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Satellit: /* Set up MacBook to Open items automatically when you log in */

2011-12-28T15:39:31Z

Set up MacBook to Open items automatically when you log in

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	: It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't. A VirtualBox "boot helper" VM that started the boot in VirtualBox, then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer, but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.		: It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't. A VirtualBox "boot helper" VM that started the boot in VirtualBox, then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer, but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.

	====Set up MacBook to Open items automatically when you log in====		====[[Sugar_Creation_Kit#Set_up_MacBook_to_Open_VirtualBox_automatically_when_you_power_it_on\|Set up MacBook to Open items automatically when you log in]]====
	*Open Accounts preferences		:click link ^
	:~~Click Add(+) button to the right of the accounts list~~
	~~:Select an application (VirtualBox) and~~ click ~~add.~~
	*Insert the USB_stick with the .vdi files (see suggestion 2 above)
	*Boot Mac
	======Make New Virtual Appliance for USB containing .vdi files======		======Make New Virtual Appliance for USB containing .vdi files======
	:VirtualBox/New/(Continue)		:VirtualBox/New/(Continue)

Satellit: /* Set up MacBook to Open items automatically when you log in */

2011-12-27T16:04:13Z

Set up MacBook to Open items automatically when you log in

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	:Click Add(+) button to the right of the accounts list		:Click Add(+) button to the right of the accounts list
	:Select an application (VirtualBox) and click add.		:Select an application (VirtualBox) and click add.
	*Insert the USB_stick with the .vdi files (see above)		*Insert the USB_stick with the .vdi files (see suggestion 2 above)
	*Boot Mac		*Boot Mac
	======Make New Virtual Appliance for USB containing .vdi files======		======Make New Virtual Appliance for USB containing .vdi files======

Satellit: /* Make it work with Macs. */ Set up MacBook to Open items automatically when you log in

2011-12-27T16:02:54Z

Make it work with Macs.: Set up MacBook to Open items automatically when you log in

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 ===Make it work with Macs.===
 : It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't.  A VirtualBox "boot helper" VM that started the boot in VirtualBox, then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer, but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.
 ===XS integration needs to work simply and elegantly.===
 * Backup and Restore

Satellit: /* Make it work to both boot and to run on the computers' current operating systems. */

2011-12-24T23:49:39Z

Make it work to both boot and to run on the computers' current operating systems.

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	*We need a Mac and Linux VirtualBox or other VM Solution.		*We need a Mac and Linux VirtualBox or other VM Solution.
	* We need a simple, elegant, Sugar specific UI that is presented to the user when they insert a stick into a running Windows machine.		* We need a simple, elegant, Sugar specific UI that is presented to the user when they insert a stick into a running Windows machine.
	*Suggestion-1:		*Suggestion-1: (not for XO-1)
	:Put 2 files for VirtualBox import/export on a 2nd USB stick		:Put 2 files for VirtualBox import/export on a 2nd USB stick
	:On insertion; the contents of the USB stick pop up		:On insertion; the contents of the USB stick pop up
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	f16-live-RC4-Desktop-sugaruser.ovf '''<==click on this file and it immediately imports into VirtualBox (less than 2 Minutes)'''		f16-live-RC4-Desktop-sugaruser.ovf '''<==click on this file and it immediately imports into VirtualBox (less than 2 Minutes)'''
	(Only the .ovf file icon is highlighted in the USB stick contents)		(Only the .ovf file icon is highlighted in the USB stick contents)
	*Suggestion-2:		*Suggestion-2: (not for XO-1)
	:Export the VirtualBox .vdi hard drive to a 2nd USB and create a new machine that uses the .vdi to run		:Export the VirtualBox .vdi hard drive to a 2nd USB and create a new machine that uses the .vdi to run
	:/home/(user)/VirtualBox VMs/ (copy all three files to USB-stick)		:/home/(user)/VirtualBox VMs/ (copy all three files to USB-stick)
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	:use pre-existing hard disk		:use pre-existing hard disk
	:Look for .vdi (on USB-stick)		:Look for .vdi (on USB-stick)
	[[File:Trisquel_running_from_Ext_USB-stick.png\|~~500px~~]]		[[File:Trisquel_running_from_Ext_USB-stick.png\|200px]]
	*~~This is OS agnostic~~ for ~~a system~~ with ~~an installed VirtualBox 4~~.1		*Suggestion-3 (works for XO-1 and PC's)
			*Use "Sneakernet" Downloadable CD/DVD.isos
			:http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#introduction_to_the_sugar_interface_CD.iso 7.4M
			::A CD/USB-stick with .html files that will open with a click in the XO-1 or PC's Browser
			*Contents:
			: Introduction_to_Sugar_Interface.html
			: Connecting_to_the_Internet.html
			: Drag-Drop.html
			: How_to_use_IRC.html
			: How_to_use_Chat.html
			: Terminal.html
			:: Downloaded .html from: [http://en.flossmanuals.net/terminal/Floss Manuals]
			--[[User:Satellit\|Satellit]] 18:49, 24 December 2011 (EST)
			:http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/SugarCreationKit-123.iso
			::a 3.2 GB DVD.iso with most of the tools needed to install and use sugar '''Needs updating''' only goes to Mirabelle SoaS-v3

