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Line 128: − − ===Windows XP SP2=== − Loads and runs VMware virtual machine in Windows XP SP2 {tested on a Dell 2350 Tower and EeePC1000 } − − Appliance (packaged virtual machine) runs from USB Stick & Hard Disk on VMPlayer or VMWorkstation − − === Ubuntu 8.04 and 9.04 === − VMware Workstation 6.5.2 can make virtual machine image files in Ubuntu. VMware Player will run these virtual appliances. The appliance can be distributed by copying to a DVD or a 4-GiB SD or USB drive or by downloading prebuilt VMPlayer Appliances from Sugar Labs [[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/]] or other server. − ====For VMWorkstation HD Installs in Ubuntu==== − * (also works for HD installs to PC) − − * Ubuntu Installations use sugar-PPAs:[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Ubuntu#Using_sugar_PPAs] − − * see Trisquel 3.0-Sugar [http://devel.trisquel.info/sugar/] (based on Ubuntu 9.04) − − ===Fedora 12=== − ====Soas-v2-blueberry.iso Install using zyx-liveinstaller ==== − Download link: [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso] − # Method used for this Install to VMware 4GB IDE(custom)Hard disk /(SCSI will not work): − − *'''<<In sugar terminal as root>>''' − * zyx-liveinstaller − *'''Grapical Installer Starts''' − *START PARTITIONER − *4GB unallocated − *Make new partition (All of it;that just creates the partition scheme, you can create the partitions afterwards) − =====Create new Partitions=====: − * 200 MiB ext2 for /boot − * 2.93 GiB ext4 for / − * 902 Mib linux-swap − * Edit-Apply all Operations − *CANCEL PARTITIONER (hit X in Right top corner) − *zyx-live installer behind in window − *select the data and boot partitions and start install. − − Also will write to USB/SD − − === Fedora12-EDU Spin === − http://spins.fedoraproject.org/edu/#downloads − http://spins.fedoraproject.org/edu/ − * F12 release 12 (Constantine) − * Use as a Live CD or as a 8-GB Appliance for VMware Player. − * 0.86.3 Sugar and Gnome Desktop. − * It installs nicely in the normal manner with liveinst (or anaconda from terminal) − * dd install works (8GB USB) to make non-persistent installer USB for Netbooks − − * See the procedure above to make a VMplayer on a USB boot stick run this latest version of the Sugar platform as an Appliance.. − − ===Fedora 11=== − VMware Player will not load in Fedora 11 beta or Fedora Preview loaded with shell command; One gets "Unable to modify kernel" error and quits. − − ===Fedora 10=== − * VMplayer can be loaded in Fedora 10 and used to run a VMplayer Appliance of Sugar platform based on Fedora 11. − * The Sugar platform included in Fedora 10 is not the current version. − − ===openSUSE=== − * Prebuilt .vmx file for Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/opensuse-edu/files/Sugar/ − * http://en.opensuse.org/Sugar − :(See: nubae and cyberorg on #irc #sugar #opensuse-edu for details.) − − SUSE is building and hosting appliances at these sites for downloading. − − =====Live CD===== − − * http://education.opensuse.org/download/ISOs/ − * http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Education/images/iso/ − * Newest versions of live .iso can be installed to USB/SD with dd command: − * Now 2nd partition can be created with a script: http://en.opensuse.org/Live_USB_stick − − *(x)be careful to use correct device or you can wipe your hard disk! − ===========unformatted 2GB USB================== − dd if=openSUSE-Sugar.i686-11.2.0-Build2.1.iso of=/dev/sd(x) bs=4M − 151+1 records in − 151+1 records out − 636485632 bytes (636 MB) copied, 86.862 s, 7.3 MB/s − Add 2nd Persistent Partition: − fdisk /dev/sd(x) − The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 1959. − There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, − and could in certain setups cause problems with: − 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO) − 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs − (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK) − Command (m for help): p − Disk /dev/sd(x): 2055 MB, 2055019008 bytes − 64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 1959 cylinders − Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes − Disk identifier: 0x3e698287 − Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System − /dev/sd(x)1 * 1 607 621568 83 Linux − Command (m for help): n − Command action − e extended − p primary partition (1-4) − p − Partition number (1-4): 2 − First cylinder (608-1959, default 608): − Using default value 608 − Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (608-1959, default 1959): − Using default value 1959 − Command (m for help): p − Disk /dev/sd(x): 2055 MB, 2055019008 bytes − 64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 1959 cylinders − Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes − Disk identifier: 0x3e698287 − Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System − /dev/sd(x)1 * 1 607 621568 83 Linux − /dev/sd(x)2 608 1959 1384448 83 Linux − Command (m for help): w − The partition table has been altered! − Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. − Syncing disks. − − ======Installation to VMWare hard disk (or Hard Disk)====== − Sugar terminal: − :<code>su - − : yast2 live-installer − </code> − − ======add user====== − :<code> yast2 users − </code> − − ======change networking====== − terminal − su - − :<code> yast2 lan − </code> − Global Options − [X] Traditional Method with ifup − − ======wireless networking====== − :<code> yast2 lan − </code> − − * su - − * yast2 lan − * need to switch networking out of network manager; edit and add wireless wlan wireless wlan0; and enter info on encrypted or open, and if WEP, SSID plus WEP Key information. − * select wired interface>edit>general>activate device>never − * ok − * yast2 lan (2nd time) select manage with Network Manager − * ok − * Reboot USB/SD − * Go to drop down box on network and delete network history. Be sure to have radio box checked. − * Reboot again, On F1 neighborhood should see circles for wireless network connections. − * Mouse over the one you want to use and enter passwords if requested on drop down box − * On reboot, to get wireless connection to connect, you may have to enter the following in terminal: − su - − rcnetwork restart − − ====Mult-User Sugar Appliance==== − * yast2 users − * Add User ie: Student1, student2 − * advanced>autologon no password (if you want no passwords ) − * yast2 lan − * disconnect network manager − * configure interface − * restart − To switch users (Students) log out from Sugar and you are presented − with a list of users to connect to. − − ====Prebuilt Sugar Appliance==== − http://education.opensuse.org/download/ISOs/ (in .zip .vmx and.tar.bz2 formats) − − http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Education/images/ (.raw format for USB Sticks) − * Run on VMware Player or VirtualBox after decompressing. − − =====Instructions===== − '''Important, for all openSUSE Appliances:''' − openSUSE-Sugar-0.1.0-Build2.26.1.vmx − no password req to start − Password(root)=sugaruser − ==================================== − To reset SUGAR ENTIY: − (Clear out name, color, and Sugar Journal contents) − <sugar terminal> − rm -rf ~/.sugar − su - − password:sugaruser − shutdown -h now − restart sugar − − INSTRUCTIONS ***VERY IMPORTANT!*** − ====================================== − when you open this VM Appliance with VMPlayer for first time: − use "I moved it" − NO NOT click "I Copied it" − Doing so generates a 2nd MAC id for the network card and leaves it as eth0 − not configured (It will not work) − clearing the /.sugar entity (see above) does not affect Mac address − Nor does changing the color or name on the sugar control panel. − − ***** ALSO Do the following Right away after opening sugar for the first time:***** − *<sugar terminal> − su - − Password:xxx (see above) − yast2 sysconfig − System>Sysconfig>Enable Sysconfig>(NO) − (this locks out network reconfig) − exit, shutdown, restart − **(This seems to stop the autoconfiguration of openSUSE on restart)** − --------------------------------------- − IF F1 Neighborhood is not connecting: − − Try this First to start Network Manager: − *<sugar terminal> − su - − password:xxx − rcnetwork restart − ============= − NETWORKING FIX: − (Networking Fix for loss of F1 Neighborhood:) − <sugar terminal> − su- − Password:xxx (see above) − yast2 lan − switch to non-Network Manager control − Delete other network cards − configure DHCP 4 with hardware and eth0 − exit − − once you get networking to work; − *<sugar terminal> − su - − Password:xxx (see above) − yast2 lan − select Network Manager − exit − (change to network manager for wireless configration) − then: − *<sugar terminal> − su - − Password:xxx (see above) − yast2 sysconfig − System>Sysconfig>Enable Sysconfig>(NO) − (this locks out network reconfig) − exit, shutdown, restart − − ====Image USB/SD Drives==== − * Details on how to use uncompresses raw file: http://en.opensuse.org/Disc_image_howtos − Latest .raw file: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Education/images/ − * Extract raw file − : Unmount the USB first, then from terminal: − <code>sudo dd if=/home/suse/"myappliance".raw of=/dev/sdb bs=4k</code> − ===== Typical Imaging Session===== − With raw file on ~/Desktop (BE CERTAIN your USB is sdb (the volume ID). (DO NOT use sdb1, the first partition ID). Change, if different. − <pre>XXXX:~/Desktop/$ sudo dd if=openSUSE-Sugar-liveUSB-unstable.i686-0.0.3-Build4.17.raw of=/dev/sdb bs=4k − [sudo] password for XXXX: − 463360+0 records in − 463360+0 records out − 1897922560 bytes (1.9 GB) copied, 195.168 s, 9.7 MB/s − </pre> − − ==Resources== − * http://www.vmware.com/ − * [[OLPC:VMware]] − * http://www.pendrivelinux.com/category/virtual-machine/ − ===other SUGAR distributions=== − * Live USB [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Category:Liveusb] − * Linux Distributions [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux]
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