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− | Sugar 0.84 has a number of improvements above and beyond 0.82. And we have a version working on the OLPC XO-1, but because of the changes in process at OLPC, there is a new short-term strategy for updates. Until OLPC issues its next official release, we are recommending that XO-1 users who would like to try 0.84 use Sugar on a Stick. The XO-1 can be booted from an external USB or SD card storage device, [[#Run v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB|Option 3]] below. | + | Sugar 0.84 has a number of improvements above and beyond 0.82. And we have a version working on the OLPC XO-1, but because of the changes in process at OLPC, there is a new short-term strategy for updates. Until OLPC issues its next official release, we are recommending that XO-1 users who would like to try 0.84 use Sugar on a Stick. The XO-1 can be booted from an external USB or SD card storage device, [[#Run v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB|Option 1]] below. |
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− | There are three main options for OLPC XO users: (1) olpc-update; (2) install Sugar on a Stick on the internal NAND; and (3) Sugar on a Stick on an SD card. | + | There are three main options for OLPC XO users: (1) run v0.84 Sugar on a Stick on an SD card (2) install v0.84 Sugar on a Stick on the internal NAND; or (3) use olpc-update (which is currently Sugar v0.82). |
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− | '''Note:''' The OLPC XO-1 has some built-in protections including a lock designed to prevent haphazard software changes. In order to use either [[#Install the v0.84 Sugar on a Stick image|Option 2]] or [[#Run v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB|Option 3]], XO-1 owners must [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys request a developer key from OLPC.] It may take up to 24 hours after the request has been made to receive your developer key. | + | '''Note:''' The OLPC XO-1 has some built-in protections including a lock designed to prevent haphazard software changes. In order to use either [[#Run v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB|Option 1]] or [[#Install the v0.84 Sugar on a Stick image|Option 2]], XO-1 owners must [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys request a developer key from OLPC.] It may take up to 24 hours after the request has been made to receive your developer key. |
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− | ===Update to the official OLPC v0.82 Sugar build=== | + | ===Run v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB=== |
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| + | (Requires a [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys developer key for your OLPC-XO-1] and access to a Windows or Fedora computer) |
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| + | ====On Windows:==== |
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| + | Create the USB stick as described on the [http://sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Windows Sugar on a Stick/Installation/Windows] page in the "Instructions for creating a Sugar-on-a-Stick USB key from Windows" section. |
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| + | Do '''not''' boot this stick on your Windows machine. Make sure the first boot is on your XO. If you do boot the stick on an other machine first, the X server setup needed for the XO will not be done. |
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− | You run ''olpc-update'' from the Terminal activity, e.g.,:
| + | ====On Fedora:==== |
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− | sudo olpc-update 767 | + | wget {{SoaSiso}} |
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− | where 767 is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Builds#Stable_builds the latest stable release] from OLPC (OLPC 8.2, Sugar 0.82)
| + | sudo yum install livecd-tools |
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− | Details regarding the 8.2.1 release will be available in late March or early April.
| + | sudo livecd-iso-to-disk --format --xo --xo-no-home Soas-200903051021.iso /dev/sdX1 |
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− | More details can be found [[Supported_systems#Fedora_on_an_OLPC_XO|here]].
| + | where <code>/dev/sdX1</code> is the device associated with your removable media. |
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| ===Install the v0.84 Sugar on a Stick image=== | | ===Install the v0.84 Sugar on a Stick image=== |
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| and the OLPC-XO-1 will reboot and you should be running Sugar 0.84. | | and the OLPC-XO-1 will reboot and you should be running Sugar 0.84. |
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− | ===Run v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB===
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− | (Requires a [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys developer key for your OLPC-XO-1] and access to a Windows or Fedora computer)
| + | ===Update to the official OLPC v0.82 Sugar build=== |
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− | ====On Windows:====
| + | You run ''olpc-update'' from the Terminal activity, e.g.,: |
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− | Create the USB stick as described on the [http://sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Windows Sugar on a Stick/Installation/Windows] page in the "Instructions for creating a Sugar-on-a-Stick USB key from Windows" section.
| + | sudo olpc-update 767 |
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− | Do '''not''' boot this stick on your Windows machine. Make sure the first boot is on your XO. If you do boot the stick on an other machine first, the X server setup needed for the XO will not be done.
| + | where 767 is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Builds#Stable_builds the latest stable release] from OLPC (OLPC 8.2, Sugar 0.82) |
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− | ====On Fedora:====
| + | Details regarding the 8.2.1 release will be available in late March or early April. |
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− | wget {{SoaSiso}}
| + | More details can be found [[Supported_systems#Fedora_on_an_OLPC_XO|here]]. |
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− | sudo yum install livecd-tools
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− | sudo livecd-iso-to-disk --format --xo --xo-no-home Soas-200903051021.iso /dev/sdX1
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− | where <code>/dev/sdX1</code> is the device associated with your removable media.
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