	===Make it work with Macs.===		===Make it work with Macs.===

Satellit: /* Make it work to both boot and to run on the computers' current operating systems. */Export the VirtualBox .vdi hard drive to a 2nd USB and create a new machine that uses the .vdi to run

2011-12-21T00:55:48Z

Make it work to both boot and to run on the computers' current operating systems.: Export the VirtualBox .vdi hard drive to a 2nd USB and create a new machine that uses the .vdi to run

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	*We need a Mac and Linux VirtualBox or other VM Solution.		*We need a Mac and Linux VirtualBox or other VM Solution.
	* We need a simple, elegant, Sugar specific UI that is presented to the user when they insert a stick into a running Windows machine.		* We need a simple, elegant, Sugar specific UI that is presented to the user when they insert a stick into a running Windows machine.
	Suggestion: Put 2 files for VirtualBox import/export on a 2nd USB stick		*Suggestion-1:
	On insertion; the contents of the USB stick pop up		:Put 2 files for VirtualBox import/export on a 2nd USB stick
	An example:		:On insertion; the contents of the USB stick pop up
			:An example:
	f16-live-RC4-Desktop-sugaruser-disk1.vmdk		f16-live-RC4-Desktop-sugaruser-disk1.vmdk
	f16-live-RC4-Desktop-sugaruser.ovf '''<==click on this file and it immediately imports into VirtualBox (less than 2 Minutes)'''		f16-live-RC4-Desktop-sugaruser.ovf '''<==click on this file and it immediately imports into VirtualBox (less than 2 Minutes)'''
	(Only the .ovf file icon is highlighted in the USB stick contents)		(Only the .ovf file icon is highlighted in the USB stick contents)
	This is OS agnostic for a system with an installed VirtualBox 4.1		*Suggestion-2:
			:Export the VirtualBox .vdi hard drive to a 2nd USB and create a new machine that uses the .vdi to run
			:/home/(user)/VirtualBox VMs/ (copy all three files to USB-stick)
			:Create a new appliance
			:use pre-existing hard disk
			:Look for .vdi (on USB-stick)
			[[File:Trisquel_running_from_Ext_USB-stick.png\|500px]]
			*This is OS agnostic for a system with an installed VirtualBox 4.1

	===Make it work with Macs.===		===Make it work with Macs.===
	: It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't. A VirtualBox "boot helper" VM that started the boot in VirtualBox, then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer, but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.		: It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't. A VirtualBox "boot helper" VM that started the boot in VirtualBox, then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer, but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.

FGrose at 00:36, 21 December 2011

2011-12-21T00:36:31Z

Satellit: /* Where we need to simplify */

2011-12-20T23:37:12Z

Where we need to simplify

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	*We need a Mac and Linux VirtualBox or other VM Solution.		*We need a Mac and Linux VirtualBox or other VM Solution.
	* We need a simple, elegant, Sugar specific UI that is presented to the user when they insert a stick into a running Windows machine.		* We need a simple, elegant, Sugar specific UI that is presented to the user when they insert a stick into a running Windows machine.
	Suggestion: Put 2 files for virtualbox import/~~import~~ on a 2nd USB stick		Suggestion: Put 2 files for virtualbox import/export on a 2nd USB stick
	On insertion; the contents of the USB stick pop up		On insertion; the contents of the USB stick pop up
	An example:		An example:

Satellit: /* Where we need to simplify */ Put 2 files for virtualbox import on a USB stick

2011-12-20T23:36:27Z

Where we need to simplify: Put 2 files for virtualbox import on a USB stick

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	== Where we need to simplify ==		== Where we need to simplify ==

