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There are many options for using Sugar on an Apple Macintosh Computer.<br><br> | There are many options for using Sugar on an Apple Macintosh Computer.<br><br> | ||
{{Definition_table | {{Definition_table | ||
|width=12em|Taste of Sugar | <!-- Read only LiveOS image | |width=12em|Taste of Sugar | <!-- Read only LiveOS image | ||
--> provides a safe read-only experience that does not alter your Mac. Get to know the Sugar Learning Platform by using it first hand. The quickest way to experience Sugar is to [[ | --> provides a safe read-only experience that does not alter your Mac. Get to know the Sugar Learning Platform by using it first hand. The quickest way to experience Sugar is to [[#Restart.2C_Play._Restart.2C_Mac. | go here...]] | ||
|Sugar in a | |Sugar in a window | <!--Virtualization of a Linux OS with Sugar installed | ||
--> installs to a directory on your Hard Disk. In a | --> installs to a directory on your Hard Disk. In a window or Full Screen you can switch between Mac and Sugar instantly. Your journal is safe and remembered between restarts. [[#Click_Sugar._Click_Mac. | Read more... ]] | ||
|Sugar on Linux | <!-- Bootable installation of a Linux OS with Sugar installed | |Sugar on Linux | <!-- Bootable installation of a Linux OS with Sugar installed | ||
--> Linux runs on Apple computers long after Apple discontinues support. There are many choices available for easy installation; but after first boot, their support for Sugar varies. <!--Those stating educational focus may provide a better experience. But this is baseless bias. --> [[ | --> Linux runs on Apple computers long after Apple discontinues support. There are many choices available for easy installation; but after first boot, their support for Sugar varies. <!--Those stating educational focus may provide a better experience. But this is baseless bias. --> [[#Farewell_Mac._Hello_Sugar.| Read more... ]] | ||
|Sugar on a Stick | On some Intel Macs, [[Sugar on a Stick]] can be loaded on a USB flash storage device and booted on the computer. [[#Sugar on a Stick for Mac| See below...]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Note/help|Please help:| Assistance is needed from Macintosh system experts to document installing or running a Fedora LiveOS image on a Mac.}} | |||
{{Note/note|Note:|See this [http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528232 Fedora bug]. Apparently, Fedora 16 (Fall 2011) will have kernel support for EFI booting.}} | |||
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{{:Macintosh/Sugar in a window}} | |||
{{:Macintosh/run Linux}} | |||
== Sugar on a Stick for Mac == | |||
'''Sugar on a Stick''' loaded USB devices should run on Intel Macs. | |||
Follow these instructions '''every time''' you wish to use your '''Sugar on a Stick''' device on an | See [[Sugar on a Stick/Macintosh]] for a Fedora 17 test from April 2012. | ||
*Boot the Mac with the boot-helper CD | |||
* | |||
*edit the kernel parameters | {{Outdated}} | ||
Follow these instructions '''every time''' you wish to use your '''Sugar on a Stick''' device on an Intel Mac: | |||
* Boot the Mac with the boot-helper CD | |||
* Interrupt the boot sequence | |||
* edit the kernel parameters | |||
vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=iso9660 rw liveimg overlay=LABEL=soas-2-blueberry quiet rhgb selinux=0 | vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=iso9660 rw liveimg overlay=LABEL=soas-2-blueberry quiet rhgb selinux=0 | ||
*continue the boot. | * continue the boot. | ||
You can create a '''Sugar on a Stick''' device with a Mac. However, to save the Journal you must create your stick on a PC or Linux machine: Instructions for [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Windows|Windows]] and [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux|Linux]] <!-- Have you tried to run the livecd-iso-to-disk bash script with --efi option on a 32-bit Intel Mac? (do they exist?) (would a bash script even run? could it be modified to run on a Mac, for example, substitute $(readlink -f "$2") calls with $(readlink "$2") and whatever else is required?) See http://www.mail-archive.com/soas@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg01010.html and https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/soas/+question/95622 --> | You can create a '''Sugar on a Stick''' device with a Mac. However, to save the Journal you must create your stick on a PC or Linux machine: Instructions for [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Windows|Windows]] and [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux|Linux]] <!-- Have you tried to run the livecd-iso-to-disk bash script with --efi option on a 32-bit Intel Mac? (do they exist?) (would a bash script even run? could it be modified to run on a Mac, for example, substitute $(readlink -f "$2") calls with $(readlink "$2") and whatever else is required?) See http://www.mail-archive.com/soas@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg01010.html and https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/soas/+question/95622 --> | ||
# Download the boot helper from: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-boot.iso | # Download the boot helper from: http://www.wronkiewicz.net/soas-4-boot-test.iso for Mango Lassi | ||
#: http://www.wronkiewicz.net/soas-3-boot-test.iso for Mirabelle | |||
#: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-boot.iso for Blueberry | |||
# Put in the boot-helper CD | # Put in the boot-helper CD | ||
# Plug in the USB | # Plug in the USB | ||