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  USB stick set up as live image!
  USB stick set up as live image!
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==='''8 GB USB with 2.4 GB 2nd partition*:fat16 MyFiles with Mirabell-remix CD'''===


====Make a Soas-v2-Blueberry Installer USB (with liveusb-creator installed)====
* Used to transfer files to and from the journal and PC Desktop
 
updated 06/18/2010 tg
 
*'''Using Mirabelle Remix-pl.iso'''
 
http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Mirabelle-Remix-pl--LiveCD-README.txt
http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Mirabelle-Remix-pl--LiveCD.iso
 
====Make installer USB from running CD====
 
:zyx-liveinstaller must be upgraded to work. (bug)
 
:Burn CD from .iso
:Boot from CD
:Update to 0.88.1 and zyx-liveinstaller to  0.2.4-1.fc13
sugar-terminal
su
yum update sugar*
yum install zyx-liveinstaller
 
=====Alternate=====
*If using the SugarCreationKit DVD
: rpm of zyx-liveinstaller is on DVD
rpm -Uvh zyx­-liveinstaller­0.2.4.­1.noarch.rpm
: Download directly
* http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/zyx-liveinstaller-0.2.4-1.noarch.rpm
 
=====Use zyx-liveinstaller to make USB=====
 
:Partitioner  8GB USB (TOSHIBA_TransMemory)
/dev/sdb1/boot ext4 200
/dex/sdb3/    ext4 5000
/dev/sdb2    fat 16 MyFiles 2.41
no swap
 
:exit partitioner (hit X on top right corner)
:right arrow in bottom right of zyx
::root choose /dev/sdb2
::boot choose /dev/sdb1
:: no swap
:Right arrow
::Installation in progress
::Installation complete.....
:Shut down Booted Soas (CD)
*'''wait for delayed writes to USB target (2 min)'''
 
*Place into PC usb slot
*Drag drop xxx.iso to MyFiles on Desktop
*Drag livecd-iso-to disk script to MyFiles
*remove USB
 
*OR
wget http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
 
 
 
=====USING 8 GB Installer USB=====
 
======liveusb-creator======
*Boot from new USB
Terminal
liveusb-creator
select MyFiles and xxx.iso
insert target USB
set persistence ( slider will not move?)
Create Live USB
* shut down installer USB
*'''wait for delayed writes to USB target (2 min)'''
*Boot from new USB
:NO Persistence why?
 
======Use livecd-iso-to-disk to write 2 GB USB=======
 
cd /media/Myfiles
cp livecd-iso-to-disk /
 
 
[root@localhost /]# ./livecd-iso-to-disk  --format --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 600  /media/Myfiles/Soas-v3-Mirabelle.iso /dev/sdc1
 
Verifying image...
 
/media/Myfiles/Soas-v3-Mirabelle.iso:  0ce28e3947106fd37bab9317abf09938
 
Fragment sums: a3c6e5fd5fba11d2b4da71771e8732b63bcb62b841971f7f39ab5c187f64
 
Fragment count: 20
 
Checking: 100.0%
 
 
 
The media check is complete, the result is: PASS.
 
 
 
It is OK to use this media.
 
/dev/sdc1 is mounted, please unmount for safety
 
Cleaning up to exit...
 
[root@localhost /]# ./livecd-iso-to-disk  --format --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 600  /media/Myfiles/Soas-v3-Mirabelle.iso /dev/sdc1
 
Verifying image...
 
/media/Myfiles/Soas-v3-Mirabelle.iso:  0ce28e3947106fd37bab9317abf09938
 
Fragment sums: a3c6e5fd5fba11d2b4da71771e8732b63bcb62b841971f7f39ab5c187f64
 
Fragment count: 20
 
Checking: 100.0%
 
 
 
The media check is complete, the result is: PASS.
 
 
 
It is OK to use this media.
 
WARNING: THIS WILL DESTROY ANY DATA ON /dev/sdc!!!
 
Press Enter to continue or ctrl-c to abort
 
 
 
Warning: The resulting partition is not properly aligned for best performance.
 
Waiting for devices to settle...
 
mkdosfs 3.0.9 (31 Jan 2010)
 
Copying live image to USB stick
 
Updating boot config file
 
Initializing persistent overlay file
 
600+0 records in
 
600+0 records out
 
629145600 bytes (629 MB) copied, 102.38 s, 6.1 MB/s
 
Installing boot loader
 
USB stick set up as live image!
 
[root@localhost /]#
 
 
 
 
====== Make backup .img file======
*insert USB and mount to Desktop
*terminal:
sudo su
cd Desktop
dd if=/dev/sdb* of=xxxxx.img
 
======Restore to new 8 GB USB======
*insert USB and mount to Desktop
*terminal:
sudo su
cd Desktop
dd  if=xxxxx.img of=/dev/sdb*
 
===Make a Soas-v2-Blueberry Installer USB (with liveusb-creator installed)===


*boot from Blueberry CD[http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso]
*boot from Blueberry CD[http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso]
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I have tested this with soas-2-blueberry.iso, soas-testing-day-13-02-10.iso, and soas-i386-20100216.21.iso files
I have tested this with soas-2-blueberry.iso, soas-testing-day-13-02-10.iso, and soas-i386-20100216.21.iso files


====How to sugarize liveusb-creator to run it from your Soas USB====
===How to sugarize liveusb-creator to run it from your Soas USB===
  See [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|this discussion page]].
  See [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}|this discussion page]].


====Download a non-live, ext3 File Structured, blueberry USB====
===Download a non-live, ext3 File Structured, blueberry USB===


'''A very stable alternate 4GB blueberry stick'''
'''A very stable alternate 4GB blueberry stick'''
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Note3: This is  modified version of bernie's '''soas-2-blueberry-direct-2GB.img''' [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/soas-2-blueberry-direct-2GB.img.xz]
Note3: This is  modified version of bernie's '''soas-2-blueberry-direct-2GB.img''' [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/soas-2-blueberry-direct-2GB.img.xz]


====How to Build a F13 Soas stick that writes live USB's====
===How to Build a F13 Soas stick that writes live USB's===
Link:[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Category_talk:Live_USB#Soas_stick_that_writes_live_USB.27s]
Link:[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Category_talk:Live_USB#Soas_stick_that_writes_live_USB.27s]




====Duplicating SoaS with customization====
===Duplicating SoaS with customization===
  http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/soas/2010-April/000998.html
  http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/soas/2010-April/000998.html