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Soas-pineapple.svg SoaS v6 Pineapple

Final Version released 11/09/2011
Direct Download: http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads

VirtualBox.pngSugar_Creation_Kit#v6_Pineapple VirtualBox Appliance

Just import 2 files from above link ^
  • SoaS v6 Pineapple prebuilt VirtualBox Appliance

About my computer

Build: Sugar on a Stick 6 (Pineapple)
Fedora Release 16 (Verne)
Sugar:0.94.1
V1.05

Soas-Booting_EFI_USB for MacBook Pro

click this link ^

Activities

Key ==> update
pippy         43 ==>44
moon          13
log           26 ==>27
visual match  30 ==>34
speak         34 ==>35
typing turtle 28
ruler         13 ==>14
turtle art   120 ==>131
jukebox       23
irc           10
chat          73
maze          14 ==>15
etoys        116
abacus        16 ==>28
write         77
clock          7
record        93
calculate     38
image viewer  19
physics        9
memorize      39
terminal      35
surf         115
  • liveinst installs to USB correctly (4 GB USB device: custom / ext4 no swap )
  • F16 liveusb-creator (GUI) works fine to make persistent 2GB USB device from .iso

Soas-coconut.svg SoaS v5 Coconut

  • Final release10/09/2011
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Coconut

VirtualBox.pngSugar_Creation_Kit#v5_Coconut VirtualBox Appliance

Just import 2 files from above link ^
  • SoaS v5 Coconut prebuilt VirtualBox Appliance

About my Computer

Sugar on a Stick 5 (Coconut)
Fedora release 15 (Lovelock)
Sugar: 0.92.4

Activities

  • Software List (All favorites)
Write 76
etoys 116
record 93
chat 71
Turtle Art 114
physics 8
terminal 34
pippy 40
calculate 37
turtle art 114
Speak 29
memorize 36
pippy 41
clock 6
log 24
abacus 19
IRC 10
surf 115
Control Panel / Network Application works
  • liveinst installs to USB correctly (4 GB USB device: custom / ext4 no swap )
  • F16 liveusb-creator (GUI) works fine to make persistent 2GB USB device from .iso

Bugs

  • SoaS v5 Coconut Beta only connects to jabber if using wired connection on boot
http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/3100

SoaS f17 tools_livecd-iso-to-disk install to 2 GB USB-stick with persistence.

  • Transcript of an install

Reference: LiveOS_image

  • Details and information
./livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 200 --delete-home --unencrypted-home /path/to/source/iso/or/device /dev/sd?1

MacBook Persistent SoaS v5 and SoaS v6 EFI Boot USB

Boots directly from the USB device NEW
F15 Downlink: http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/spins/linux/releases/15/Spins/x86_64/Fedora-15-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso
F16 Downlink: http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/16.RC4/Spins/x86_64/Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso
  • Latest F16-RC4 and RC5 have the updated kernel and boot an EFI USB device directly on a MacBookPro i7 (11/03/2011)
I just successfully made a f16 RC4 EFI Boot USB in VirtualBox on My Macbook Pro i7......nice ; used x86-64 live Desktop and liveinst then installed additions (for USB Access)
Download of Live-desktop for Virtualbox:http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/16.RC4/Live/x86_64/Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso
VirtualBox Downloads: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html including additions
My Smolt Mac Profile:http://www.smolts.org/client/show/pub_3947102b-ca8d-49f6-9a2d-d1ab91b74448
Chat works just had chat with mulawa1 on USB on Mac
Is that an original MacBook Air? According to this page it does not boot EFI in 64 bits: Bert:
List of Macs that boot in EFI: http://www.everymac.com/mac-answers/snow-leopard-mac-os-x-faq/mac-os-x-snow-leopard-64-bit-macs-64-bit-efi-boot-in-64-bit-mode.html
f16 Common Bugs:https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F16_bugs#Incorrect_partition_type_assigned_to_.2Fboot_partition_on_GPT-labelled_disks
Boot Flag: http://blog.christophersmart.com/2009/12/02/fedora-mac-and-efi/ older info to look at
Possible Fix: tested with grub2-efi, and then I can boot Air with xdriver=vesa nomodeset
Kernel upgrade to fix this: http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/kernel/3.1.0/7.fc16/x86_64/kernel-3.1.0-7.fc16.x86_64.rpm is in RC4
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=748516
Look at Further adventures in EFI booting: http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/4957.html
WORKS WITH SoaS v5 Coconut and SoaS v6 Pineapple
does not work with wired cat5 connection no internet connections available
EFI Boot.JPG <===click on image to enlarge
To Boot Hold "Option" Key when starting Mac. Hold key until EFI USB Icon Appears then select it right arrow ===> (EFI)
KEY: (x)= device name
Use the sudo blkid command in a terminal to see the USB and other device names for discs attached to the system.
ie: /dev/sdb; /dev/sdc; /dev/sdd.... IMPORTANT very dangerous if you use the wrong one

