User:Inkyfingers/Getting Started(0): Difference between revisions

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You will need to ensure the computer you plan to use is capable of booting from USB.

:~~You~~ will probably need to make a change in the BIOS (see your computer's hardware documentation). Change ''Boot Order'', so that ''Boot from USB'' comes before ''Boot from Hard Drive''.

:On older machines you will probably need to make a change in the BIOS (see your computer's hardware documentation). Change ''Boot Order'', so that ''Boot from USB'' comes before ''Boot from Hard Drive''. Many newer computers detect the USB device as a hard drive, see http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-bios-boot-options/

From http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora we see these minimum requirements for the current distribution, Fedora 16.

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If you are happy you have covered the above, you are ready to install Sugar on a flash drive, referring to '''[[Downloads]]'''

~~For~~ Mac ~~users (~~and ~~if you would like to review what you are about to do in a different format) please see~~ [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/docs/creation-kit/ Sugar-on-a-Stick Creation Guide].

==== I need more information ====

The [[Sugar on a Stick]] project currently comprises 75 pages or sub-pages. It is most unlikely that I have achieved an accurate precis!

~~FixMe I would like to add the most positive link available for potential Mac users~~.

You might chose to read [[Sugar on a Stick/Pineapple]], [[LiveOS image]], [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation]], [[Sugar on a Stick/Boot]], [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Mac]], [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Windows]] and [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/docs/creation-kit/ Sugar-on-a-Stick Creation Guide].

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 You will need to ensure the computer you plan to use is capable of booting from USB.
-:You will probably need to make a change in the BIOS (see your computer's hardware documentation). Change ''Boot Order'', so that ''Boot from USB'' comes before ''Boot from Hard Drive''.
+:On older machines you will probably need to make a change in the BIOS (see your computer's hardware documentation). Change ''Boot Order'', so that ''Boot from USB'' comes before ''Boot from Hard Drive''. Many newer computers detect the USB device as a hard drive, see http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-bios-boot-options/
 From http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora we see these minimum requirements for the current distribution, Fedora 16.
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 If you are happy you have covered the above, you are ready to install Sugar on a flash drive, referring to '''[[Downloads]]'''
-For Mac users (and if you would like to review what you are about to do in a different format) please see [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/docs/creation-kit/ Sugar-on-a-Stick Creation Guide].
+==== I need more information ====
+The [[Sugar on a Stick]] project currently comprises 75 pages or sub-pages. It is most unlikely that I have achieved an accurate precis!
- FixMe I would like to add the most positive link available for potential Mac users.
+You might chose to read [[Sugar on a Stick/Pineapple]], [[LiveOS image]], [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation]], [[Sugar on a Stick/Boot]], [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Mac]], [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Windows]] and [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/docs/creation-kit/ Sugar-on-a-Stick Creation Guide].
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