[IAEP] Prep for FOSS VT

[Sean DALY]

Thanks Caroline what syntax are you using for the dd command? Are you
using bs= or count= values?

I think there may be a more elegant CLI command to unattach or
dismount volumes reducing Mac complaints and unwritten-to sticks, I
had bookmarled a link on that wiill look for it

I guess you are using an Intel Mac under Tiger v10.4 or Leopard v10.5?

many thanks


On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Caroline Meeks
<caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
>
> This is far from elegant but here is what I'm doing.
>
> I used a windows machine to make a USB Stick.
> I used dd in a terminal to make an image of it.
> Compress the image
> Rename it .Z
> Open up DiskUtility
> now I'm ready to burn.
>
> Put in a fresh USB stick.
> Use "Information" in Disk Utility to find the disk number.
> UnMount the disk (don't eject! use unmount in Disk Utility)
> Open a new window in Terminal. (Command T)
> sudo zcat ./SoaS2-Beta-4-8.img.Z > /dev/disk1 (change disk number for each
> disk)
>
> Repeat with the next USB until both hubs are full.
>
> Its not returning in the terminal when its done. After a while (about 30 min
> or so) they all stop flashing. I can't eject them. I just pull the plug on
> the port and let the mac complain at me.
> I spot check a few to see if the boot starts. So far I have 4 USBs that seem
> to be bad and even with repeated tries give me "boot error".
>
> Reboot the mac, an hour after I've finished system is still using 90% of the
> CPU.
>
> Certainly in now way teacher ready but seems to be working.  The real test
> will be tomorrow.
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Caroline - can you tell me how you are burning SoaS on your Mac?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 2:48 AM, Caroline Meeks
>> <caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
>> > We have a beta release and I have a way to burn multiple USBs on my mac.
>> > When it boots it works pretty well!  It even connects to a Jabber server
>> > for
>> > collaboration.  People who get it to boot will be impressed.
>> >
>> > The bad news is the current beta release is not working at all with the
>> > "Boot Helper" CD
>> >
>> > The error is Bug in initramfs /init detected. Dropping to a shell. Good
>> > luck!
>> >
>> > bash: no job control in this shell.
>> >
>> > This is a shame because giving people a CD is much easier then walking
>> > them
>> > through changing their BIOS.  Also at the wild (as evidenced by the YMCA
>> > and
>> > the Gardner School) many computers (about 50% of the Y and the entire
>> > computer lab at the Gardner) can't be made to boot from a USB.  With
>> > luck
>> > the laptops people will be carrying at the conference will be newer and
>> > boot
>> > from USBs.
>> >
>> > So I'm debating whether I burn both SoaS1 and SoaS2 so we have something
>> > for
>> > people who need to use a CD?  Any hope of getting the boot helper fixed?
>> >
>> > The other thing that would be really excellent for Friday would be a
>> > working
>> > Virtual Box install.  If we got one working we could burn it onto a
>> > couple
>> > of sticks and just pass it around to the Mac users.
>> >
>> > The final thing on my wish list is a way to show off eBooks.
>> >
>> > Great work and thanks to all who have worked so hard. We have made
>> > tremendous progress!
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Caroline
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Caroline Meeks
>> > Solution Grove
>> > Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
>> >
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>> > 505-213-3268 - Fax
>> >
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> Caroline Meeks
> Solution Grove
> Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
>
> 617-500-3488 - Office
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