Build EFI USB Boot Stick

  • From booted f16-x86 64 hard disk install
Run "yum install livecd-tools" so it installs all the required
dependencies and  then use livecd-iso-to-disk

Boots:MacBook-Proi7
-EFI-Boot-USB
hold option key on power up
select --> EFI Boot  
* Has Persistence
*2 GB Firefly USB
  • >formatted in F16-64 disk utility VERY IMPORTANT <
fat /dev/sdb
fat /dev/sdb1
* (Built in F16-64 gnome3-shell 3.2.1 on Acer Aspire One N450)

root terminal command line:

sudo livecd-iso-to-disk --format --efi --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 175 --delete-home --unencrypted-home Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso /dev/sd(x) (x)=device name
Verifying image...
/home/(user)/Downloads/Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso:   
Fragment sums: 
Fragment count: 20
Press [Esc] to abort check.
Checking: 100.0%
The media check is complete, the result is: PASS.
It is OK to use this media.
WARNING: THIS WILL DESTROY ANY DATA ON /dev/sdb!!!
Press Enter to continue or ctrl-c to abort
wipefs: WARNING: /dev/sdb: appears to contain 'dos' partition table
Waiting for devices to settle...
mkdosfs 3.0.11 (24 Dec 2010)
Copying live image to target device.
squashfs.img
  417943552 100%    7.55MB/s    0:00:52 (xfer#1, to-check=0/1)
sent 417994645 bytes  received 31 bytes  7812984.60 bytes/sec
total size is 417943552  speedup is 1.00
osmin.img
        8192 100%    0.00kB/s    0:00:00 (xfer#1, to-check=0/1)
sent 8265 bytes  received 31 bytes  16592.00 bytes/sec
total size is 8192  speedup is 0.99
Updating boot config file
Initializing persistent overlay file
300+0 records in
300+0 records out
314572800 bytes (315 MB) copied, 32.5186 s, 9.7 MB/s
Initializing persistent /home
175+0 records in
175+0 records out
183500800 bytes (184 MB) copied, 23.6238 s, 7.8 MB/s
Formatting unencrypted /home
mke2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=1024 (log=0)
Fragment size=1024 (log=0)
Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
44880 inodes, 179200 blocks
8960 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=1
Maximum filesystem blocks=67371008
22 block groups
8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group
2040 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks: 
	8193, 24577, 40961, 57345, 73729
Writing inode tables: done                            
Creating journal (4096 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
This filesystem will be automatically checked every 35 mounts or 180 days, whichever comes first.  Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
tune2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Setting maximal mount count to -1
Setting interval between checks to 0 seconds
Installing boot loader
Target device is now set up with a Live image!

Control-panel

Sugar on a Stick 6 (Pineapple)
Fedora release 16 (Verne)
0.94.1
Firmware: MBP81.88Z.0047.B1E.1109091244
Wireless Firmware: N/A

activities

> = Updates

pippy         43
moon          13
log           26
visual match  30
speak         34
typing turtle 28
ruler         13 > 28
turtle art    120 > 122
jukebox       23
irc           10
chat          73
maze          14
etoys         116
abacus        26 > 28
write         77
clock         7
record        93
calculate     38
image viewer  19
physics       9
memorize      39
terminal      35
surf          115

'

Boot tests of dd img USB's in a MacBook i7

READ THIS FIRST^
Synopsis: Only EFI .img Boots Mac.


How to Write your own .img file

Run "yum install livecd-tools" so it installs all the required
dependencies and  then use livecd-iso-to-disk
  • use Disk Utility in f16 to format the USB as Master boot Record and /dev/sd(x)1 as FAT first.
  • Command Line to use in root terminal:
sudo livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --format --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 175 --delete-home --unencrypted-home Fedora-16-release-i686-Live-SoaS.iso /dev/sd(x)

make .img file from inserted USB

Do this before you boot the USB.
( This will avoid network collisions when running multiple copies on the network.)
the unique ssh keys are generated on first boot of a SoaS USB
dd if=/dev/sd(x) of=Soas-v6-Pineapple.img

