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− | <noinclude>[[Category:HowTo]] | + | <noinclude>[[Category:HowTo]][[Category:Apple Macintosh]][[Category:Supported systems]]</noinclude> |
− | [[Category:Apple Macintosh]] | |
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− | There are many options for using Sugar on an Apple Macintosh Computer. | + | There are many options for using Sugar on an Apple Macintosh Computer.<br><br> |
| {{Definition_table | | {{Definition_table |
| |width=12em|Taste of Sugar | <!-- Read only LiveOS image | | |width=12em|Taste of Sugar | <!-- Read only LiveOS image |
− | --> provides a safe read-only experience that does not alter your Mac. Get to know the Sugar Learning Platform by using it first hand. The quickest way to experience Sugar is to [[Sugar_on_a_Mac/Taste_of_Sugar | go here...]] | + | --> provides a safe read-only experience that does not alter your Mac. Get to know the Sugar Learning Platform by using it first hand. The quickest way to experience Sugar is to [[#Restart.2C_Play._Restart.2C_Mac. | go here...]] |
− | |Sugar in a Window | <!--Virtualization of a Linux OS with Sugar installed | + | |Sugar in a window | <!--Virtualization of a Linux OS with Sugar installed |
− | --> installs to a directory on your Hard Disk. In a Window or Full Screen you can switch between Mac and Sugar instantly. Your journal is safe and remembered between restarts. [[Sugar_on_a_Mac/Sugar_in_a_Window | Read more... ]] | + | --> installs to a directory on your Hard Disk. In a window or Full Screen you can switch between Mac and Sugar instantly. Your journal is safe and remembered between restarts. [[#Click_Sugar._Click_Mac. | Read more... ]] |
| |Sugar on Linux | <!-- Bootable installation of a Linux OS with Sugar installed | | |Sugar on Linux | <!-- Bootable installation of a Linux OS with Sugar installed |
− | --> Linux runs on Apple computers long after Apple discontinues support. There are many choices available for easy installation; but after first boot, their support for Sugar varies. <!--Those stating educational focus may provide a better experience. But this is baseless bias. --> [[#3 | Read more... ]] | + | --> Linux runs on Apple computers long after Apple discontinues support. There are many choices available for easy installation; but after first boot, their support for Sugar varies. <!--Those stating educational focus may provide a better experience. But this is baseless bias. --> [[#Farewell_Mac._Hello_Sugar.| Read more... ]] |
| + | |Sugar on a Stick | On some Intel Macs, [[Sugar on a Stick]] can be loaded on a USB flash storage device and booted on the computer. [[#Sugar on a Stick for Mac| See below...]] |
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− | <br><br><br>
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− | {{Anchor|1}} | + | {{Note/help|Please help:| Assistance is needed from Macintosh system experts to document installing or running a Fedora LiveOS image on a Mac.}} |
− | pick a flavor:<br>
| + | {{Note/note|Note:|See this [http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528232 Fedora bug]. Apparently, Fedora 16 (Fall 2011) will have kernel support for EFI booting.}} |
− | * [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-1-strawberry.iso Strawberry v1] for intel processor
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− | * [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso Blueberry v2] for intel processor
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− | * [http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/soas/ Mirabelle beta] for intel processor
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− | * [[#3 | Linux]] for powerPC processor
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− | ==Farewell '''Mac'''. Hello '''Sugar'''.==
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− | Linux runs on Mac.<br>
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− | Sugar runs on Linux.<br>
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− | A two step install of both Linux then Sugar onto an erased Hard Drive will work on most Macintosh computers including powerPC Mac and Intel Mac. <br><br>
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− | {{Anchor|4}}
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− | '''To identify the Mac's processor and OS X version'''<br>
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− | Choose '''Apple menu''' > About This Mac. A small window will appear titled ''About This Mac''. The processor type should be in the window.<br>Note: ''Sugar on a Stick is for the intel processor only. Macs with powerPC will need to get their sugar from a Linux distribution.''<br> <br>
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− | '''To get started, get Linux'''<br>
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− | Sugar has been ported by the major Linux distributions and many minor ones. There are many choices available for easy installation; but after first boot, their support for Sugar varies. Search the internet for Linux Mac powerPC Install. Once you've found a version of Linux for your processor, search within to see if Sugar is pre-packaged for easy install and what support or discussions they've had. <!--Those stating educational focus may provide a better experience. But without published reviews, this is baseless bias. --> <!-- Two distributions leave powerPC unsupported: Sugar on a Stick and Toast ''aka Trisquel education distribution'' -->
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| + | {{:Macintosh/Live CD}} |
| + | {{:Macintosh/Sugar in a window}} |
| + | {{:Macintosh/run Linux}} |
| + | == Sugar on a Stick for Mac == |
| + | '''Sugar on a Stick''' loaded USB devices should run on Intel Macs. |
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| + | See [[Sugar on a Stick/Macintosh]] for a Fedora 17 test from April 2012. |
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− | <big>'''Other ways to get Sugar on your Mac'''</big><br>
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− | '''Sugar on a Stick''' loaded USB devices should run on Intel Macs. Follow these instructions '''every time''' you wish to use your '''Sugar on a Stick''' device on an intel Mac:
| + | {{Outdated}} |
− | *Boot the Mac with the boot-helper CD | + | Follow these instructions '''every time''' you wish to use your '''Sugar on a Stick''' device on an Intel Mac: |
− | *interrupt the boot sequence | + | * Boot the Mac with the boot-helper CD |
− | *edit the kernel parameters | + | * Interrupt the boot sequence |
| + | * edit the kernel parameters |
| vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=iso9660 rw liveimg overlay=LABEL=soas-2-blueberry quiet rhgb selinux=0 | | vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=iso9660 rw liveimg overlay=LABEL=soas-2-blueberry quiet rhgb selinux=0 |
− | *continue the boot. | + | * continue the boot. |
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| You can create a '''Sugar on a Stick''' device with a Mac. However, to save the Journal you must create your stick on a PC or Linux machine: Instructions for [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Windows|Windows]] and [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux|Linux]] <!-- Have you tried to run the livecd-iso-to-disk bash script with --efi option on a 32-bit Intel Mac? (do they exist?) (would a bash script even run? could it be modified to run on a Mac, for example, substitute $(readlink -f "$2") calls with $(readlink "$2") and whatever else is required?) See http://www.mail-archive.com/soas@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg01010.html and https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/soas/+question/95622 --> | | You can create a '''Sugar on a Stick''' device with a Mac. However, to save the Journal you must create your stick on a PC or Linux machine: Instructions for [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Windows|Windows]] and [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux|Linux]] <!-- Have you tried to run the livecd-iso-to-disk bash script with --efi option on a 32-bit Intel Mac? (do they exist?) (would a bash script even run? could it be modified to run on a Mac, for example, substitute $(readlink -f "$2") calls with $(readlink "$2") and whatever else is required?) See http://www.mail-archive.com/soas@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg01010.html and https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/soas/+question/95622 --> |
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− | # Download the boot helper from: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-boot.iso | + | # Download the boot helper from: http://www.wronkiewicz.net/soas-4-boot-test.iso for Mango Lassi |
| + | #: http://www.wronkiewicz.net/soas-3-boot-test.iso for Mirabelle |
| + | #: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-boot.iso for Blueberry |
| # Put in the boot-helper CD | | # Put in the boot-helper CD |
| # Plug in the USB | | # Plug in the USB |