel_2.png|Accessibility features]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
* [[:File:Dextrose_journal_repair.png|Journal repair functionality]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
* [[Features/Touchpad_control_panel_section|Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes]] ([[User:Walter|Walter Bender]])
* OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (Akash Gangil, [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
* [[Features/Sugar_Adhoc_Networks|Ad-hoc Networks]] ([[User:Erikos|Simon Schampijer]])
* Ability to reissue registration to schoolserver ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
* [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/rpms-freeworld/ freeworld codecs] for most multimedia formats, including MP3 music and H264 videos ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
* [http://codewiz.org/wiki/pictures/sugar/deployment/paraguay/caacupe/escuela_485_daniel_ortellado/dextrose-testing Extensive field testing] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])

== Dextrose 2 - World Edition ==

[[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]]

'''This is a development build''' targeted for use by multiple deployments worldwide. We do appreciate feedback and bug reports.

{| class="wikitable"
! Hardware
! OS Images
! Size
! Date
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1, without GNOME
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os439dx.img os439dx.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os439dx.crc os439dx.crc]
| 499MB
| Jan 18 2011
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1, with GNOME (*)
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os439dg.img os439dg.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os439dg.crc os439dg.crc]
| 603MB
| Jan 18 2011
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5, without GNOME
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1.5/intl/os439dx.zd os439dx.zd]
| 438MB
| Jan 18 2011
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5, with GNOME (*)
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1.5/intl/os439dg.zd os439dg.zd]
| 497MB
| Jan 18 2011
|}

For more details on this release, see the [[Dextrose/2|Dextrose 2]] pages ([[Dextrose/2/Changelog|Change Log]], [[Dextrose/2/Todo|Todo List]]).

[[Dextrose/Resources|Older releases]]

(*) If you need support for the builds with GNOME you can ask in #Fedora on IRC.

== Installation ==

=== XO-1 ===

[[File:Xo-1.png|right]]
[[File:XO-XP.png|right]]

* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
* Download both <tt>'''osXXXXX.img'''</tt> and <tt>'''osXXXXX.crc'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick
* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot
* Type the command: <code>'''copy-nand u:\osNdx2.img'''</code> followed by ENTER
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
* Type the command <code>reboot</code> followed by ENTER
* The XO will reboot, finish writing, reboot itself, and take you to the naming and color choice process
* During the reboots, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update

'''See also''' the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Downloads#Upgrade_an_XO-1_to_Sugar_0.84_with_Fedora_11_and_Gnome detailed instructions].

=== XO-1.5 ===

[[File:Xo-1.5.png|right]]
[[File:XO-HS.png|right]]

* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
* Download <tt>'''osXXXXX.zd'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick
* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot
* Type the command: <code>'''fs-update u:\osXXXXX.zd'''</code> followed by ENTER
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
* Type the command <code>'''reboot'''</code> followed by ENTER
* The XO will reboot and take you to the naming and color choice process

'''See also''' the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions].

== Using Dextrose2 in your deployment ==

We're happy to help other deployments produce their
own OS images independently of us, thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1]
provided by Free Software.

=== Subpages ===
{{Special:PrefixIndex/{{PAGENAME}}/}}

Dextrose

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OpenIDUser4: /* XO-1 */ link detailled instructions isnt existing anymore, replaced with former link

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[[File:Dextrose-py-692x96.png]] [[File:Dextrose-mascotte-120x96.png]]
<noinclude>{{TeamHeader|Dextrose|home=Dextrose|xbgColor=ffe792|join_label=Get Involved}}[[Category:Project]]</noinclude>

[[Image:Dextrose_main.png|640px|frameless|right]]

== The deployments' XO Operating System ==

Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for the XO-1 and XO-1.5 jointly developed by [http://activitycentral.org Activity Central], [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs] in collaboration with the OLPC and Sugar community.

Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged some
new features contributed by deployments and freelance contributors.

