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* ''Sugar on a Stick v2'' snapshots are available for download at [http://download2.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/?C=M;O=D http://download2.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/], latest test version, [http://download2.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/ | * ''Sugar on a Stick v2'' snapshots are available for download at [http://download2.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/?C=M;O=D http://download2.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/], latest test version, [http://download2.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/soas06.iso soas06.iso] (updated 24 Nov 2009). | ||
===SoaS Installation on USB/SD=== | ===SoaS Installation on USB/SD=== | ||
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'''Note:''' | '''Note:''' | ||
* See this [http://www.mail-archive.com/soas@lists.sugarlabs.org/ | * See this [http://www.mail-archive.com/soas@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg00436.html announcement] for more information. | ||
* To install the .iso disc image, execute the shell script as the root user in <u>one</u> command with arguments as follows: | * To install the .iso disc image, execute the shell script as the root user in <u>one</u> command with arguments as follows: | ||
<div style="border:1px dashed #2f6fab; padding:8px; margin:8px; background-color:#f9f9f9"><code>sudo ./tools_livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --overlay-size-mb 400 --delete-home --extra-kernel-args selinux=0 ./ | <div style="border:1px dashed #2f6fab; padding:8px; margin:8px; background-color:#f9f9f9"><code>sudo ./tools_livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --overlay-size-mb 400 --delete-home --extra-kernel-args selinux=0 ./soas06.iso /dev/sd*1</code></div> | ||
:* (*) ''be sure of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' <code>/dev/sdb1</code>. ''Use the mount command or the partition manager to confirm it before executing the script.'' | :* (*) ''be sure of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' <code>/dev/sdb1</code>. ''Use the mount command or the partition manager to confirm it before executing the script.'' | ||
:* <code>--format --reset-mbr</code> are optional arguments for the shell script, but may be excluded to preserve the existing disc format and data. See [[olpc:How to Damage a FLASH Storage Device]] for a discussion of why you might want to try to keep your factory format on a flash storage device. | :* <code>--format --reset-mbr</code> are optional arguments for the shell script, but may be excluded to preserve the existing disc format and data. See [[olpc:How to Damage a FLASH Storage Device]] for a discussion of why you might want to try to keep your factory format on a flash storage device. | ||
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====Alternate 'hybrid-mode' method using dd (not working at present)==== | ====Alternate 'hybrid-mode' method using dd (not working at present)==== | ||
An alternate method of creating a | An alternate method of creating a Live USB stick form of the .iso (a 'hybrid' image) to make a bootable USB/SD (NOT RECOMMENDED) | ||
*If you use dd command to write a USB or SD image, there will be no persistence. The SCRIPT method detailed above should be used. | *If you use dd command to write a USB or SD image, there will be no persistence. The SCRIPT method detailed above should be used. | ||