SoaS Blueberry Instructions: Difference between revisions

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=== For Mac OSX Users ===

The procedure for Mac ~~OS/X~~ users is similar to the one for Linux users. Mac users should be aware that they may be able to prepare their flash drive on a Mac, but depending on the generation of the hardware used, they may need to use another computer to test whether the prepared flash drive works.

The procedure for Mac OSX users is similar to the one for Linux users. Mac users should be aware that they may be able to prepare their flash drive on a Mac, but depending on the generation of the hardware used, they may need to use another computer to test whether the prepared flash drive works.

[[Image:image-writer-mac.png|left|200px]]

* Download the Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry live image from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso

* ~~Open a terminal and run:~~ ''~~diskutil unmountDisk~~ /~~dev~~/~~diskX'' (whereas X is the device number)~~

* Download the '''image-writer''' tool for Macs from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer-mac

* ~~Run~~: ''~~sudo dd if=~~./soas-2-blueberry.iso ~~of=/dev/diskX bs=512~~'' ~~(Please pay attention when running the dd command, as it will wipe your flash drive!)~~

* Execute the following command with super user permissions in a terminal: ''./image-writer-mac soas-2-blueberry.iso''

* ~~Eject your flash drive by running: ''diskutil eject /dev/diskX''~~

* Proceed as stated in the instructions for Linux Users.

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 === For Mac OSX Users ===
-The procedure for Mac OS/X users is similar to the one for Linux users. Mac users should be aware that they may be able to prepare their flash drive on a Mac, but depending on the generation of the hardware used, they may need to use another computer to test whether the prepared flash drive works.
+The procedure for Mac OSX users is similar to the one for Linux users. Mac users should be aware that they may be able to prepare their flash drive on a Mac, but depending on the generation of the hardware used, they may need to use another computer to test whether the prepared flash drive works.
 [[Image:image-writer-mac.png|left|200px]]
 * Download the Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry live image from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso
-* Open a terminal and run: ''diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskX'' (whereas X is the device number)
+* Download the '''image-writer''' tool for Macs from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer-mac
-* Run: ''sudo dd if=./soas-2-blueberry.iso of=/dev/diskX bs=512'' (Please pay attention when running the dd command, as it will wipe your flash drive!)
+* Execute the following command with super user permissions in a terminal: ''./image-writer-mac soas-2-blueberry.iso''
-* Eject your flash drive by running: ''diskutil eject /dev/diskX''
+* Proceed as stated in the instructions for Linux Users.