Usb1.png dd writable 2GB USB Soas-v5-Coconut-USB .img

Download: http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/Soas_Coconuts.img
built with liveusb-creator in F16 with persistence file from
http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/images/livecd/163/163/Fedora-15-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso
USB 2 GB Firefly
reduced to 1.66 GiB with gparted*
  • Never started so has original Name___; Color___==> startup

Write to a 2 GB (1.95 GiB) USB device

dd if=Soas_Coconuts.img of=/dev/sd(x) bs=2M
956+0 records in
956+0 records out
2004877312 bytes (2.0 GB) copied, 93.2584 s, 21.5 MB/s
  • NOTE dd may complain that it is unable to write to your USB device "No space left on device."
Disregard as it will work (this is due to gparted resizing)

Write to a Smaller 2 GB (1.87GiB) USB device

dd if=Soas_Coconuts.img of=/dev/sd(x) bs=2M
dd: writing `/dev/sdg': No space left on device
956+0 records in
955+0 records out
2003828736 bytes (2.0 GB) copied, 316.111 s, 6.3 MB/s

Usb1.png dd writable 2GB USB Soas-v6-Pineapple-USB .img

Usb1.png dd writable 1 GB EFI Boot (MAC) USB Soas-v6-Pineapple x86-USB .img

Download: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/SoaS-15-1-EFI.img
  • note file is mis-named
persistent; fits in a 1 GB USB
How to build: Community/Distributions/Fedora-SoaS#MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB
  • NOTE DO NOT USE THIS .img file with image-writer-mac
  • For Booting a Mac ONLY do not use on a PC
This is a dd created .img from a working USB

About my computer

Sugar on a Stick 6 (Pineapple) Fedora release 16 (Verne) sugar 0.94.1

Write to a 1 GB USB device

sudo su
Password
dd if=SoaS-15-1-EFI.img of=/dev/sd(x) bs=2M
489+1 records in
489+1 records out
1026555904 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 216.577 s, 4.7 MB/s
  • Write your own:
sudo livecd-iso-to-disk --format --efi --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 175 --delete-home --unencrypted-home Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso /dev/sd(x)

OLPCXO.pngSoas-pineapple.svg F16 SoaS Pineapple USB boot for XO-1

(graphical) liveusb-creator in F16 gnome3-shell- with Fedora-16-i686-Live-SoaS.iso selected
boots XO-1 with a Live USB image
Formatted the USB device in F16 gnome3-shell disk utility as fat with LIVE label. Installation said it was Setting up OLPC boot file at end.
USB is very slow but it boots from the USB device
(USB in right slot when powered on)
connects to WEP Access Point and Updates correctly
  • This USB device image will not boot XO-1.5

liveusb-creator record


Fedora-16-i686-Live-SoaS.iso selected
Warning: The Master Boot Record on your device does not match your  system's  syslinux MBR.
If you have trouble booting this stick, try running  the liveusb-creator with the --reset-mbr option.
Verifying filesystem...
Verifying ISO MD5 checksum
ISO MD5 checksum passed
Extracting live image to USB device...
Wrote to device at 6 MB/sec
Creating 1687MB persistent overlay
Setting up OLPC boot file...
Installing bootloader...
Marked /dev/sdb1 as bootable
Unmounting /media/LIVE
Complete! (0:07:23)

VirtualBox.png SoaS v6 Desktop EFI USB device Builder prebuilt VirtualBox Appliance

http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/f16-live-RC4-Desktop-sugaruser.ovf
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/f16-live-RC4-Desktop-sugaruser-disk1.vmdk
builds EFI 2GB USB devices that boot MacBook Pro i7 (8.1 Intel)
Just import 2 files from above link ^
root=sugarroot user=sugar pswd=sugaruser
Allows building of EFI Boot USB devices (self contained)
  • F16-Desktop x86-64 Virtual Machine
requires a x86_64 computer
IMPORTANT: There is NO WIRELESS (wired works) or AUDIO available when booted from this EFI Boot USB
  1. Contains RC4 F15 and F16 x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso files in the Download directory
  2. Script in Desktop to run in terminal
  • How to use the VM to create an EFI boot USB
Start Virtual Appliance
start Terminal (Applications/system tools/terminal)
In terminal: cd Downloads
Insert a 2 GB or larger USB
type "mount" to get USB device name ie: /dev/sdb; /dev/sdc/; etc Be certain of this to get this wrong is dangerous.  
minimize
start Applications/Accessories/gedit
In Gedit Open /Desktop/livecd-iso-to-disk.txt
edit command line to show correct USB device name.
copy corrected command line
Paste into terminal 
builds EFI 2GB USB devices that boot MacBook Pro i7 (8.1 Intel)
THIS IS A DANGEROUS OPERATION. BE CERTAIN THE USB DEVICE NAME IS CORRECT

root=sugarroot user=sugar pswd=sugaruser

Please Test all suggestions on comments are welcome Please edit wiki.

