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# Download the latest version of the '''Fedora LiveUSB Creator''' from [https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/#Download FedoraHosted here]. | # Download the latest version of the '''Fedora LiveUSB Creator''' from [https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/#Download FedoraHosted here]. | ||
# Plug a blank target USB flash drive (or SD Card) into your computer (1GB or greater). (See [ | # Plug a blank target USB flash drive (or SD Card) into your computer (1GB or greater). (See [[Category:Live_USB#Cautions_with_using_Live_USB.27s |Cautions with using Live USB]] regarding flash drive size.) | ||
# Launch LiveUSB Creator. | # Launch LiveUSB Creator. | ||
# Select '''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' in the drop-down menu on the upper-right side to download the liveUSB disk image. | # Select '''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' in the drop-down menu on the upper-right side to download the liveUSB disk image. | ||
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::# In Windows, download the latest version of the [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso Live CD image], and burn the image to a CD. | ::# In Windows, download the latest version of the [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso Live CD image], and burn the image to a CD. | ||
::# Follow the instructions [ | ::# Follow the instructions [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller |here]] to create the bootable Sugar/Blueberry USB flash drive by (i) booting the PC into Sugar with the CD and (ii) running ZyX-LiveInstaller within the Terminal activity. You will also need a spare, blank (or erasable) USB flash drive -- preferably manufactured by a different manufacturer than the target USB -- to use as a swap drive during the procedure. Any data on the swap drive will be wiped. | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
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* Option #2 creates a more-robust, more-stable drive whose free space can be monitored using the Terminal activity. Non-compressed SoaS drives, however, are not bootable with a boot helper CD. | * Option #2 creates a more-robust, more-stable drive whose free space can be monitored using the Terminal activity. Non-compressed SoaS drives, however, are not bootable with a boot helper CD. | ||
== For GNU/Linux | == For GNU/Linux users == | ||
1 | 1. Linux Users will use a slightly different approach than Windows users to ensure maximum compatibility | ||
with different distributions. Please follow the instructions carefully to ensure your data is preserved. | with different distributions. Please follow the instructions carefully to ensure your data is preserved. | ||
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* Launch LiveUSB Creator and follow the instructions [[SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions#For_Windows_Users|above]]. | * Launch LiveUSB Creator and follow the instructions [[SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions#For_Windows_Users|above]]. | ||
2 | 2. If you use any '''other distribution''', download the '''image-writer''' tool from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer here] and the '''live image''' from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso here]. | ||
'''This solution will not create a persistent storage overlay''' | '''This solution will not create a persistent storage overlay''' | ||
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* You will be notified once the process has finished. | * You will be notified once the process has finished. | ||
3 | 3. '''zyx-liveinstaller:''' [[Sugar on a Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller]] | ||
4 | 4. '''Instructions for installing with persistent storage for Blueberry: ''' [[Talk:SoaS Blueberry Instructions]]. See also [[Sugar on a Stick/Linux]]. | ||
== Boot Helper == | == Boot Helper == | ||
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== For Mac OS X Users == | == For Mac OS X Users == | ||
{{Note/help|NOTE to Instruction Editors:|Please test and adjust instructions for the soon-to-be-released [[Sugar on a Stick/Mirabelle]]. Draft instructions at [[Sugar on a Stick/Beta]].}} | |||
Draft instructions at [[Sugar on a Stick/Beta | |||
''Sugar on a Stick Blueberry and Strawberry images are for the Intel processor.''<br> | ''Sugar on a Stick Blueberry and Strawberry images are for the Intel processor.''<br> | ||
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**you may release the c key once the sugar logo appears. | **you may release the c key once the sugar logo appears. | ||
===Suggestion: Using | ===Suggestion: === | ||
Using a boot helper disc may fix the bugs listed below. See [[Talk:SoaS Blueberry Instructions#Using boot helper disk with blueberry usb on intel mac|these instructions]]. | |||
==== Mac Bugs ==== | ==== Mac Bugs ==== | ||