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SoaS Blueberry Instructions (view source)
Revision as of 00:48, 27 March 2010
, 00:48, 27 March 2010→For Mac OS X Users
=== For Mac OS X Users ===
=== For Mac OS X Users ===
Apple Macintosh computers with an Intel Processor are capable of running SoaS blueberry. Although fedora core runs on the powerPC processor, SugarOS does not.
Apple Macintosh computers with an Intel Processor are capable of running Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry.
It is possible to download and flash usb drives with a powerPC Mac. It is also possible to develop activities with a powerPC Mac. The use of powerPC Mac as a School Sever has not been tested.
Fedora Core has been ported to run on the powerPC processor, SugarOS has not. At this time, you must have an Intel processor to run SugarOS.<br>
It is possible to download and flash usb drives with a powerPC Mac. It is also possible to develop activities with a powerPC Mac.<br> The use of powerPC Mac as a School Sever has not been tested.
To identify the Mac's processor: Choose '''Apple menu''' > About This Mac. The processor type appears at the top of the list.
'''To identify the Mac's processor'''<br>Choose '''Apple menu''' > About This Mac. The processor type appears at the top of the list.
'''To download Sugar on a Stick'''
*Download the liveUSB image http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso
* Verify the file was downloaded properly. Open the Terminal application and calculate its SHA-1 checksum: <!-- "md5" will work too, but creates a different checksum e.g. ''$ md5 /Downloads/soas-2-blueberry.iso'' -->
**Mac OS version ≥10.6 <code> $ shasum ~/Downloads/soas-2-blueberry.iso</code>
** Mac OS version ≤10.5 <code> $ openssl sha1 ~/Downloads/soas-2-blueberry.iso</code>
** Compare the result to the string shown here.<br> 8022b68433295f12fbfffa66bf49205851a6a1e0
'''To install Sugar onto a Stick'''
* Download our image-writer for Mac http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer-mac
* Eject all USB drives. Insert the flash drive you wish to install Sugar on a Stick.<br> '''WARNING:''' your flash drive will be wiped in the next step! All partitions will be erased.
* Open the Terminal Utility and type the following command <br> ''cd Downloads; python image-writer-mac soas-2-blueberry.iso''<br>Press the return key to run the command.
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'''To boot Sugar on a Stick'''<br>Proceed as stated in the instructions for Linux Users.
=== Boot Helper ===
=== Boot Helper ===