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There are three main options for OLPC XO users:
There are four main options for OLPC XO users:
# Run v0.84 Sugar on a Stick from a USB flash drive or SD card
# Run v0.84 Sugar on a Stick from a USB flash drive or SD card
# Install v0.84 Sugar on a Stick on the XO-1's internal NAND flash memory
# Install v0.84 Sugar on a Stick-XO on the XO-1's internal NAND flash memory
# Convert a v0.84 Sugar on a Stick .iso image to one suitable to install on the XO-1's internal NAND flash memory
# Use <tt>olpc-update</tt> to update to the latest software release from OLPC (which is currently 8.2.0 incorporating Sugar v0.82).
# Use <tt>olpc-update</tt> to update to the latest software release from OLPC (which is currently 8.2.0 incorporating Sugar v0.82).
'''Note:''' The OLPC XO-1 has some built-in protections which lock the computer down in order to prevent haphazard software changes. In order to use either [[#Option 1: Run v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB|Option 1]] or [[#Option 2: Install the v0.84 Sugar on a Stick image|Option 2]], XO-1 owners must [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys request a developer key from OLPC]; it's a simple process but takes up to 24 hours.
'''Note:''' The OLPC XO-1 has some built-in protections which lock the computer down in order to prevent haphazard software changes. In order to use either [[#Option 1: Run v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB|Option 1]], [[#Option 2: Install a v0.84 SoaS-XO image on the XO-1 NAND flash drive|Option 2]], or [[#Option 3: Convert a v0.84 Sugar on a Stick .iso image|Option 3]], XO-1 owners must [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys request a developer key from OLPC]; it's a simple process but takes up to 24 hours.
===Option 1: Run v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB===
===Option 1: Run v0.84 of Sugar on a Stick from an SD card or external USB===
Where <code>/dev/sdX1</code> is the device associated with your removable media. The livecd-iso-to-disk script needs to be a current version with XO support (not what you get by default in Fedora 10). You can find an up-to date version in the SoaS disk image /LiveOS/livecd-iso-to-disk.
Where <code>/dev/sdX1</code> is the device associated with your removable media. The livecd-iso-to-disk script needs to be a current version with XO support (not what you get by default in Fedora 10). You can find an up-to date version in the SoaS disk image /LiveOS/livecd-iso-to-disk.
===Option 2: Install a v0.84 SoaS-XO image on the XO-1 NAND flash drive===
See http://www.mail-archive.com/sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg05231.html and https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-olpc-list/2009-June/msg00063.html
===Option 2: Install the v0.84 Sugar on a Stick image===
===Option 3: Convert a v0.84 Sugar on a Stick .iso 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]).