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=== For Mac OSX Users ===
 
=== For Mac OSX Users ===
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The procedure for Mac OS/X users is similar to the one for Linux users. Mac users should be aware that they may be able to prepare their flash drive on a Mac, but depending on the generation of the hardware used, they may need to use another computer to test whether the prepared flash drive works.
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The procedure for Mac OSX users is similar to the one for Linux users. Mac users should be aware that they may be able to prepare their flash drive on a Mac, but depending on the generation of the hardware used, they may need to use another computer to test whether the prepared flash drive works.
    
[[Image:image-writer-mac.png|left|200px]]
 
[[Image:image-writer-mac.png|left|200px]]
    
* Download the Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry live image from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso
 
* Download the Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry live image from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso
* Open a terminal and run: ''diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskX'' (whereas X is the device number)
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* Download the '''image-writer''' tool for Macs from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer-mac
* Run: ''sudo dd if=./soas-2-blueberry.iso of=/dev/diskX bs=512'' (Please pay attention when running the dd command, as it will wipe your flash drive!)
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* Execute the following command with super user permissions in a terminal: ''./image-writer-mac soas-2-blueberry.iso''
* Eject your flash drive by running: ''diskutil eject /dev/diskX''
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* Proceed as stated in the instructions for Linux Users.
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