F16 SoaS Pineapple USB boot image for XO-1

(graphical) liveusb-creator in f16 gnome3-shell- with Fedora-16-i686-Live-SoaS.iso selected
boots XO-1 as a live USB device
I formatted the USB device disk first in F16 gnome3-shell disk utility as Master Boot Record and fat partition with LIVE label
Then ran liveusb-creator (graphical)
USB is quite slow but it does boot from the USB device
(USB in right bottom slot when powered on)
connects to WEP Access Point and Updates correctly

liveusb-creator record


Fedora-16-i686-Live-SoaS.iso selected
Warning: The Master Boot Record on your device does not match your  system's  syslinux MBR.
If you have trouble booting this stick, try running  the liveusb-creator with the --reset-mbr option.
Verifying filesystem...
Verifying ISO MD5 checksum
ISO MD5 checksum passed
Extracting live image to USB device...
Wrote to device at 6 MB/sec
Creating 1687MB persistent overlay
Setting up OLPC boot file...
Installing bootloader...
Marked /dev/sdb1 as bootable
Unmounting /media/LIVE
Complete! (0:07:23)

About my computer

Build: Sugar on a Stick 6 (Pineapple)
Fedora Release 16 (Verne)
Sugar:0.94.2
Firmware:Q2E46
Wireless firmware:9.34.3 p23
  • (Connects via jabber.sugarlabs.org to a XO-1.5 running os874 sugar 0.92.2)

Testing Results

  • This page reports on testing of recent Sugar on a Stick-(SoaS) and Fedora Nightly Composes and Remixes

Fedora SoaS Spin

Current Download Page

Nightly live Composes

Note all nightly compose are ephemeral builds for testing and are erased when the next build happens.
Current status of All createLiveCD Tasks in Koji
see latest builds and their status
Retrieve recent older Nightly Composes

Fedora-17-Alpha-RC4-x86_64-Live-Desktop install to VirtualBox

  • VirtualBox 4.1.6 r74714 for OSX
MacBook Pro i7
1256 MB memory
12 MB Video Memory
Enable IO APIC; Enable VT-x/AMD-V; Enable Nested Paging
8 GB expanding HD
  • uses llvm pipe software acceleration
  • GNOME 3.3.5 (Not fallback)
  • liveinst
use whole disk [lvm]
  • firstboot
  • GNOME 3.3.5
  • Update
  • reboot
  • Add/Remove Programs
sugar- check all options
  • log out/login to sugar
  • works fine
  • sees avatars on jabber
Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)
Sugar 0.95.4
VirtualBox
VirtualBox Test of Memory Required
  • MacBook Pro i7
  1. 1256 MB boots - installs
  2. 768 MB (VB Default) boots with "Oh-No" then, after long wait, gnome3 shell - installs
  3. 512 MB (starts display manager) boots with "Oh-No" "Gnome 3 Failed to load" (close) long wait enters Gnome fallback mode- (much CD activity). - install does not start.

Fedora-17-Alpha-RC3-i686-Live-Desktop.iso

Testing-Live CD

has circular greyed graphical boot artwork
after plymouth daemon start in booting eventually switches to f in circular artwork
Gnome 3.3.5
/*\ wireless ABRT warning: problem in network manager:
"gnome-0.9.3-0.2 git 2012020215.f17 detected"
Wireless WEP cuts in and out.

Install to HD

use whole disk [lvm]
f17 artwork for anaconda
has circular greyed graphical boot artwork
after plymouth daemon start in booting eventually switches to f in circular artwork
Firstboot works OK allows [X] NTP selection
Gnome 3.3.5
Intel IGD
Add/Remove:
 sugar-emulator
 Constructionist learning platform
Logout triggers a [890.44115] endless scroll.
Power off and reboot
Logs in properly via gdm to gnome and sugar.
  • Wireless AP and Ad Hoc not seen in sugar (f1) Network Neighborhood
  • 55 software updates
logout/login
*sugar
Ad-Hoc AP's show in (f1) Network Neighborhood
NO Wireless AP's

Fedora-17-Nightly-20120218.10-i686-Live-soas

  • No wireless AP
  • No major changes from earlier nightly

Fedora-17-Nightly-20120217.09-i686-Live-desktop

google look-up works (so it is ON LINE)

