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