SoaS Blueberry Instructions: Difference between revisions

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* Download the latest version of the '''Fedora LiveUSB Creator''' from http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator and extract it.

* Plug a blank target USB flash drive (or SD Card) into your computer (minimum 1-gigabyte)~~. '''WARNING:''' this procedure erases all data already on the flash drive! Copy any existing data elsewhere first~~.

* Plug a blank target USB flash drive (or SD Card) into your computer (minimum 1-gigabyte).

* Launch LiveUSB Creator.

* Select '''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' in the drop-down menu on the upper-right side to download the liveUSB disk image. Alternatively, download Blueberry [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso here], then hit the Browse button and select the downloaded file.

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<code>''yum install liveusb-creator''</code>

Then [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso ~~download the~~ soas-2-blueberry.iso] and select it by using the ~~"BROWSE"~~ button.

Then download [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso soas-2-blueberry.iso] and select it by using the Browse button.

* Launch LiveUSB Creator and follow the instructions [[SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions#For_Windows_Users|above]].

If you use any '''other distribution''', download the '''image-writer''' tool from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer here] and the '''live image''' from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso here].

'''~~Unfortunately~~, image-writer will ~~not allow you to save your work; it does~~ not create a persistent storage overlay~~'''~~

If you use any '''other distribution''', download the '''image-writer''' tool from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer here] and the '''live image''' from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso here]. This solution will not create a persistent storage overlay, though.

* Open a terminal and become root, either by using su or sudo.

* Enter the following command: ''./image-writer soas-2-blueberry.iso''

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* You will be notified once the process has finished.

~~For~~ a ~~'''~~persistent ~~USB''' see this link:~~[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions]

Unsupported instructions for creating a key with persistent storage on other distributions are [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions available], too.

=== For Mac OS X Users ===

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* Proceed as stated in the instructions for Linux Users.

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~~=== Helper CD ===~~

~~If your machine doesn't support booting from USB devices, then download the following soas-2-boot.iso and burn it to a CD.~~

* [http://www.imgburn.com/ ImgBurn] and [http://www.dvdflick.net/download.php DVD flick] are some freeware, .iso burning tools for Windows.

~~Download~~ the ~~boot support helper CD image at~~ http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-boot.iso.

=== Boot Helper ===

# Use [[wikipedia:Windows Explorer|Windows Explorer]] to name your USB flash drive FEDORA (from the Properties dialog for your device), otherwise it won't be recognized by the boot-~~support~~ CD.

If your machine doesn't support booting from USB devices, then download the [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-boot.iso soas-2-boot.iso] and burn it to a CD. [http://www.imgburn.com/ ImgBurn] is a free Windows application to do so, in case your current computer does not come with such a software.

# Put both the boot-~~support~~ CD and the USB flash drive in your computer and let it boot from the CD.

* Use the [[wikipedia:Windows Explorer|Windows Explorer]] to name your USB flash drive FEDORA (from the Properties dialog for your device), as otherwise, it won't be recognized by the boot-helper CD.

* Put both the boot-helper CD and the USB flash drive in your computer and let it boot from the CD.

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 * Download the latest version of the '''Fedora LiveUSB Creator''' from http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator and extract it.
-* Plug a blank target USB flash drive (or SD Card) into your computer (minimum 1-gigabyte). '''WARNING:''' this procedure erases all data already on the flash drive! Copy any existing data elsewhere first.
+* Plug a blank target USB flash drive (or SD Card) into your computer (minimum 1-gigabyte).
 * Launch LiveUSB Creator.
 * Select '''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' in the drop-down menu on the upper-right side to download the liveUSB disk image. Alternatively, download Blueberry [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso here], then hit the Browse button and select the downloaded file.
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 <code>''yum install liveusb-creator''</code>
-Then [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso download the soas-2-blueberry.iso] and select it by using the "BROWSE" button.
+Then download [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso soas-2-blueberry.iso] and select it by using the Browse button.
 * Launch LiveUSB Creator and follow the instructions [[SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions#For_Windows_Users|above]].
-If you use any '''other distribution''', download the '''image-writer''' tool from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer here] and the '''live image''' from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso here].
-'''Unfortunately, image-writer will not allow you to save your work; it does not create a persistent storage overlay'''
+If you use any '''other distribution''', download the '''image-writer''' tool from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer here] and the '''live image''' from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso here]. This solution will not create a persistent storage overlay, though.
 * Open a terminal and become root, either by using su or sudo.
 * Enter the following command: ''./image-writer soas-2-blueberry.iso''
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 * You will be notified once the process has finished.
-For a '''persistent USB''' see this link:[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions]
+Unsupported instructions for creating a key with persistent storage on other distributions are [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions available], too.
 === For Mac OS X Users ===
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 * Proceed as stated in the instructions for Linux Users.
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-=== Helper CD ===
-If your machine doesn't support booting from USB devices, then download the following soas-2-boot.iso and burn it to a CD.
-* [http://www.imgburn.com/ ImgBurn] and [http://www.dvdflick.net/download.php DVD flick] are some freeware, .iso burning tools for Windows.
-Download the boot support helper CD image at http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-boot.iso.
+=== Boot Helper ===
-# Use [[wikipedia:Windows Explorer|Windows Explorer]] to name your USB flash drive FEDORA (from the Properties dialog for your device), otherwise it won't be recognized by the boot-support CD.
+If your machine doesn't support booting from USB devices, then download the [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-boot.iso soas-2-boot.iso] and burn it to a CD. [http://www.imgburn.com/ ImgBurn] is a free Windows application to do so, in case your current computer does not come with such a software.
-# Put both the boot-support CD and the USB flash drive in your computer and let it boot from the CD.
+* Use the [[wikipedia:Windows Explorer|Windows Explorer]] to name your USB flash drive FEDORA (from the Properties dialog for your device), as otherwise, it won't be recognized by the boot-helper CD.
+* Put both the boot-helper CD and the USB flash drive in your computer and let it boot from the CD.