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==Install on a USB device==
==Install on a USB device==
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* Download VirtualBox OSE program, and install instead of VMPlayer.
* Download VirtualBox OSE program, and install instead of VMPlayer.
* Boot PC from stick, and run images on same or 2nd stick.
* Boot PC from stick, and run images on same or 2nd stick.
==VirtualBox appliance derived from SoaS Mirabelle==
: updated 13 Oct 2010
This appliance has a traditional, non-compressed filesystem and was built by using [[Sugar on a Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller|ZyX-LiveInstaller]] on a SoaS Mirabelle image. (It does not simulate the stock ''Sugar on a Stick'' image with its [[LiveOS image]] with a compressed filesystem, [[wikipedia:SquashFS|SquashFS]], for the operating system files and an optional overlay and home folder for persistence.)
These Activities have been updated: Physics-6, Record-79, Write-70, Turtle Art-99
Download these 3 files:
For the first 2 files, you may need to right click and select 'Save link as...' or 'Save Target As...' because they open directly into the browser.
http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Soas-v3-Mirabelle-zyx.mf
http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Soas-v3-Mirabelle-zyx.ovf
http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-Mirabelle.vmdk
* Start VirtualBox
* In the top-left corner of the application menu bar:
*: File -> Import Appliance...
*: '''Note: The Import Option is not available on the OSE version of VirtualBox.'''
::Import option is available in VirtualBox 4.0.4 (which is ose)
* Click the <Choose...> button to find the 3 downloaded files.
*: select: soas-v3-Mirabelle-zyx.ovf
*: then click 'Next'
* '''Appliance Import Settings''' window appears:
* Double click on the '''Guest OS Type''' row and the right column is a dropdown selection panel. Change the value to OS: Linux  Version: Fedora (from Other/unknown)
* Agree to GPL license and click the 'Finish' button.
* The Import process progress meter will appear, and then the new virtual machine named '''soas-v3-Mirabelle-zyx2''' will appear in your VirtualBox virtual machine list.
* Click the start button or double click the machine name to start your virtual machine with Sugar.
** The first boot experience (of selecting a learner name and color set) can be recreated by erasing the /user/liveuser/.sugar/default/owner.key & .../owner.key.pub files from this machine before distribution.
** Can the default window size be set to simulate an XO at 832x624 pixels? Do we have a license to distribute images with Guest Additions installed?
** I found a base memory setting of 802 MB RAM.  This may be too high for older computers. --[[User:FGrose|FGrose]] 13:02, 14 October 2010 (EDT)
You may create you own virtual machine beginning with an .iso image of Sugar on a Stick
* Download http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads
* If your hardware is 64-bit capable, chose a 64-bit version.


==Virtualbox 3.2.1 on 16GB Toshiba USB Running Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic==
==Virtualbox 3.2.1 on 16GB Toshiba USB Running Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic==
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