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How to use Sugar on a Stick on a Raspberry Pi;
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Home View (F3 key).
 
  
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* on another computer, visit [https://arm.fedoraproject.org/ arm.fedoraproject.org] and download the Sugar on a Stick image,
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* write the image to a microSD card, see [[#Fedora_Media_Writer]] below, or use the [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi Fedora Raspberry Pi Documentation],
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* insert the microSD card into the Raspberry Pi, and turn it on.
  
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Neighborhood View, with wireless firmware loaded, and F1 key pressed.
 
  
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== Fedora Media Writer ====
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==== Suggested Installation ====
 
  
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Write image to microSD card using [https://github.com/MartinBriza/MediaWriter/releases Fedora Media Writer] (FMW), which is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Fedora Linux, and Ubuntu Linux ("...as a flatpak (apt install flatpak), or from source.")
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How to write an image to microSD card using [https://github.com/MartinBriza/MediaWriter/releases Fedora Media Writer] (FMW), which is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Fedora Linux, and Ubuntu Linux as a flatpak, or from source.
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dnf install mediawriter
 
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Here are the test steps;
 
  
 
* download the raw.xz file
 
* download the raw.xz file
 
* select and extract, result is a raw file
 
* select and extract, result is a raw file
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* start FMW
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* start Fedora Media Writer
 
* select "Custom"
 
* select "Custom"
 
* select the raw file
 
* select the raw file
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* Choose rpi3 from drop-down in FMW
 
 
* Insert microSD in Mini Card Reader and insert in USB port
 
* Insert microSD in Mini Card Reader and insert in USB port
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* Choose rpi3 from drop-down in FMW
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* Choose rpi3 from drop-down in Fedora Media Writer
 
* Write microSD
 
* Write microSD
 
* Insert in Raspberry Pi 3 slot and power up
 
* Insert in Raspberry Pi 3 slot and power up
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== Wireless ==
  
 
Fedora SoaS does not include wireless firmware, see the [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi?rd=Raspberry_Pi#Wifi: FAQ] for reason and a fix.  The fix can be applied in sugar terminal;
 
Fedora SoaS does not include wireless firmware, see the [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi?rd=Raspberry_Pi#Wifi: FAQ] for reason and a fix.  The fix can be applied in sugar terminal;
 
  sudo curl <nowiki>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPi-Distro/firmware-nonfree/master/brcm80211/brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.txt</nowiki> -o /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.txt
 
  sudo curl <nowiki>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPi-Distro/firmware-nonfree/master/brcm80211/brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.txt</nowiki> -o /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.txt
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My Settings, Network, Collaboration Server can be set to jabber.sugarlabs.org.  The default in Sugar 0.110 is not to use jabber.sugarlabs.org unless configured.  When jabber.sugarlabs.org server is not running, please write to systems@lists.sugarlabs.org to ask for help.
 

Revision as of 19:59, 9 August 2017

How to use Sugar on a Stick on a Raspberry Pi;


Fedora Media Writer ==

How to write an image to microSD card using Fedora Media Writer (FMW), which is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Fedora Linux, and Ubuntu Linux as a flatpak, or from source.

  • download the raw.xz file
  • select and extract, result is a raw file
  • start Fedora Media Writer
  • select "Custom"
  • select the raw file
  • Insert microSD in Mini Card Reader and insert in USB port
  • Choose rpi3 from drop-down in Fedora Media Writer
  • Write microSD
  • Insert in Raspberry Pi 3 slot and power up

Wireless

Fedora SoaS does not include wireless firmware, see the FAQ for reason and a fix. The fix can be applied in sugar terminal; 

sudo curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RPi-Distro/firmware-nonfree/master/brcm80211/brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.txt -o /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.txt
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