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==Soas03 Beta==
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==Soas04 Beta==
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*(Fedora 12 beta(rawhide)) See [[Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#SoaS_Fedora_matrix|Soas Fedora image matrix]].
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*(Fedora 12 beta (rawhide)) See [[Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#SoaS_Fedora_matrix|Soas Fedora image matrix]].
 
===Download===
 
===Download===
 
* Help save our bandwidth. Please download via BitTorrent, if possible.
 
* Help save our bandwidth. Please download via BitTorrent, if possible.
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* ''Sugar on a Stick v2'' snapshots are available for download at http://download2.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/, latest test version, [http://download2.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/soas04.iso soas04.iso] (updated 30 Oct 2009).
 
* ''Sugar on a Stick v2'' snapshots are available for download at http://download2.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/, latest test version, [http://download2.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/soas04.iso soas04.iso] (updated 30 Oct 2009).
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===Soas03 Installation on USB/SD===
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===SoaS Installation on USB/SD===
 
* Use ONLY this script file to create a bootable image, http://bit.ly/livecd-iso-to-disk.
 
* Use ONLY this script file to create a bootable image, http://bit.ly/livecd-iso-to-disk.
 
:(Don't forget to <code>chmod +x tools_livecd-iso-to-disk.sh</code> after you download the script.)
 
:(Don't forget to <code>chmod +x tools_livecd-iso-to-disk.sh</code> after you download the script.)
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* See this [http://www.mail-archive.com/soas@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg00335.html announcement] for more information.
 
* See this [http://www.mail-archive.com/soas@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg00335.html announcement] for more information.
 
* To install the .iso disc image, execute the shell script as the root user in <u>one</u> command with arguments as follows:
 
* To install the .iso disc image, execute the shell script as the root user in <u>one</u> command with arguments as follows:
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<div style="border:1px dashed #2f6fab; padding:8px; margin:8px; background-color:#f9f9f9"><code>sudo ./tools_livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --overlay-size-mb 400 --delete-home --extra-kernel-args selinux=0 ./SoaS3-200909271154.iso /dev/sd*1</code></div>
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<div style="border:1px dashed #2f6fab; padding:8px; margin:8px; background-color:#f9f9f9"><code>sudo ./tools_livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --overlay-size-mb 400 --delete-home --extra-kernel-args selinux=0 ./soas04.iso /dev/sd*1</code></div>
 
:* (*) ''be sure of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' <code>/dev/sdb1</code>. ''Use the mount command or the partition manager to confirm it before executing the script.''
 
:* (*) ''be sure of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' <code>/dev/sdb1</code>. ''Use the mount command or the partition manager to confirm it before executing the script.''
 
:* <code>--format --reset-mbr</code> are optional arguments for the shell script, but may be excluded to preserve the existing disc format and data.  See [[olpc:How to Damage a FLASH Storage Device]] for a discussion of why you might want to try to keep your factory format on a flash storage device.  
 
:* <code>--format --reset-mbr</code> are optional arguments for the shell script, but may be excluded to preserve the existing disc format and data.  See [[olpc:How to Damage a FLASH Storage Device]] for a discussion of why you might want to try to keep your factory format on a flash storage device.  
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====zyx-liveinstaller====
 
====zyx-liveinstaller====
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* zyx-liveinstaller is a method for installing SoaS *from* either a USB device or LiveCD media *to* a system or external disk.  It is known to work best with the most recent snapshot build - soas04.iso.[http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/]
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* zyx-liveinstaller is a method for installing SoaS '''from''' either a USB device or Live CD media '''to''' a system or external disk.  It is known to work best with the most recent snapshot build - soas04.iso.[http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/]
 
* To use, start the root terminal activity, type 'zyx-liveinstaller', then press enter.  
 
* To use, start the root terminal activity, type 'zyx-liveinstaller', then press enter.  
 
* start the partitioner,
 
* start the partitioner,
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  recommend 4GB USB/SD formatted as follows:
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  recommend 4-GB USB/SD device formatted as follows:
 
  200 /boot ext2
 
  200 /boot ext2
 
  3000 / ext3
 
  3000 / ext3
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* This is a *destructive* install, meaning that the contents of the disks or partitions you choose will be overwritten entirely.
 
* This is a *destructive* install, meaning that the contents of the disks or partitions you choose will be overwritten entirely.
 
* During installation, you are free to use other activities.
 
* During installation, you are free to use other activities.
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* After installation completes, you may remove the LiveUSB or LiveCD, and continue using the newly installed system - *without rebooting*!!!.  This means that anything done with the system before, during, or after installation persists into the installed system.
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* After installation completes, you may remove the LiveUSB or LiveCD, and continue using the newly installed system - ''without rebooting''!!!.  This means that anything done with the system before, during, or after installation persists into the installed system.
 
====use dd command ====
 
====use dd command ====
 
on this hybrid image to make a bootable USB/SD (NOT RECOMMENDED)
 
on this hybrid image to make a bootable USB/SD (NOT RECOMMENDED)
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Makes bootable USB from soas03.iso
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Makes bootable USB from SoaS .iso
 
*If you use dd command to write a USB or SD image, there will be no persistence. The SCRIPT method detailed above should be used.
 
*If you use dd command to write a USB or SD image, there will be no persistence. The SCRIPT method detailed above should be used.
    
In Root Terminal:
 
In Root Terminal:
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  dd if=soas03.iso of=/dev/sd(?) bs=4M
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  dd if=soas04.iso of=/dev/sd(?) bs=4M
    
* Be sure your USB/SD is /dev/sd? check with partition manager to be sure.
 
* Be sure your USB/SD is /dev/sd? check with partition manager to be sure.
 
CAUTION: ** You can destroy you Hard Disk if you enter it wrong! **
 
CAUTION: ** You can destroy you Hard Disk if you enter it wrong! **
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