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== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
This page explores a variety of '''experimental''' options for putting a [[Sugar on a Stick]] image on a USB flash drive under GNU/Linux. Look at the page Contents box to the right to select a suitable option.
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For a more stable, released version of Sugar on a Stick, see '''[[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Strawberry#Linux_Users | v1 Strawberry]]'''.
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For a more stable, released version, see '''[[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Strawberry#Linux_Users | v1 Strawberry]]'''.
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To explore a variety of '''experimental''' options for putting a [[Sugar on a Stick]] image on a USB flash drive under GNU/Linux, see the following pages:
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[[Sugar on a Stick/Beta]] | [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation/OLPC|OLPC XO-1]] | [[Sugar on a Stick/Linux/openSUSE|openSUSE]] | [[Trisquel On A Sugar Toast|Trisquel]] | [[VirtualBox]] | [[VMware]]
    
If you have questions, trouble, or feedback, please let us know on the [[{{TALKPAGENAMEE}}|discussion]] page. "Sugar on a Stick" is provided in a number of [[Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#SoaS_Fedora_matrix|variants]]. If you can improve these instructions, please edit the page and do so!
 
If you have questions, trouble, or feedback, please let us know on the [[{{TALKPAGENAMEE}}|discussion]] page. "Sugar on a Stick" is provided in a number of [[Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#SoaS_Fedora_matrix|variants]]. If you can improve these instructions, please edit the page and do so!
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==Soas03 Beta==
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== Put SoaS onto a stick using Fedora or Ubuntu ==
*(Fedora 12 beta(rawhide)) See [[Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#SoaS_Fedora_matrix|Soas Fedora image matrix]].
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===Download===
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* Help save our bandwidth. Please download via BitTorrent, if possible.
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| '''Tracker''' || '''Link'''
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| LegalTorrents.com || http://www.legaltorrents.com/torrents/780-sugar-on-a-stick-v2-beta
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Alternatively, you can download via http:
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* ''Sugar on a Stick v2'' snapshots are available for download at http://download2.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/, latest test version, [http://download2.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/soas03.iso]  (updated Oct 25 2009)
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===Soas03 Installation on USB/SD===
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* Use ONLY this script file to create a bootable image, http://bit.ly/livecd-iso-to-disk.
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:(Don't forget to <code>chmod +x tools_livecd-iso-to-disk.sh</code> after you download the script.)
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* The .iso file may be burnt to a CD-ROM and booted on your PC (or mounted in a virtual machine to boot it):
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'''Note:'''
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* See this [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2009-September/019829.html announcement] for more information (noting the changes and notes below).
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* To install the .iso disc image, execute the shell script as the root user in <u>one</u> command with arguments as follows:
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<div style="border:1px dashed #2f6fab; padding:8px; margin:8px; background-color:#f9f9f9"><code>sudo ./tools_livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --overlay-size-mb 400 --delete-home --extra-kernel-args selinux=0 ./SoaS3-200909271154.iso /dev/sd*1</code></div>
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:* (*) ''be sure of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' <code>/dev/sdb1</code>. ''Use the mount command or the partition manager to confirm it before executing the script.''
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:* The <code>--format --reset-mbr</code> arguments for the shell script were in the example script, but may be excluded to preserve the existing disc format and data.  See [[olpc:How to Damage a FLASH Storage Device]] for a discussion of why you might want to try to keep your factory format on a flash storage device.
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:* If you do use the format and reset master boot record arguments, you'll want to specify the target device name and not a partition, that is <code>/dev/sd*</code> with no partition number, instead of <code>/dev/sd*1</code> as in the example above used to specify an existing partition. ''As noted above, confirm your target disc device name&mdash;in this case, it is VERY DANGEROUS to your other discs if this is entered wrong, as the whole disc will be reformatted and a new master boot record written causing all previously written data on that disc to be lost.''
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====zyx-liveinstaller====
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* zyx-liveinstaller is a method for installing SoaS *from* either a USB device or LiveCD media *to* a system or external disk.  It is known to work best with the most recent snapshot build - soas03.iso.[http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/]
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* To use, start the root terminal activity, type 'zyx-liveinstaller', then press enter.
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* start the partitioner,
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recommend 4GB USB/SD formatted as follows:
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200 /boot ext2
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3000 / ext3
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(no swap needed)
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Exit the partitioner by hitting the X in the top corner of window.
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Then read and follow the simple wizard, choosing destination volumes/partitions for boot, root, and swap.  root must be at least 2GB(not currently checked for by the installer).  boot may be the same as root, and swap is optional.
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* This is a *destructive* install, meaning that the contents of the disks or partitions you choose will be overwritten entirely.
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* During installation, you are free to use other activities.
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* After installation completes, you may remove the LiveUSB or LiveCD, and continue using the newly installed system - *without rebooting*!!!.  This means that anything done with the system before, during, or after installation persists into the installed system.
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====use dd command ====
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on this hybrid image to make a bootable USB/SD (NOT RECOMMENDED)
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Makes bootable USB from soas03.iso
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*If you use dd command to write a USB or SD image, there will be no persistence. The SCRIPT method detailed above should be used.
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In Root Terminal:
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dd if=soas03.iso of=/dev/sd(?) bs=4M
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* Be sure your USB/SD is /dev/sd? check with partition manager to be sure.
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CAUTION: ** You can destroy you Hard Disk if you enter it wrong! **
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== Put [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation/OLPC | SoaS on an OLPC XO-1]] ==
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* See [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation/OLPC]] for booting an OLPC XO-1 with SoaS images.
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== Put SoaS onto a stick using Fedora and Ubuntu ==
      
This is known to work in Fedora and Ubuntu.
 
This is known to work in Fedora and Ubuntu.

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