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If you have questions, trouble, or feedback, please let us know on the [[{{TALKPAGENAMEE}}|discussion]] page. "Sugar on a Stick" is provided in a number of [[Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#SoaS_Fedora_matrix|variants]]. If you can improve these instructions, please edit the page and do so!
If you have questions, trouble, or feedback, please let us know on the [[{{TALKPAGENAMEE}}|discussion]] page. "Sugar on a Stick" is provided in a number of [[Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#SoaS_Fedora_matrix|variants]]. If you can improve these instructions, please edit the page and do so!


== SoaS V2 )==
== SoaS v2 ==
: ''Sugar on a Stick V2 " is now available for download [[http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/3/SoaS3-200909271154.iso]] Sept 27 2009
(Fedora 12 alpha) See [[Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#SoaS_Fedora_matrix|Soas Fedora image matrix]].
: Use ONLY this script file to create Stick [[http://bit.ly/livecd-iso-to-disk]]


===Notes===
* ''Sugar on a Stick v2'' snapshots are available for download at {{SoaS snapshot path}}, (27 September 2009).
''Use this script''
* Use ONLY this script file to create a bootable image, http://bit.ly/livecd-iso-to-disk.
Note that selinux must be disabled (0) or sugar will not load.
* The .iso file may be burnt to a CD-ROM and booted on your PC (or mounted in a virtual machine to boot it):
This precludes using a dd command to write the USB or SD. SCRIPT MUST BE USED.
*# Press <Esc> at the blue. initial boot screen,
*# Press <Tab> to enter more boot options,
*# Append <code>selinux=0</code> to the startup command arguments,
*# Press <Enter> to continue with the boot.


./tools_livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --format --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 400 --delete-home --extra-kernel-args selinux=0 ./SoaS3-200909271154.iso /dev/sd(*)
'''Note:'''
* See this [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2009-September/019829.html announcement] for more information.
(*)''be sure of your USB/SD device name. use partition manager to confirm it first VERY DANGEROUS if entered wrong.''
* Do ''NOT'' use installation instructions in other sections of this page for this version of SoaS.
===Note 2: To Get Burned Cd to Boot your PC===
* Note that selinux must be disabled in the startup (selinux=0) or Sugar will not load.
 
*: This precludes using a dd command to write a USB or SD image. The SCRIPT MUST BE USED.
* hit <ESC> at blue inital boot Screen
*: <pre>./tools_livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --overlay-size-mb 400 --delete-home --extra-kernel-args selinux=0 ./SoaS3-200909271154.iso /dev/sd(*)</pre>
* hit <Tab> and enter:
** (*) ''be sure of your USB/SD device name. Use the mount command or the partition manager to confirm it before executing the script. It is VERY DANGEROUS to your other discs if this is entered wrong.''
* selinux=0
** <pre>--format --reset-mbr</pre> arguments for the shell script were recommended, but may be excluded to preserve the existing disc format and data.
* continue boot
 
====Older Announcement====
 
* Announcement: http://www.mail-archive.com/sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg08474.html
* Download beta: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-beta.iso  30 August 2009
* Latest snapshots: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/3/?C=M;O=D
*: See [[Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#SoaS_Fedora_matrix|Soas Fedora image matrix]].
* Download Prebuilt USB .img file: [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-beta.tar.gz]listing of Files:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/]


== Put [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation/OLPC | SoaS on an OLPC XO-1]] ==
== Put [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation/OLPC | SoaS on an OLPC XO-1]] ==
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