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## Type <code>hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o <Sugar on a Stick image file>.img <Sugar on a Stick image file></code> to convert the image into a bootable format.

## Type <code>sudo diskutil unmountDisk <device name></code> to unmount the disk (it will not be ejected).

## Type <code>sudo dd if=<Sugar on a Stick image file> of=<device name> bs=1m</code>. <code>sudo</code> will ask for your password, and then <code>dd</code> will start writing the disk file.

## Type <code>sudo dd if=<Sugar on a Stick image file>.img.dmg of=<device name> bs=1m</code>. <code>sudo</code> will ask for your password, and then <code>dd</code> will start writing the disk file.

## When <code>dd</code> finishes writing the disk file, type <code>sudo diskutil eject <device name></code>.

# '''Boot''': Insert the USB stick into a USB port on your computer, then reboot and press and hold the Option key while rebooting. You should see a list of all the EFI-recognizable USB drives that can be bootstrapped. If Sugar on a Stick is not one such drive, it cannot be bootstrapped: you need rEFInd (a fork of rEFIt).

# '''Boot''': Insert the USB stick into a USB port on your computer, then reboot and press and hold the Option key while rebooting. You should see a list of all the EFI-recognizable USB drives that can be bootstrapped. If Sugar on a Stick is not one such drive, it cannot be bootstrapped: you need rEFInd (a fork of rEFIt).

~~#* the '''c''' key must be pressed during the startup sound and you must continue to hold it down.~~

~~#* you may release the '''c''' key once the Sugar logo appears~~.

:* Have a MacBook? Consider these options:

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 ## Type <code>hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o &lt;<i>Sugar on a Stick image file</i>&gt;.img &lt;<i>Sugar on a Stick image file</i>&gt;</code> to convert the image into a bootable format.
 ## Type <code>sudo diskutil unmountDisk &lt;<i>device name</i>&gt;</code> to unmount the disk (it will not be ejected).
-## Type <code>sudo dd if=&lt;<i>Sugar on a Stick image file</i>&gt; of=&lt;<i>device name</i>&gt; bs=1m</code>. <code>sudo</code> will ask for your password, and then <code>dd</code> will start writing the disk file.
+## Type <code>sudo dd if=&lt;<i>Sugar on a Stick image file</i>&gt;.img.dmg of=&lt;<i>device name</i>&gt; bs=1m</code>. <code>sudo</code> will ask for your password, and then <code>dd</code> will start writing the disk file.
 ## When <code>dd</code> finishes writing the disk file, type <code>sudo diskutil eject &lt;<i>device name</i>&gt;</code>.
-# '''Boot''': Insert the USB stick into a USB port on your computer, then reboot and press and hold the Option key while rebooting. You should see a list of all the EFI-recognizable USB drives that can be bootstrapped. If Sugar on a Stick is not one such drive, it cannot be bootstrapped: you need rEFInd (a fork of rEFIt).
+# '''Boot''': Insert the USB stick into a USB port on your computer, then reboot and press and hold the Option key while rebooting. You should see a list of all the EFI-recognizable USB drives that can be bootstrapped. If Sugar on a Stick is not one such drive, it cannot be bootstrapped: you need rEFInd (a fork of rEFIt).<br>
-#* the '''c''' key must be pressed during the startup sound and you must continue to hold it down.
-#* you may release the '''c''' key once the Sugar logo appears.<br>
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 :* Have a MacBook? Consider these options: