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We need a more robust files system: ext4 and data loss and ex3 File Structured, non-live, blueberry USB
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# Create a Fedora Full Install USB Stick, restart it a bunch of times and see if it does better.  How much space will the Fedora Full Install take?<br>So far its > 4GB http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/VMware#Full_Install_with_F11_Net_install_CD_to_USB_Stick
# Create a Fedora Full Install USB Stick, restart it a bunch of times and see if it does better.  How much space will the Fedora Full Install take?<br>So far its > 4GB http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/VMware#Full_Install_with_F11_Net_install_CD_to_USB_Stick
# Create an Open Suse USB Stick, restart it multiple times and see if it fails. How much space does it use?
# Create an Open Suse USB Stick, restart it multiple times and see if it fails. How much space does it use?
# Create Alternate ex3 File Structured, non-live, blueberry USB [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/soas-2-blueberry-direct-2GB.img.xz] (The resulting partition size on the USB can be resized with gparted if more storage is needed)[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry-direct-cleared-3GB.txt]


''Background Links''
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''Theories that have evidence against them''
''Theories that have evidence against them''
*ext4 and data loss:http://lwn.net/Articles/322823/ (It looks like ext3 formatting may be more robust in a USB)


Dave Bauer was able to replicate the failure easily by restarting a Sugar stick. This means its probably not:
Dave Bauer was able to replicate the failure easily by restarting a Sugar stick. This means its probably not: