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===Other neat uses for the modified_livecd-iso-to-disk script===
 
===Other neat uses for the modified_livecd-iso-to-disk script===
 
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: submitted by [[User:Satellit]] on 14 April 2010
===='''non-live USB/SD'''====
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===='''Case 1-non-live USB/SD'''====
    
* Make second live USB from iso downloaded with wget to root of your USB/SD
 
* Make second live USB from iso downloaded with wget to root of your USB/SD
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(I used Bernie's Blueberry-Direct ext3 non-live real file system, expanded with gparted to fit a 8GB SD)
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(I used Bernie's Blueberry-Direct ext3 non-live real file system, expanded with gparted to fit a 8-GB SD card)
 
  http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/soas-2-blueberry-direct-2GB.img.xz
 
  http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/soas-2-blueberry-direct-2GB.img.xz
 
  http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry-direct-cleared-3GB.img.xz  (modified and expanded version)
 
  http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry-direct-cleared-3GB.img.xz  (modified and expanded version)
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  wget http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/soas/soas-i386-20100411.16.iso  (latest)
 
  wget http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/soas/soas-i386-20100411.16.iso  (latest)
  [root@localhost ~]# ./modified_livecd-iso-to-disk soas-i386-20100411.16.iso /dev/sdd1
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  [root@localhost ~]# ./modified_livecd-iso-to-disk soas-i386-20100411.16.iso /dev/sd(*)1    *(see note below)
 
  Verifying image...
 
  Verifying image...
 
  /root/soas-i386-20100411.16.iso:  ca444a0f44d7b49204cec4f3022c3c97
 
  /root/soas-i386-20100411.16.iso:  ca444a0f44d7b49204cec4f3022c3c97
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  USB stick set up as live image!
 
  USB stick set up as live image!
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===='''Case 2-Copy files to your Live USB'''====
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====''Copy files to your Live USB'''====
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* Copy-paste/drag-drop soas-i386-20100405.17.iso (or any soas .iso) to an opened 2-GB live USB while it is mounted in a PC (as a USB storage device, not booted).
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*: (This is the same location seen when the USB is booted and one is looking at the /mnt/live/ directory in the Sugar Terminal activity.)
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* Copy-paste modified_livecd-iso-to-disk to the same location.
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* Copy-paste  soas-i386-20100405.17.iso (or any soas .iso) to a 2GB live USB while it is mounted in a PC
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=====Reboot from USB=====
* copy-paste modified_livecd-iso-to-disk to same location from PC
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* reboot a computer from this USB device and proceed to write it to another 2-GB USB device:
=====reboot with USB=====
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*: Here is an alternate method to obtain the script file:<br>
* reboot with this USB and proceed to write it to another 2GB USB:
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*: In the Terminal Activity, change the working directory:
* alternately do this:
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In the Terminal Activity, change the working directory:
   
  cd /mnt/live
 
  cd /mnt/live
 
  wget http://people.sugarlabs.org/fgrose/modified_livecd-iso-to-disk
 
  wget http://people.sugarlabs.org/fgrose/modified_livecd-iso-to-disk
 
  chmod +x modified_livecd-iso-to-disk
 
  chmod +x modified_livecd-iso-to-disk
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=====Make new USB=====
 
=====Make new USB=====
 
  cd /mnt/live/
 
  cd /mnt/live/
 
  ./modified_livecd-iso-to-disk soas-i386-20100405.17.iso /dev/sd(*)1
 
  ./modified_livecd-iso-to-disk soas-i386-20100405.17.iso /dev/sd(*)1
/dev/sd(*)1 (the 1 is important)
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'''NOTE: /dev/sd(*)1 (the 1 is important)'''
    
type mount to find your USB device name
 
type mount to find your USB device name