Wireless AP-test

requested by adamw on #fedora-bugzappers
shows wireless [on]/wireless on
Lists 3 wireless AP's
  • Click on wireless AP [on] list: NO POP-UP for settings occurs
  • System Settings/Network:
Wireless [ON] /Wireless Disconnected
3 wireless AP's show in [Network Name] dropdown click on it it will not hold it ins window [Configure] is greyed out

Fedora-17-Alpha-RC1-i386-netinst

external USB 350 GB Disk)
  • Sugar-Desktop Environment ONLY - (Gnome deselected)
  • Reboot
  • Firstboot:
'synch network time greyed out
  • gdm login works-f17 background
  • No wireless AP or Ad-Hoc
  • Jabber works
  • yum install works

About my Computer

sugar on a stick 7
Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)
0.95.4
V1.05

Activities

 = Share offered
Key= @ Not a Favorite
==> Update
@Playgo         5  Failed to start (Stop)
Browse        131
Chat           73   
Maze           15    sharing causes crash  RuntimeError: get buddy is not tread safe and will crash your activity (hard) Use lookup_buddy
Moon           13
@Abacus        31  Failed to start (Stop)
Ruler          17  
@Portfolio     20  
Write          77   
Etoys         116  DBusError: Process /usr/share/sugar-presence-service exited with a status 1
@Finance        3  Failed to start (Stop)
@Typing Turtle 29  
@Jukebox       23   
Turtle Art    134   
@IRC           10 
@Analyze        8  Failed to start (Stop)
Pippy          44     ImportError: cannot import name physics
implode         9  Failed to start (Stop)
@puklianapac    8
@Image Viewer  19   
Speak          35   
Log            26 ==> 27
Calculate      38   
Memorize       39   
@Terminal      35
Record         93  Failed to start (Stop) sugar3,bundle.MalformedBundleException: Actiity Bundle /usr/share/sugar/activities/Record.activity must specify either class or exec
@Clock          7 
@Visual Match  34
flipsticks      2 ==>11
@physics        9
Paint          32  Failed to start (Stop)
infoslicer     11  looks up OLPC from web
  • Presenceservice log : IOError: [Errno2] No such file or directory:home/robert/.sugar/default/buddy-icon.jpg'

Fedora-17-Nightly-20120214.09-i686-Live-kde

Normal boot of CD

  • Error Message:
(^) Logging in liveuser...
Warning: Cannot open consolekit session: Unable to open session: Unable to get information about the calling process
  • Fireworks Background - NEW Artwork while loading. Then fades to black background
  • Logout /login liveuser
get Fireworks background again while loading Then fades to black background

Boot with enforcing=0

  • Error Message:
(^) Logging in liveuser...
Warning: Cannot open consolekit session: Unable to open session: Unable to get information about the calling process
  • Fireworks Background - NEW Artwork while loading. Then fades to black background
  • NO CHANGE
  • no repomd file when invoking yum install

Fedora-17-Nightly-20120213.15-i686-Live-soas

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/getfile?taskID=3787937&name=Fedora-17-Nightly-20120213.15-i686-Live-soas.iso
  • Normal Boot : boots to Name and color screens
  • enforcing=0 Not Required for boot NEW
  • NO Changes in Activities from previous build
  • Yum does not work "No repomd file" https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=790530
  • CP/Modem Configuration does not open

liveinst

fails unless use
Custom:
Delete partition  - this is 8GB USB Stick
Create: 
bios boot 2
/ext4 7000 
swap 500
  • USB install boots and completes firstboot/gdm login correctly
enforcing=0 Not Required

Fedora-17-Nightly-20120210.09-i686-Live-soas

Burn to CD
ACER ASPIRE ONE N450 + external USB DVD/CD
  • Normal Boot :enforcing=0 : boots to Name and color screens

About my Computer

sugar on a stick 7
Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)
0.95.4
V1.05

Activities

 = Share offered
Key= @ Not a Favorite
==> Update
@ Browse      131
Chat           73   
Maze           15    causes crash  RuntimeError: get buddy is not tread safe and will crash your activity (hard) Use lookup_buddy
Moon           13
Abacus         31  Failed to start (Stop)
Ruler          17  
@Portfolio     20  
Write          77   
Etoys         116  DBusError: Process /usr/share/sugar-presence-service exited with a status 1
Typing Turtle  29  
Jukebox        23   
Turtle Art    134   
IRC            10  
Pippy          44     ImportError: cannot import name physics
Image Viewer   19   
Speak          35   
Log            26 ==> 27
Calculate      38   
Memorize       39   
Terminal       35
Record         93  Failed to start (Stop) sugar3,bundle.MalformedBundleException: Actiity Bundle /usr/share/sugar/activities/Record.activity must specify either class or exec
Clock           7 
Visual Match   34
Physics         9
Read           94 

