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| and a lot of other applications and Utilities...[satellit 05/06/2009] | | and a lot of other applications and Utilities...[satellit 05/06/2009] |
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− | ===Running VMPlayer Appliance using 2 USB Boot Sticks=== | + | ===Running VMPlayer Appliance using a 8 GB USB Boot Stick=== |
− | Ubuntu 9.04 has a "USB Startup Disk Creator". A real "user" created on a USB stick Created by "USB Startup Disk Creator" with persistence will not display the install to hard disk icon on the desktop but rather moves it to Administration. I used a 2 GB USB Stick with 650mb persistence file. | + | Ubuntu 9.04 has a "USB Startup Disk Creator". I used a 8 GB USB Stick with 2 Partitions to Run a VMPlayer Appliance on the Same Stick |
− | | + | VMPlayer WILL INSTALL on Ubuntu unlike F11. |
− | VMPlayer WILL INSTALL on Ubuntu unlike F11. | |
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| METHOD: | | METHOD: |
| *In PC running Ubuntu 9.04 (or running in VMworkstation6.5.2.) | | *In PC running Ubuntu 9.04 (or running in VMworkstation6.5.2.) |
− | *Run "USB Startup Disk Creator" create USB ( 2 GB with 650mb persistence file) | + | ==Start Partition Manager== |
− | | + | *delete existing partitions on USB [sdb?] |
− | *ReBoot PC with USB Stick | + | (BE CAREFUL TO BE LOOKING AT USB and not your Hard Disk) |
− | *Run "Users and Groups" | + | *Create a fat16 2 GB Primary Partition set boot flag and label it Ubuntu |
− | *Create new "user" and set password | + | *Create a fat34 primary partition with the remaining unformatted space on the USB, set boot flag and label VM_Apps |
− | *Give root a password (has to be given given a password in "Users and groups" while logged in as "live user") | + | *exit Partition Manager |
− | *Log in to "User" | + | =Run "USB Startup Disk Creator= |
− | *Start Firefox and download VMPlayer (free) Linux.bundle | + | *create USB select: /dev/sdb1 "Ubuntu" |
| + | *Select "Other" and find Fedora.iso (not live install) previously downloaded to Desktop |
| + | *Run USB Startup Disk Creator |
| + | =Remove and reinstall USB stick= |
| + | *Two USB icons will appear cut and paste previously obtained VMPlayer Appliance to VM_Apps |
| + | =ReBoot PC with USB Stick= |
| + | *Start Firefox and download VMPlayer (free) Linux xxxx.bundle |
| *Place .bundle file in /tmp | | *Place .bundle file in /tmp |
| *su - command in /tmp | | *su - command in /tmp |
| *enter password for root | | *enter password for root |
| Install:( bundle in /tmp( ./ command as administrator. ) | | Install:( bundle in /tmp( ./ command as administrator. ) |
− | | + | =Run VMPlayer Program= |
− | *Insert 2nd USB Fat 16/32 (4GB or larger)
| + | *chooseVM_apps and open VM Appliance file |
− | Transfer Appliance files to USB from DVD or sugarlabs web site (pending)
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− | Be sure to change the files' properties
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− | *Run VMPlayer Program as "user"
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− | *Insert 2nd USB Fat 16/32 (4GB or larger) with SUGAR APPLIANCE
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− | *choose 2nd USB stick and open VM Appliance file | |
| *choose Gnome or SUGAR as login enter password | | *choose Gnome or SUGAR as login enter password |
| Initial Password sugar = sugaruser (change user name and password in live user) | | Initial Password sugar = sugaruser (change user name and password in live user) |
| root=sugarroot | | root=sugarroot |
| Have Fun (Fedora 11 0.93 0.84-2) | | Have Fun (Fedora 11 0.93 0.84-2) |
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| The Sugar Appliance runs nicely on a EeePC900 | | The Sugar Appliance runs nicely on a EeePC900 |
− | | + | Thus one 8 GB USB stick loaded with Ubuntu 9.04 and VMPlayer plus the Appliance, a Student can |
− | Thus with a starter USB stick and a second one with the Appliance, a Student can | + | Carry the OS and a full copy of GNOME Desktop and SUGAR on a single USB Stick |
− | Carry the OS and a full copy of SUGAR on 2 USB Sticks.... | + | It is complicated to make but simple to use and it works. |
− | It is complicated but it works. | |
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| ==Windows XP SP2== | | ==Windows XP SP2== |