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− | {{Message|This method is taken from http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB#Creating_a_USB_stick_from_a_running_live_environment, and is different from the contents of other Sugar on a Stick pages. I have successfully made 3 sticks, which have performed Software update correctly and, so far, lasted a few days. The method seems particularly flexible, requiring minimal documentation. --[[User:Inkyfingers|Inkyfingers]] ([[User talk:Inkyfingers|talk]]) 17:58, 8 April 2014 (EDT)}} | + | {{Message|Presenting this method to a wider audience is still a work in progress. The working title is [[Activities/SoaS_Loader |SoaS Loader]]. You will find a tutorial presentation of this method here http://soas-loader.readthedocs.org/. |
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− | The starting point is a PC, and a clean 2GB or 4GB USB stick to use as the target device.
| + | Limitations may be discussed on the [[Talk:Testing/Reports/Sugar on a Stick Persistence | talk]] page.}} |
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− | It does not really matter what operating system you are using. To make your persistent Sugar on a Stick you will [[Sugar on a Stick/Boot|boot your computer]] with a Sugar LiveOS "host" media, which might be: | + | The starting point is |
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| + | * a PC, laptop, or netbook |
| + | * a clean 2GB or 4GB USB stick to use as the target device. |
| + | * a Sugar [[LiveOS image]] to use as the "host" media. |
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| + | It does not really matter what operating system you are using. To make your persistent Sugar on a Stick you will [[Sugar on a Stick/Boot|boot]] your computer with a Sugar LiveOS "host" media, which might be: |
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| * A CD-ROM made from the Sugar.iso available from [[Sugar on a Stick/Downloads]] | | * A CD-ROM made from the Sugar.iso available from [[Sugar on a Stick/Downloads]] |
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| Boot your computer with the chosen LiveOS media. Once Sugar is running, | | Boot your computer with the chosen LiveOS media. Once Sugar is running, |
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− | ''''Either''' enter a console with Ctrl+Alt+F2,
| + | '''Either''' enter a console with Ctrl+Alt+F2, |
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| '''or''' open the Terminal Activity, [[File:Activity-terminal.png|bottom|link=http://en.flossmanuals.net/terminal]], from the <span class=plainlinks>[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/images/9/9b/Home_ListView_button.png Home list View]</span>. | | '''or''' open the Terminal Activity, [[File:Activity-terminal.png|bottom|link=http://en.flossmanuals.net/terminal]], from the <span class=plainlinks>[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/images/9/9b/Home_ListView_button.png Home list View]</span>. |
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| {{Show|extra detail. | | {{Show|extra detail. |
| |<pre> | | |<pre> |
− | On the first pass, before plugging in the target stick, expect output like this:
| + | First, running the command `df -Th` before plugging in the target stick, expect output like this: |
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| [root@localhost ~]# df -Th | | [root@localhost ~]# df -Th |
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| vartmp tmpfs 2.0G 0 2.0G 0% /var/tmp | | vartmp tmpfs 2.0G 0 2.0G 0% /var/tmp |
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− | After the target stick is inserted, the command produces an extra line at the bottom:
| + | Then, running the command `df -Th` after the target stick is inserted, the command produces an extra line at the bottom: |
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| [root@localhost ~]# df -Th | | [root@localhost ~]# df -Th |