Network

  • Wired connection works with Browse
Wired OK
No Wireless or Ad-Hoc AP's
  • Yum does not work "No repomd file"

Fedora-17-Nightly-20120210.09-i686-Live-desktop

Burn to CD
ACER ASPIRE ONE N450 + external USB DVD/CD
  • Basic graphics Boot
Live system user gdm
Does not log in returns to login
  • Normal Boot
enforcing=0
Gnome 3.3.5 - (not fallback)
Network
Wired OK
Wireless (failed)
  • Yum does not work "No repomd file"
  • Synaptic cannot access sources
  • Firefox 10.0.1 starts works on internet
  • Install to Hard Drive - (16 GB USB-Stick)
Basic/ Use All Space /LVM
  • Unhandled Exeption-fails

Fedora-17-Alpha-TC2-i686-Live-KDE

http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/17-Alpha.TC2/Live/i686/Fedora-17-Alpha-TC2-i686-Live-KDE.iso
Burn to CD
ACER ASPIRE ONE N450 + external USB DVD/CD
  • Normal Boot
enforcing=0 
  • >logging in liveuser...Warning: Cannot open consolekit session: Unable to open session: Unable to get information about the calling process. (OK)
  • Loads KDE Desktop

Network

Wired OK - Web browser works
Wireless (failed) Error- Network Error adding connection: No session found for uid 1000 (No session found for uid 1000)
  • Xterm: Yum does not work "No repomd file"
  • Software Management / Updates /check for updates
  • Firewall/Disable yes
  • Liveusb-creator- :Already loaded

Install to HD

16 GB USB-stick
Use all disk - LVM checked
Copying live image to hard drive.
f16 artwork
Congratulations

Boot USB-stick

enforcing=0
  • Firstboot

.Warning: Cannot open consolekit session: Unable to open session: Unable to get information about the calling process. (OK)

  • Loads KDE Desktop

Network

Wired OK - Web browser works
Wireless (failed) Error- Network Error adding connection: No session found for uid 1000 (No session found for uid 1000)
  • Software Management / Updates /check for updates
  • Xterm: Yum does not work "No repomd file"

Fedora-17-Alpha-TC2-i686-Live-Desktop

Burn to CD
ACER ASPIRE ONE N450 external USB DVD/CD
  • Boot fails at "Started Display Manager" (loops 5 times and halts)
  • add enforcing=0 (loops 5 times goes to text login)
root #
startx boots to new background screen (fireworks)
  • System Settings
Gnome 3.3.5 - (working corectly not fallback)
Network
Wired OK
Wireless (failed)
User Accounts
Add User-(standard) add password
  • Log out
exit
Text Console
  • Login to user/password
startx
Gnome3 Failed to load: Fallback
  • Firefox 10.0.1 starts
  • Install to Hard Drive - (16 GB USB-Stick)
Basic/ Use All Space / Use LVM
TZ/root password
formatting f16 Artwork
Installing bootloader
  • Reboot
  • Boot USB
  • Firstboot
Syncronize date and time over the network (greyed out)
Smolt send
  • Login Fails cycles back
  • Same for root

Anaconda FAILS

Fix for USER Login

I just installed from the Live CD [1] to a 16 GB USB stick and got it to boot and login.

  • Problem;
firstboot is not writing the passwords for the user that is entered in it. This causes the install to be useless as it cannot be logged in to.
  • Fix:
I added selinux=0 s (run level 1) to the boot line of the USB
It booted to console prompt
  root
(no password)  #
Entered commands:
selinux=0
useradd xxxxx
passwd  xxxxxxx
login
  • logged in to gdm sucessfully.
GNOME 3.3.5 came up
the useradd user is admin.
  • This seems to bypass the firstboot errors.

[1] http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/17-Alpha.TC2/Live/i686/Fedora-17-Alpha-TC2-i686-Live-Desktop.iso

Fedora-17-Alpha-TC2-i686-Live-SoaS

http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/17-Alpha.TC2/Live/i686/Fedora-17-Alpha-TC2-i686-Live-SoaS.iso --Satellit 21:13, 9 February 2012 (EST)

  • Boots
  • No Wireless AP's or Ad-Hoc network Points
  • Speech feature in frame works

