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<li> Insert a USB stick of 2 GB or greater capacity into your computer.</li>
<li> Insert a USB stick of 2 GB or greater capacity into your computer.</li>
<li> Use the command {{Code|df -Th}} or {{Code|blkid}} to get the USB device node name.</li>
<li> Use the command {{Code|df -Th}} or {{Code|blkid}} to get the USB device node name.</li>
{{Show| You should see something like the following:
{{Show| You should see something like the following:
|<pre>
|<pre>
[root@MyComputer ~]# df -Th
[root@MyComputer ~]# df -Th
: The '{{Code|'''?'''}}' in the final parameter represents the target USB device '''''s'''csi '''d'''rive'' node, such as {{Code|sd'''b'''1}} or {{Code|sd'''c'''1}}, etc., and {{Code|'''/path/to/downloaded'''.iso}} is the location and name of the .iso file.
: The '{{Code|'''?'''}}' in the final parameter represents the target USB device '''''s'''csi '''d'''rive'' node, such as {{Code|sd'''b'''1}} or {{Code|sd'''c'''1}}, etc., and {{Code|'''/path/to/downloaded'''.iso}} is the location and name of the .iso file.
: The operating system will occupy ~600 MB, and the overlay and home size arguments, '''500''' and '''750''', were selected to fit in a 2 GB device. These may be adjusted depending on your preferences and device capacity (see [[LiveOS image]]).
: The operating system will occupy ~600 MB, and the overlay and home size arguments, '''500''' and '''750''', were selected to fit in a 2 GB device. These may be adjusted depending on your preferences and device capacity (see [[LiveOS image]]).
{{Show| The installation transcript should look something like the following:
{{Show| The installation transcript should look something like the following:
|<pre>
|<pre>
[root@MyComputer ~]# /media/soas/LiveOS/livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 500 --home-size-mb 900 --delete-home --unencrypted-home /home/MyAccount/Downloads/Fedora-17-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso /dev/sdc1
[root@MyComputer ~]# /media/soas/LiveOS/livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 500 --home-size-mb 900 --delete-home --unencrypted-home /home/MyAccount/Downloads/Fedora-17-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso /dev/sdc1
Installing boot loader
Installing boot loader
Target device is now set up with a Live image!
Target device is now set up with a Live image!
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<li> '''[[Sugar on a Stick/Boot|Boot]]''': Insert the USB stick into a bootable USB port on your computer. Set the option to "boot from USB" in your computer's <abbr title="Basic Input/Output System">BIOS</abbr> setup, and then start up the computer.<br><br></li></ol>
<li> '''[[Sugar on a Stick/Boot|Boot]]''': Insert the USB stick into a bootable USB port on your computer. Set the option to "boot from USB" in your computer's <abbr title="Basic Input/Output System">BIOS</abbr> setup, and then start up the computer.<br><br></li></ol>
::* To create more Sugar Sticks on other 1 GB or greater USB or SD devices, while running ''Sugar on a Stick'', in the [[Activities/Terminal|Terminal Activity]], execute this command as the root user:<br><div style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 0em; border: 1px dashed #2F6FAB; padding: 1em; background-color: #FBFBFB; font-family: Courier;">/run/initramfs/live/LiveOS/livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb '''240''' --home-size-mb '''120''' --delete-home --unencrypted-home /run/initramfs/livedev /dev/sd'''?'''1</div>
::* To create more Sugar Sticks on other 1 GB or greater USB or SD devices, while running ''Sugar on a Stick'', in the [[Activities/Terminal|Terminal Activity]], execute this command as the root user:<br><div style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 0em; border: 1px dashed #2F6FAB; padding: 1em; background-color: #FBFBFB; font-family: Courier;">/run/initramfs/live/LiveOS/livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb '''240''' --home-size-mb '''120''' --delete-home --unencrypted-home /run/initramfs/livedev /dev/sd'''?'''1</div>
::: <small>Replace {{Code|/dev/sd'''?'''1}} with a new device node for the second USB/SD device that you want to load with ''Sugar on a Stick''.</small>
::: <small>Replace {{Code|/dev/sd'''?'''1}} with a new device node for the second USB/SD device that you want to load with ''Sugar on a Stick''.</small>