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| *''' This procedure can be used with a Windows PC if it will boot from CD''' | | *''' This procedure can be used with a Windows PC if it will boot from CD''' |
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| + | ===Duplication of USB Sticks=== |
| + | '''Caution:''' ''This is a work in progress'' |
| ====Download of USB.img file==== | | ====Download of USB.img file==== |
− | * '''This is a work in progress'''
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| * DOWNLOAD Link:[[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/]] | | * DOWNLOAD Link:[[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/]] |
− | * requires:
| + | '''Requires:''' |
| * Linux system with ability to decompress archive | | * Linux system with ability to decompress archive |
| * 4 GB or larger USB Stick | | * 4 GB or larger USB Stick |
| * Familiarity with dd commands in terminal (see below) | | * Familiarity with dd commands in terminal (see below) |
− | | + | ====Preparation of target device==== |
− | ====Duplication of USB Sticks==== | |
− | | |
| '''Caution if you purchase Sandisk cruzer micro 4 GB USB you have to use Windows machine to to start the U3 program and delete the hidden U3 directory''' | | '''Caution if you purchase Sandisk cruzer micro 4 GB USB you have to use Windows machine to to start the U3 program and delete the hidden U3 directory''' |
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| '''This will make the USB a full 4GB otherwise it will be too small to use dd to copy .img file''' | | '''This will make the USB a full 4GB otherwise it will be too small to use dd to copy .img file''' |
− | *U3 partition will not be removed by formating with Partition Manager | + | * U3 partition will not be removed by formating with Partition Manager |
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| '''CAUTION VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT ENTERED CORRECTLY:''' | | '''CAUTION VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT ENTERED CORRECTLY:''' |
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− | *Enter Terminal | + | * Enter Terminal |
| su - | | su - |
| <password> | | <password> |
| (Need to be ROOT or get permission denied) | | (Need to be ROOT or get permission denied) |
− | *USB to be copied to MUST be larger for this to work (not all USB Sticks are exactly the same size) | + | * Target USB device MUST be larger for this to work (not all USB Sticks are exactly the same size) |
− | * * be certain of /dev/sd(x) for your USB Stick ( I use partition editor in Ubuntu 9.04 to identify USB) | + | ** be certain of the device identifier, /dev/sd(x), for your USB Stick. (I use the partition editor in Ubuntu 9.04 to identify the USB device.) |
− | *Note that .img file on Desktop can be compressed for distribution. | + | * Note that .img file on Desktop can be compressed for distribution. |
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− | *Example of sucessful clone session:
| + | '''Example of sucessful clone session:'''' |
| =====Make Image from USB:===== | | =====Make Image from USB:===== |
− | *8GB Toshiba USB | + | * 8-GB Toshiba USB |
| root@xxxxx:/home/robert/Desktop# dd if=/dev/sda* of=USB8.img | | root@xxxxx:/home/robert/Desktop# dd if=/dev/sda* of=USB8.img |
| 15687680+0 records in | | 15687680+0 records in |
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| =====use image to write USB Clone:===== | | =====use image to write USB Clone:===== |
− | *4GB cruzer with U3 removed | + | * 4-GB SanDisk Cruzer with U3 partition removed |
| root@xxxx:/home/robert/Desktop# dd if=USB4C2.img of=/dev/sdg bs=4k | | root@xxxx:/home/robert/Desktop# dd if=USB4C2.img of=/dev/sdg bs=4k |
| 986623+1 records in | | 986623+1 records in |