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Link to tutorial presentation of this method, http://soas-loader.readthedocs.org/
 
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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.
{{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/.


This method has worked without reported errors, is flexible, and requires minimal documentation. Limitations may be discussed on the [[Talk:Testing/Reports/Sugar on a Stick Persistence | talk]] page.}}
Limitations may be discussed on the [[Talk:Testing/Reports/Sugar on a Stick Persistence | talk]] page.}}


The starting point is
The starting point is
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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,


''''Either''' enter a console with Ctrl+Alt+F2,
'''Either''' enter a console with Ctrl+Alt+F2,


'''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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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:


[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


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:


[root@localhost ~]# df -Th
[root@localhost ~]# df -Th