== New features in Dextrose2 ==

* Backport of [[0.88/Notes|Sugar 0.88]] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
* [[Features/Journal_Sort|Journal sorting options]] ([[User:Aa|Andrés Ambrois]])
* [[:File:Dextrose_resource_monitoring.png|Intuitive resource monitoring]] ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
* [[Features/Backup_and_Restore|Journal Backup/restore to removable devices]] ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
* [[Features/Backup_and_Restore|Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver]] ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
* Protected activities support ([[User:tch | Martin Abente]])
* Improved GSM/3G handling ([[User:Dcastelo|Daniel Castelo]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
* [[:File:Dextrose_tabbed_browsing.png|Tabbed browsing]] ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
* [[:File:Dextrose_teclado_virtual.png|Virtual keyboard]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
* [[:File:Accessibility_control_panel_2.png|Accessibility features]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
* [[:File:Dextrose_journal_repair.png|Journal repair functionality]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
* [[Features/Touchpad_control_panel_section|Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes]] ([[User:Walter|Walter Bender]])
* OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (Akash Gangil, [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
* [[Features/Sugar_Adhoc_Networks|Ad-hoc Networks]] ([[User:Erikos|Simon Schampijer]])
* Ability to reissue registration to schoolserver ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
* [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/rpms-freeworld/ freeworld codecs] for most multimedia formats, including MP3 music and H264 videos ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
* [http://codewiz.org/wiki/pictures/sugar/deployment/paraguay/caacupe/escuela_485_daniel_ortellado/dextrose-testing Extensive field testing] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])

== Dextrose 2 - World Edition ==

[[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]]

'''This is a development build''' targeted for use by multiple deployments worldwide. We do appreciate feedback and bug reports.

{| class="wikitable"
! Hardware
! OS Images
! Size
! Date
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1, without GNOME
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os439dx.img os439dx.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os439dx.crc os439dx.crc]
| 499MB
| Jan 18 2011
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1, with GNOME (*)
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os439dg.img os439dg.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os439dg.crc os439dg.crc]
| 603MB
| Jan 18 2011
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5, without GNOME
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1.5/intl/os439dx.zd os439dx.zd]
| 438MB
| Jan 18 2011
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5, with GNOME (*)
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1.5/intl/os439dg.zd os439dg.zd]
| 497MB
| Jan 18 2011
|}

For more details on this release, see the [[Dextrose/2|Dextrose 2]] pages ([[Dextrose/2/Changelog|Change Log]], [[Dextrose/2/Todo|Todo List]]).

[[Dextrose/Resources|Older releases]]

(*) If you need support for the builds with GNOME you can ask in #Fedora on IRC.

== Installation ==

=== XO-1 ===

[[File:Xo-1.png|right]]
[[File:XO-XP.png|right]]

* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
* Download both <tt>'''osXXXXX.img'''</tt> and <tt>'''osXXXXX.crc'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick
* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot
* Type the command: <code>'''copy-nand u:\osNdx2.img'''</code> followed by ENTER
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
* Type the command <code>reboot</code> followed by ENTER
* The XO will reboot, finish writing, reboot itself, and take you to the naming and color choice process
* During the reboots, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update

'''See also''' the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Downloads#Upgrade_an_XO-1_to_Sugar_0.84_with_Fedora_11_and_Gnome].

=== XO-1.5 ===

[[File:Xo-1.5.png|right]]
[[File:XO-HS.png|right]]

* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
* Download <tt>'''osXXXXX.zd'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick
* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot
* Type the command: <code>'''fs-update u:\osXXXXX.zd'''</code> followed by ENTER
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
* Type the command <code>'''reboot'''</code> followed by ENTER
* The XO will reboot and take you to the naming and color choice process

'''See also''' the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions].

== Using Dextrose2 in your deployment ==

We're happy to help other deployments produce their
own OS images independently of us, thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1]
provided by Free Software.

=== Subpages ===
{{Special:PrefixIndex/{{PAGENAME}}/}}