	# '''Make it work to both boot and to run on the computers' current operating systems.'''		1 '''Make it work to both boot and to run on the computers' current operating systems.'''
	#: This is clearly possible, LinuxliveUSB has a this working for Windows.		: This is clearly possible, LinuxliveUSB has a this working for Windows.
	#* We need a Mac and Linux VirtualBox or other VM Solution.		*We need a Mac and Linux VirtualBox or other VM Solution.
	#* We need a simple, elegant, Sugar specific UI that is presented to the user when they insert a stick into a running Windows machine.		* We need a simple, elegant, Sugar specific UI that is presented to the user when they insert a stick into a running Windows machine.
	#* ''Make it work with Macs.''		Suggestion: Put 2 files for virtualbox import/import on a 2nd USB stick
	#*: It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't. A VirtualBox "boot helper" VM that started the boot in VirtualBox, then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer, but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.		On insertion; the contents of the USB stick pop up
	# '''XS integration needs to work simply and elegantly.'''		An example:
	#* Backup and Restore		f16-live-RC4-Desktop-sugaruser-disk1.vmdk
	#* A simple UI for recreating a lost or broken stick		f16-live-RC4-Desktop-sugaruser.ovf '''<==click on this file and it immediately imports into VirtualBox (less than 2 Minutes)'''
	#* Give teachers the power of Moodle - We need tools for teachers to manage student work on the XS and to push files to students sticks.		(Only the .ovf file icon is highlighted in the USB stick contents)
	# '''Understand Stick failure and how to reduce it.'''		This is OS agnostic for a system with an installed VirtualBox 4.1
	#: See Notes: [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#Cautions_with_using_Live_USB_devices \| Cautions with using Live USB devices]], [[LiveOS image]], & [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Stick_Layout \| Stick Layout]]		2 '''Make it work with Macs.'''
	# '''Make it simple and elegant to create sticks for your whole class.'''		*It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't. A VirtualBox "boot helper" VM that started the boot in VirtualBox, then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer, but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.
	#* Not a lot of steps for drivers, etc., and it works on most of the computers in the kids' houses.		3 '''XS integration needs to work simply and elegantly.'''
	#* Teacher decides what files and activities are included		* Backup and Restore
	#* No command line usage, an enjoyable, Sugarish experience.		* A simple UI for recreating a lost or broken stick
			* Give teachers the power of Moodle - We need tools for teachers to manage student work on the XS and to push files to students sticks.
			4 '''Understand Stick failure and how to reduce it.'''
			: See Notes: [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#Cautions_with_using_Live_USB_devices \| Cautions with using Live USB devices]], [[LiveOS image]], & [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Stick_Layout \| Stick Layout]]
			5 '''Make it simple and elegant to create sticks for your whole class.'''
			* Not a lot of steps for drivers, etc., and it works on most of the computers in the kids' houses.
			* Teacher decides what files and activities are included
			No command line usage, an enjoyable, Sugarish experience.

FGrose: moved To do to improve Sugar on a Stick to Improve Sugar on a Stick: simplify

2011-07-17T18:46:13Z

moved To do to improve Sugar on a Stick to Improve Sugar on a Stick: simplify

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FGrose: refresh layout

2011-07-17T18:44:12Z

refresh layout

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	= The ~~Hard Work~~ of ~~Making~~ a ~~Simple Solution~~ =		==The hard work of making a simple solution==

	Sugar on a Stick has tremendous potential. Kids love it, ~~teacher's~~ see the possibilities.		Sugar on a Stick has tremendous potential. Kids love it, teachers see the possibilities.

	To scale we need to make it SIMPLE		To scale, we need to make it SIMPLE.

	=== Inspiration ===		=== Inspiration ===

	Amy Smith "Do the hard work needed to find a simple solution. As Leonardo da Vinci said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”—and it is the key to this type of design work."		Amy Smith, "Do the hard work needed to find a simple solution. As Leonardo da Vinci said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”—and it is the key to this type of design work."

	Get inspired by the design process of her coal creation device: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqI63IEg3MM There is background in her TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_smith_shares_simple_lifesaving_design.html		Get inspired by the design process of her coal creation device: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqI63IEg3MM There is background in her TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_smith_shares_simple_lifesaving_design.html
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	== Where we need to simplify ==		== Where we need to simplify ==

