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Revision as of 02:09, 9 December 2009
, 02:09, 9 December 2009→ZyX-LiveInstaller: cleanups, note I did just do a real no /boot test, and for me, it works
* ZyX-LiveInstaller allows you to install SoaS when it is already running '''from''' either a LiveUSB device or LiveCD media '''to''' a system or external disk. This results in what is considered a traditional operating system installation on disk (or USB-Stick/SD-Card).
* ZyX-LiveInstaller allows you to install SoaS when it is already running '''from''' either a LiveUSB device or LiveCD media '''to''' a system or external disk. This results in what is considered a traditional operating system installation on disk (or USB-Stick/SD-Card).
* NOTE: this is NOT a method to create a SugarOnAStick (LiveUSB).
* note: this is *not* a method to create a SugarOnAStick (LiveUSB). Though you can install to an external usb drive/stick, resulting in an installation that very similarly boots your system to the Sugar UI. The difference is that the resulting system is not a 'Live' system. This means that it uses a normal filesystem, instead of a compressed read-only filesystem with a read-write snapshot/overlay above, as a 'LiveUSB' does.
* IMPORTANT WARNING: understand that this is a fairly new piece of open source software, that will overwrite entire partitions or disks ** as well as your bootloader ** during installation. In this release of SoaS, it is intended only for users that are familiar with the risks and possible complications of installing a Linux distribution to system disk.
* IMPORTANT WARNING: understand that this is a fairly new piece of open source software, that will overwrite entire partitions or disks ** as well as your bootloader ** during installation. In this release of SoaS, it is intended only for users that are familiar with the risks and possible complications of installing a Linux distribution to system disk.
:* start the partitioner 'gparted' if necessary
:* start the partitioner 'gparted' if necessary
::* you will need at least a single partition for the root filesystem, that is greater than 2GB. Some disks labeled and sold as 2GB may not be quite large enough.
::* you will need at least a single partition for the root filesystem, that is greater than 2GB. Some disks labeled and sold as 2GB may not be quite large enough.
::* Create a seperate partition for the /boot filesystem
::* optionally create a seperate partition for the /boot filesystem, at least 42MB in size
::* optionally, you may select a seperate partition for swap space. 1-2GB is recommended and will allow the use of hibernation (suspend-to-disk)
::* optionally create a seperate partition for swap space, typically 1 or 2 times the size of ram in your system. This will allow the use of hibernation (suspend-to-disk, via pm-hibernate command run from root terminal shell).
::* note: formatting in the partitioner is not required.
::* note: formatting in the partitioner is not required.
::* exit the partitioner by hitting the X in the top corner of window.
::* exit the partitioner by hitting the X in the top corner of window.