About my Computer

Sugar on a Stick 7
Fedora releast 17 (Beefy Miracle)
Sugar 0.95.4
Firmware V1.05

Activities

 = Share offered
Key= @ Not a Favorite
==> Update
@ Browse      131
Chat           73   
Maze           15    causes crash  RuntimeError: get buddy is not tread safe and will crash your activity (hard) Use lookup_buddy
Moon           13
Abacus         31  Failed to start (Stop)
Ruler          17  
@Portfolio     20  
Write          77   
Etoys         116  DBusError: Process /usr/share/sugar-presence-service exited with a status 1
Typing Turtle  29  
Jukebox        23   
Turtle Art    134   
IRC            10  
Pippy          44     ImportError: cannot import name physics
Image Viewer   19   
Speak          35   
Log            26 ==> 27
Calculate      38   
Memorize       39   
Terminal       35
Record         93  Failed to start (Stop) sugar3,bundle.MalformedBundleException: Actiity Bundle /usr/share/sugar/activities/Record.activity must specify either class or exec
Clock           7  
Visual Match   34   
Physics         9  
@Read          94  Failed to start (Stop) AttributeError; 'module' object has no attributes 'EditToolbar' 

liveinst to USB-stick

  • Anaconda 17.7-1.fc17.i686
  • 16 GB USB Stick fat32
[Configure Network] greyed out
  • Custom (this reformats the USB-stick)
Bios boot 2
/ ext4 15000
swap 317
  • Congratulations-(reboot)
  • Reboot USB-stick with enforcing=0
  • Can't open font TRUE
  • firstboot
[ ]Synchronize date and time over the network greyed out

NOTE: if boot of USB Stick does not have enforcing=0 on boot line firstboot fails enforcing=0 has to be entered on boot line every time the USB-stick is booted or login fails

  • Does not let me log in as user registered in firstboot
  • root login fails also

Fedora-17-Nightly-20120208.15-i686-Live-soas-FAILS

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/getfile?taskID=3773474&name=Fedora-17-Nightly-20120208.15-i686-Live-soas.iso

  • Does not boot - problem with start x starting?
  • boot selinux-0 setenforce=0 nomodeset
started display manager.....last entry
  • Basic Video
started display manager.....last entry

Fedora-17-Nightly-20120205.21-i686-Live-soas

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/getfile?taskID=3764890&name=Fedora-17-Nightly-20120205.21-i686-Live-soas.iso

About my Computer

Sugar on a Stick 7
Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)
0.95.4 new
V1.05

Activities

  • no changes except
turtle art   (131) now 134 new

Speech Feature

  • New feature in bottom right frame.
> Say selected text
> Stop playback
Pitch and Rate are adjustable
  • Reads selected text from sugarlabs wiki (Browse 130) and IRC 10.

Bugs

  • No Wireless AP or Ad-Hoc
  • Can't open font file TRUE
boots past this error with no problem
  • f16 Artwork

liveinst to USB

  • Also works for HD install with:
http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/getfile?taskID=3766433&name=Fedora-17-Nightly-20120206.11-x86_64-Live-desktop.iso
2012/02/07
  • WORKS anaconda-17.5-1.fc17.i686
  • 4 GB USB-stick
bios boot 1
ext4 /    3900
no swap

Fedora-17-Nightly-20120202.09-i686-Live-soas

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/getfile?taskID=3757139&name=Fedora-17-Nightly-20120202.09-i686-Live-soas.iso

About my Computer

Sugar on a Stick 7
Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)
0.95.1
V1.05

Activities

chat          73
maze          15
moon          13
abacus        31
ruler         17
portfolio     20
write         77
etoys        116
typing turtle 29
jukebox       23
turtle art   131
irc           10
memorize      39
pippy         44
image viewer  19
speak         35
log           26 ==>27
calculate     38
terminal      35
record        93
clock          7
visual match  34
physics        9
browse       130
read          94

Bugs

  • No Wireless AP or Ad-Hoc

liveinst to USB

  • WORKS anaconda-17.5-1.fc17.i686
  • 4 GB USB-stick
bios boot 1
ext4 /    3900
no swap

CD Boots Mac-x86_64

Fedora-17-Alpha-TC1-netinst.iso

install testing

  • 320 GB Seagate external USB Hard Drive
  • ACER ASPIRE ONE N450 with external USB DVD/CD drive
  • boot from burned CD
  • Use whole disk
  • Customize Now
  1. GNOME
  2. Sugar-desktop
Select extra sugar components including sugar-emulator
  • Finished-reboot from USB Hard dirve
  • Firstboot
  • Select Sugar from gdm switcher on log in

About my Computer

Build           Fedora release 17 (rawhide)
Sugar           0.95.4
Firmware        V1.05

Bugs

  • No wireless AP's on f1 Network Neighborhood
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783712
Wired cat5 network sees jabber.sugarlabs.org