	~~====~~ Make it work to both boot and to run on the computers current operating ~~system~~. ~~====~~		# '''Make it work to both boot and to run on the computers' current operating systems.'''
			#: This is clearly possible, LinuxliveUSB has a this working for Windows.
	This is clearly possible, LinuxliveUSB has a this working for Windows.		#* We need a Mac and Linux VirtualBox or other VM Solution.
			#* We need a simple, elegant, Sugar specific UI that is presented to the user when they insert a stick into a running Windows machine.
	* We need a Mac and Linux ~~Virtual Box~~ or other VM Solution.		#* ''Make it work with Macs.''
	* We need a simple, elegant, Sugar specific UI that is presented to the user when they insert a stick into a running ~~windows~~ machine.		#*: It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't. A VirtualBox "boot helper" VM that started the boot in VirtualBox, then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer, but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.
	* ''Make it work with Macs''		# '''XS integration needs to work simply and elegantly.'''
			#* Backup and Restore
	It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't. A ~~Virtual Box~~ "boot helper" VM that started the boot in ~~virtual box~~ then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.		#* A simple UI for recreating a lost or broken stick
			#* Give teachers the power of Moodle - We need tools for teachers to manage student work on the XS and to push files to students sticks.
	~~====~~ 'XS integration needs to work simply and elegantly ~~====~~		# '''Understand Stick failure and how to reduce it.'''
			#: See Notes: [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#Cautions_with_using_Live_USB_devices \| Cautions with using Live USB devices]], [[LiveOS image]], & [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Stick_Layout \| Stick Layout]]
	* Backup and Restore		# '''Make it simple and elegant to create sticks for your whole class.'''
	* A simple UI for recreating a lost or broken		#* Not a lot of steps for drivers, etc., and it works on most of the computers in the kids' houses.
	* Give teachers the power of Moodle - We need tools for teachers to manage student work on the XS and to push files to students sticks		#* Teacher decides what files and activities are included
			#* No command line usage, an enjoyable, Sugarish experience.
	~~====~~Understand Stick failure and how to reduce it~~====~~
	See Notes:[~~http:~~//~~wiki.sugarlabs.org~~/~~go/Category:Live_USB#Cautions_with_using_Live_USB.27s~~]

	~~====~~Make it simple and elegant to create sticks for your whole class~~====~~

	* Not a lot of steps for drivers etc. and it works on most of the computers in the kids houses
	* Teacher decides what files and activities are included
	* No command line usage, an ~~enoyable~~ Sugarish experience

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	== Where we need to simplify ==		== Where we need to simplify ==

	~~1 '''~~Make it work to both boot and to run on the computers' current operating systems.~~'''~~		===Make it work to both boot and to run on the computers' current operating systems.===
	: This is clearly possible, LinuxliveUSB has a this working for Windows.		: This is clearly possible, LinuxliveUSB has a this working for Windows.
	*We need a Mac and Linux VirtualBox or other VM Solution.		*We need a Mac and Linux VirtualBox or other VM Solution.
	* We need a simple, elegant, Sugar specific UI that is presented to the user when they insert a stick into a running Windows machine.		* We need a simple, elegant, Sugar specific UI that is presented to the user when they insert a stick into a running Windows machine.
	Suggestion: Put 2 files for ~~virtualbox~~ import/export on a 2nd USB stick		Suggestion: Put 2 files for VirtualBox import/export on a 2nd USB stick
	On insertion; the contents of the USB stick pop up		On insertion; the contents of the USB stick pop up
	An example:		An example:
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	(Only the .ovf file icon is highlighted in the USB stick contents)		(Only the .ovf file icon is highlighted in the USB stick contents)
	This is OS agnostic for a system with an installed VirtualBox 4.1		This is OS agnostic for a system with an installed VirtualBox 4.1
	~~2 '''~~Make it work with Macs.~~'''~~		===Make it work with Macs.===
	*It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't. A VirtualBox "boot helper" VM that started the boot in VirtualBox, then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer, but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.		: It kinda works sometimes now. Some macs reboot if you do magic incantations. Some don't. A VirtualBox "boot helper" VM that started the boot in VirtualBox, then looks to the stick was created by Dave Bauer, but it doesn't work on all Macs yet.
	~~3 '''~~XS integration needs to work simply and elegantly.~~'''~~		===XS integration needs to work simply and elegantly.===
	* Backup and Restore		* Backup and Restore
	* A simple UI for recreating a lost or broken stick		* A simple UI for recreating a lost or broken stick
	* Give teachers the power of Moodle - We need tools for teachers to manage student work on the XS and to push files to students sticks.		* Give teachers the power of Moodle - We need tools for teachers to manage student work on the XS and to push files to students sticks.
	~~4 '''~~Understand Stick failure and how to reduce it.~~'''~~		===Understand Stick failure and how to reduce it.===
	: See Notes: [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#Cautions_with_using_Live_USB_devices \| Cautions with using Live USB devices]], [[LiveOS image]], & [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Stick_Layout \| Stick Layout]]		: See Notes: [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#Cautions_with_using_Live_USB_devices \| Cautions with using Live USB devices]], [[LiveOS image]], & [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Stick_Layout \| Stick Layout]]
	~~5 '''~~Make it simple and elegant to create sticks for your whole class.~~'''~~		===Make it simple and elegant to create sticks for your whole class.===
	* Not a lot of steps for drivers, etc., and it works on most of the computers in the kids' houses.		* Not a lot of steps for drivers, etc., and it works on most of the computers in the kids' houses.
	* Teacher decides what files and activities are included		* Teacher decides what files and activities are included
	No command line usage, an enjoyable, Sugarish experience.		* No command line usage, an enjoyable, Sugarish experience.