Sugar on a Stick/Installation/OLPC: Difference between revisions

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Sugar 0.84 has a number of improvements above and beyond 0.82. And we have a version working on the OLPC XO-1, but because of the changes in process at OLPC, there is a new short-term strategy for updates. Until OLPC issues its next official release, we are recommending that XO-1 users who would like to try 0.84 use Sugar on a Stick. The XO-1 can be booted from an external USB or SD card storage device, [[#Run Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB|Option 3]] below.
Sugar 0.84 has a number of improvements above and beyond 0.82. And we have a version working on the OLPC XO-1, but because of the changes in process at OLPC, there is a new short-term strategy for updates. Until OLPC issues its next official release, we are recommending that XO-1 users who would like to try 0.84 use Sugar on a Stick. The XO-1 can be booted from an external USB or SD card storage device, [[#RRun v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB|Option 3]] below.


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There are three main options for OLPC XO users: (1) olpc-update; (2) install Sugar on a Stick on the internal NAND; and (3) Sugar on a Stick on an SD card.
There are three main options for OLPC XO users: (1) olpc-update; (2) install Sugar on a Stick on the internal NAND; and (3) Sugar on a Stick on an SD card.


'''Note:''' The OLPC XO-1 has some built-in protections including a lock designed to prevent haphazard software changes. In order to use either [[#Install the Sugar on a Stick image|Option 2]] or [[#Run Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB|Option 3]], XO-1 owners must [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys request a developer key from OLPC.] It may take up to 24 hours after the request has been made to receive your developer key.
'''Note:''' The OLPC XO-1 has some built-in protections including a lock designed to prevent haphazard software changes. In order to use either [[#Install the v0.84 Sugar on a Stick image|Option 2]] or [[#Run v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB|Option 3]], XO-1 owners must [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys request a developer key from OLPC.] It may take up to 24 hours after the request has been made to receive your developer key.


===Update to the latest Sugar build===
===Update to the official OLPC v0.82 Sugar build===


You run ''olpc-update'' from the Terminal activity, e.g.,:
You run ''olpc-update'' from the Terminal activity, e.g.,:
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More details can be found [[Supported_systems#Fedora_on_an_OLPC_XO|here]].
More details can be found [[Supported_systems#Fedora_on_an_OLPC_XO|here]].


===Install the Sugar on a Stick image===
===Install the v0.84 Sugar on a Stick image===


'''Note''': Requires a [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys developer key for your OLPC-XO-1] and access to a GNU/Linux computer) It also requires a recent OFW version (Q2E28 has been reported as working. [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Manual_Firmware_Install Instructions for updating your firmware]).
'''Note''': Requires a [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys developer key for your OLPC-XO-1] and access to a GNU/Linux computer) It also requires a recent OFW version (Q2E28 has been reported as working. [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Manual_Firmware_Install Instructions for updating your firmware]).
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and the OLPC-XO-1 will reboot and you should be running Sugar 0.84.
and the OLPC-XO-1 will reboot and you should be running Sugar 0.84.


===Run Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB===
===Run v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB===


(Requires a [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys developer key for your OLPC-XO-1] and access to a Windows or Fedora computer)
(Requires a [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys developer key for your OLPC-XO-1] and access to a Windows or Fedora computer)