GNOME 3.3.4

  • Firefox 10.0
  • libre Office 3 included but [grey] invisible icons

VirtualBox netinstall

http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/17-Alpha.TC1/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-17-Alpha-i386-netinst.iso
  • on boot: <TAB> backspace thru quiet add to command line:
selinux=0 setenforce=0 nomodeset
  • Required to get VirtualBox to install.
  • 4-5 minutes to load be patient
  • Defaults to text based install
no selection of installation changes- installs 192 packages
  • Overall install takes over 1 Hr.
  • Install only boots to login prompt root and password only
Bug:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785652

Fedora-17-Nightly-20120120.10-i686-Live-soas

Link:http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/getfile?taskID=3718102&name=Fedora-17-Nightly-20120120.10-i686-Live-soas.iso
  • Boots Properly
  • Sees Jabber on wired connection
  • Does not see wireless AP or AD-Hoc on f1 screen
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783712 http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/3298
does not have driver for ACER ASPIRE ONE N450? it has always worked before
  • Has Documents Folder in left bottom corner screen in Journal View
Allows Drag-drop of files to Documents

CP About my Computer

  Build: Sugar on a Stick 7
         Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)
  Sugar: 0.95.1
Firmware:V1.05

Applications

key +==> updates version no.
maze          14 +==>15
chat          73
moon          13
abacus        31
ruler         17
portfolio     20 (not a favorite) -shows starred (selected) items from sugar-journal
write         77
etoys        116 - DBusError:process /usr/bin/sugar-presence-service exited with status 1
typing turtle 29
jukebox       23
Turtle art   131 
irc           10
memorize      39 
pippy         44 - physics: ImportError: cannot import name physics
image viewer  19
speak         35 
log           26 +==>27
calculate     38
terminal      35
record        93 - no sound on ACER ASPIRE ONE N450
clock          7  - Starts with analog clock
visual match  34
physics        9
surf         115
browse       130 (not a favorite) works  No bookmarks http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/3300
read          94 (not a favorite) *fails to start when try to open txt file

Errors

  • Etoys and log do not color after use on (f3) Home ring
  • "liveinst" from root terminal:
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/sbin/anaconda" line 606, in <module>
  from pyanaconda import kickstart
 File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/kickstart.py", line 32, in <module>
  from errors import*
ImportError: no module named errors
Will not install to Hard Disk

Fedora-16-Nightly-20111016.20-i686-Live-soas

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/getfile?taskID=3435814&name=Fedora-16-Nightly-20111016.20-i686-Live-soas.iso

create USB with livecd-iso-to-disk script

  • 2GB firefly USB formatted fat 16 with boot flag
# ./livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 175 --delete-home --unencrypted-home /home/robert/Desktop/Fedora-16-Nightly-20111016.20-i686-Live-soas.iso /dev/sdg1
Verifying image...
./livecd-iso-to-disk.sh: line 385: checkisomd5: command not found
Are you SURE you want to continue?
Press Enter to continue or ctrl-c to abort
Copying live image to USB stick
Updating boot config file
Initializing persistent overlay file
300+0 records in
300+0 records out
314572800 bytes (315 MB) copied, 41.3084 s, 7.6 MB/s
Initializing persistent /home
175+0 records in
175+0 records out
183500800 bytes (184 MB) copied, 26.235 s, 7.0 MB/s
Formatting unencrypted /home
mke2fs 1.41.4 (27-Jan-2009)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=1024 (log=0)
Fragment size=1024 (log=0)
44880 inodes, 179200 blocks
8960 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=1
Maximum filesystem blocks=67371008
22 block groups
8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group
2040 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks: 
	8193, 24577, 40961, 57345, 73729
Writing inode tables: done                            
Creating journal (4096 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
This filesystem will be automatically checked every 33 mounts or
180 days, whichever comes first.  Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
tune2fs 1.41.4 (27-Jan-2009)
Setting maximal mount count to -1
Setting interval between checks to 0 seconds
Installing boot loader
USB stick set up as live image!
  • Boots Fine


Install to HD (liveinst)

F16 disk utility

format HD
format partion ext4
  • Discovered that using gparted to format the HD partition on Ubuntu causes liveinst failure as it cannot see the 1 MiB first partition.
NOR can the installer

liveinst

Boot Live SoaS CD
terminal:
liveinst
custom
ext4 / [format] (not allowed to use existing ext4 fs)
installing bootloader
  • Works Great. boots to firstboot....gdm login
F1 Network neigborhood shows jabber avitars

Boots on MacBook Pro i7

CD 
option key ==> windows
has efi folder but does not show up on Mac


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