SoaS Blueberry Instructions: Difference between revisions

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=== For Mac OS X Users ===

~~The procedure for Mac OS X users is similar to the one for Linux users. Verify~~ that you have an Intel processor, and not a PowerPC (PPC) G3, G4, or G5 processor Apple Macintosh. ~~Mac users should be aware~~ that ~~they may be able to prepare their flash drive on a~~ Mac~~, but depending on~~ the ~~generation of~~ the ~~hardware used, they may need to use another computer to test whether the prepared flash drive works~~.

Check that you have an Intel processor, and not a PowerPC (PPC) G3, G4, or G5 processor Apple Macintosh. You can do that by selecting '''About This Mac''' from the Apple menu. The window that appears must have "Intel" mentioned in the Processor section. SoaS is only available for Mac with Intel processors.

You may be able to prepare your flash drive on a Mac, but depending on the generation of the Mac, you may need to use another computer to test whether the prepared flash drive works.

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* Download the '''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' liveUSB image from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso

* ~~You can check~~ if the entire file was downloaded properly by opening the Terminal application and using the '''shasum''' command on the downloaded file:

* Check if the entire file was downloaded properly by opening the Terminal application and using the '''shasum''' command on the downloaded file:

shasum ~/Downloads/soas-2-blueberry.iso

8022b68433295f12fbfffa66bf49205851a6a1e0

* Download ~~the~~ '''image-writer''' tool for ~~Macs~~ from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer-mac

* Download our '''image-writer''' tool for Mac from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer-mac

* Insert a flash drive. '''WARNING:''' your flash drive will be wiped in the next step!

* Insert the flash drive you wish to place SoaS on. '''WARNING:''' your flash drive will be wiped in the next step! All partitions will be erased.

* ~~Execute~~ the following command in Terminal: ''cd Downloads; python image-writer-mac soas-2-blueberry.iso''

* Run the following command in Terminal: ''cd Downloads; python image-writer-mac soas-2-blueberry.iso''

* Answer any questions carefully.

* Proceed as stated in the instructions for Linux Users.

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 === For Mac OS X Users ===
-The procedure for Mac OS X users is similar to the one for Linux users. Verify that you have an Intel processor, and not a PowerPC (PPC) G3, G4, or G5 processor Apple Macintosh. Mac users should be aware that they may be able to prepare their flash drive on a Mac, but depending on the generation of the hardware used, they may need to use another computer to test whether the prepared flash drive works.
+Check that you have an Intel processor, and not a PowerPC (PPC) G3, G4, or G5 processor Apple Macintosh.  You can do that by selecting '''About This Mac''' from the Apple menu.  The window that appears must have "Intel" mentioned in the Processor section.  SoaS is only available for Mac with Intel processors.
+You may be able to prepare your flash drive on a Mac, but depending on the generation of the Mac, you may need to use another computer to test whether the prepared flash drive works.
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 * Download the '''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' liveUSB image from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso
-* You can check if the entire file was downloaded properly by opening the Terminal application and using the '''shasum''' command on the downloaded file: <!-- "md5" will work too, e.g. ''$ md5 /Downloads/soas-2-blueberry.iso'' -->
+* Check if the entire file was downloaded properly by opening the Terminal application and using the '''shasum''' command on the downloaded file: <!-- "md5" will work too, e.g. ''$ md5 /Downloads/soas-2-blueberry.iso'' -->
   shasum ~/Downloads/soas-2-blueberry.iso
 b68433295f12fbfffa66bf49205851a6a1e0
-* Download the '''image-writer''' tool for Macs from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer-mac
+* Download our '''image-writer''' tool for Mac from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer-mac
-* Insert a flash drive. '''WARNING:''' your flash drive will be wiped in the next step!
+* Insert the flash drive you wish to place SoaS on. '''WARNING:''' your flash drive will be wiped in the next step!  All partitions will be erased.
-* Execute the following command in Terminal: ''cd Downloads; python image-writer-mac soas-2-blueberry.iso''
+* Run the following command in Terminal: ''cd Downloads; python image-writer-mac soas-2-blueberry.iso''
+* Answer any questions carefully.
 * Proceed as stated in the instructions for Linux Users.
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