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== Boot it ==

== Computer booting basics ==

[[wikipedia:Booting|Booting]] is short for bootstrapping, or the process a computer goes through to load the operating system software to start a computer to run on that same software.

[[wikipedia:Booting|Booting]] is short for bootstrapping, or the process a computer goes through to load the operating system software to get the computer running on that operating system copy.

Most computers have hardware (for example, central processing units, chips, disk drives, audio, video, and networking devices) that can work with changeable operating systems.  So a Microsoft Windows computer can be booted with a different operating system, like one of the GNU/Linux variations that Sugar is built on.

When a computer is powered up, a short piece of software saved in the computer's [[wikipedia:firmware|firmware]] gives it instructions to look for instructions to load an operating system from one or another standard devices, such as hard disk drives or CD/DVD/USB/SD storage devices.

Most computers have hardware, that is, central processing units, chips, disk drives, audio, video, and networking devices, that can work with different operating systems.  So a Microsoft Windows computer can be booted with a different operating system, like the GNU/Linux variations that Sugar is build on.

An image is a complete copy of a computer disk drive, and a bootable image is one that contains an operating system with additional instructions to load the system at computer start up.

'''Sugar on a Stick''' provides

 

* a complete set of boot instructions ([[wikipedia:SYSLINUX|SYSLINUX]]),

To run '''Sugar on a Stick''' on a computer,

* an operating system ([[wikipedia:Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]] [[wikipedia:GNU/Linux|GNU/Linux]], and

* the complete set of boot instructions ([[wikipedia:SYSLINUX|SYSLINUX]]),

* operating system ([[wikipedia:Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]] [[wikipedia:GNU/Linux|GNU/Linux]], and

* the Sugar Learning Environment,

* the Sugar Learning Environment,

* all of which have been packaged by the SoaS team into the "SoaS.iso" image file,

* all of which have been packaged by the SoaS team into the "SoaS.iso" image file.

must be made available to the computer.

All these components must be made available to the computer in order to successfully boot into the Sugar Learning Environment.

The SoaS software image can be booted, once it has been "installed", from

The SoaS software image can be booted, once it has been "installed", from

* a CD-rom that has been "burned" with the .iso image,

* a CD-rom that has been "burned" with the .iso image,

[[Sugar on a Stick/Installation]] describes the installation methods available for the various systems that might be used.

[[Sugar on a Stick/Installation]] describes the installation methods available for the various systems that might be used.

Below, we describe how to boot from a USB flash storage device:

Below, we describe how to boot ''Sugar on a Stick'' from a USB flash storage device:

# Insert the USB drive into a USB port on your computer. Ports directly connected to the mother board, or main circuit board, (usually made available on the back of the computer) are more likely to recognize the device at boot time.

# Insert the USB drive into a USB port on your computer. Ports directly connected to the mother board, or main circuit board, (usually made available on the back of the computer) are more likely to recognize the device at boot time.

* Put both the boot-helper CD and the USB flash drive in your computer and let it boot from the CD.

* Put both the boot-helper CD and the USB flash drive in your computer and let it boot from the CD.

If your boot hangs, you may need to modify the boot command by appending:

If your boot hangs, you may need to modify the boot command by appending: