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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
 
===='''Case 1-non-live USB/SD'''====
 
===='''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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===='''Case 2-Copy files to your Live USB'''====
 
===='''Case 2-Copy files to your Live USB'''====
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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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* 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).
* copy-paste modified_livecd-iso-to-disk to same location from PC
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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.)
=====reboot with USB=====
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* Copy-paste modified_livecd-iso-to-disk to the same location.
* reboot with this USB and proceed to write it to another 2GB USB:
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* alternately do this:
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=====Reboot from USB=====
In the Terminal Activity, change the working directory:
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* reboot a computer from this USB device and proceed to write it to another 2-GB USB device:
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*: Here is an alternate method to obtain the script file:<br>
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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/
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Works fine....
 
Works fine....
 
'''It should work with any live cd.iso'''
 
'''It should work with any live cd.iso'''
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== Obsolete? ==
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This page appears to be rather stale.... is any of it still current? :)

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