Changes

=With the soas-2-blueberry.iso, leave out the options for a separate persistent home:=

==Persistent Home Directory==

See [[LiveOS image]] for a discussion of storage options with the LiveOS images.

You may leave out the options for a separate persistent home

*download the script:[http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh]

*download the script:[http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh]

*Use this script in Terminal for soas-v2-Blueberry.iso: (/dev/sd(x)1 is your USB device) use partition manager to determine what it is.

*Use this script in Terminal for soas-v2-Blueberry.iso: (/dev/sd(x)1 is your USB device) use partition manager to determine what it is.

    sudo ./livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --overlay-size-mb 400  soas-2-blueberry.iso /dev/sd(x)1

{{Code|sudo ./livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --overlay-size-mb 400  soas-2-blueberry.iso /dev/sd(x)1}}

==Sample Install to USB/SD Stick==

==Sample Install to USB/SD Stick==

=Older versions of SOAS:=

=Older versions of SOAS:=

\Normally,the livecd-iso-to-disk installation has the advantage over the liveusb-creator installation method by allowing a persistent /home/liveuser folder with the --home-size-mb NNN option.

Normally,the livecd-iso-to-disk installation has the advantage over the liveusb-creator installation method by allowing a persistent /home/liveuser folder with the --home-size-mb NNN option.

This feature would allow you to update the OS image while keeping the user files (by running the script against your existing installation but leaving out the --home-size-mb NNN option).

This feature would allow you to update the OS image while keeping the user files (by running the script against your existing installation but leaving out the --home-size-mb NNN option).

*  Run it as root, making sure to pass the correct USB device and to set overlay and home size appropriately, depending on the stick size.  

*  Run it as root, making sure to pass the correct USB device and to set overlay and home size appropriately, depending on the stick size.  

    sudo ./livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 160 --delete-home --unencrypted-home soas-strawberry.iso /dev/sd(x)1

{{Code|sudo ./livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 160 --delete-home --unencrypted-home soas-strawberry.iso /dev/sd(x)1}}

* The --delete-home option is used to avoid an error message while requesting both a new home (with --home-size-mb) and a persistent home (indirectly with --unencrypted-home). You wouldn't use the --delete-home option on an upgrade of the operation system only.  

* The --delete-home option is used to avoid an error message while requesting both a new home (with --home-size-mb) and a persistent home (indirectly with --unencrypted-home). You wouldn't use the --delete-home option on an upgrade of the operation system only.  

* Watch out for errors in the output of the script, the script seems to ignore them! (and say all is fine on the last line).

* Watch out for errors in the output of the script, the script seems to ignore them! (and say all is fine on the last line).

copied and revised from: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux

:(The above was copied and revised from: [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux]].)

==Using boot helper disk with blueberry usb on intel mac==

==Using boot helper disk with blueberry usb on Intel mac==

 

Question #95622 on Sugar on a Stick changed:

Question #95622 on Sugar on a Stick changed:

https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/soas/+question/95622

https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/soas/+question/95622

what I do to make it work:

what I do to make it work:

#Restart my MacBook Pro with the Blueberry imaged USB and the Boot Helper CD in place.

# Restart my MacBook Pro with the Blueberry imaged USB and the Boot Helper CD in place.

 

# Hold the 'C' key from the time the screen becomes black on the restart until the CD's boot screen comes up.

#Hold the 'C' key from the time the screen becomes black on the restart until the CD's boot screen comes up.

# At the boot screen, press Tab key to enter into the boot/kernel parameters screen.

 

#At the boot screen, press Tab key to enter into the boot/kernel parameters screen.

*This screen shows default values as follow:

*This screen shows default values as follow:

  vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=vfat rw liveimg overlay=LABEL=FEDORA quiet rhgb

  vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=vfat rw liveimg overlay=LABEL=FEDORA quiet rhgb

==More Linux Information==

==More Linux Information==

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#Put_SoaS_onto_a_stick_using_Fedora_or_Ubuntu

[[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#Put_SoaS_onto_a_stick_using_Fedora_or_Ubuntu]]