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CD = Booted from CD: dd direct write of Soas.iso to USB
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::Your settings and colors will not be retained when you reboot from the CD
::Your settings and colors will not be retained when you reboot from the CD
*Begin Smoke Tests [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Features/Soas_V4/Install_Test_Table#Smoke-testing_a_SoaS_stick_or_CD]
*Begin Smoke Tests [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Features/Soas_V4/Install_Test_Table#Smoke-testing_a_SoaS_stick_or_CD]
==== dd =  direct install to USB====
* This is the simplest and fastest method to make a '''non-persistent Soas USB'''.
:'''NOT A RECOMMENDED INSTALL METHOD '''
::It is quite dangerous to use and is ONLY FOR ADVANCED USERS
:: One error in typing can destroy your Hardisk formatting with no error warnings.
:Sample Install to USB
root@xxxx:/home/xxxx/Desktop# dd if=soas-i386-20100702.15.iso of=/dev/sdg
974848+0 records in
974848+0 records out
499122176 bytes (499 MB) copied, 137.931 s, 3.6 MB/s
root@xxxx:/home/xxxx/Desktop#
:Note that the entire write takes slightly more than 2 minutes.


== Smoke-testing a SoaS stick or CD==
== Smoke-testing a SoaS stick or CD==
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