[IAEP] How to load onto Ubuntu netbook

[Walter Bender]

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Kathy Pusztavari
<kathy at kathyandcalvin.com> wrote:
> Nevermind - I see now that the Fedora USB Creator says Browse OR Download.
> Duh on my part.
>
> Boy it takes forever to download sometimes....

This is why I recommend downloading the image separately (and
subsequently using the Browse option).

> -Kathy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter Bender [mailto:walter.bender at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 8:26 AM
> To: Kathy Pusztavari
> Cc: IAEP SugarLabs
> Subject: Re: [IAEP] How to load onto Ubuntu netbook
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Kathy Pusztavari
> <kathy at kathyandcalvin.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I got the beta version to work on my PC (Dell Dimension 9200).  Works
>> great (and super fast) but I have a couple of newbie questions:
>>
>> 1.  If I want to add an activity (Turtle Typing), is that possible?
>
> Depending upon which Beta you have, just use activities.sugarlabs.org to
> download and install new activities. But Turtle Typing should be already
> included, but perhaps not starred in the List View?
>
>>
>> 2. I noticed that when looking at the thumb drive you don't see the
>> actual directory structure.  Does it set up a virtual directory
>> structure upon booting?
>>
>> 3. Once booted, can I simply copy over the Turtle Typing directory
>> structure into the virtual area?  I suspect this would need to be done
>> each time it is booted but I'm just wondering.  I can see another
>> thumb drives with the typing turles files on it...
>>
>>
>> Now onto another question.  Stop me if I'm not asking in the right place.
>>
>> I tried to load onto a Dell Inspiron 910 netbook that came loaded with
>> Ubuntu.  I created the 2 gig thumbdrive SoaS beta on an XP machine.
>> When I used the Fedora Live USB Creator, I wasn't sure from the
>> instructions what to choose in the pull down titled "Download Fedora".
>> I'm not sure that is even required that you choose something there if
>> you click on "Browse" and use the SoaS beta .iso.
>>
>> Questions:
>>
>> 1. Can I create the thumbdrive on an XP - not boot on the XP but
>> directly try to boot it on the Ubuntu Dell netbook?  I tried that and
>> it will not boot. (yes, I changed the boot sequence to boot on USB).
>
> The most recent version of the USB Creator lets you access the Sugar Beta
> from the pull-down menu on the upper-right of the window. But you may well
> want to down load the image and use the Browse functionality as per earlier
> versions. (In my experience it is faster and it lets you make multiple
> copies.) Don't forget to allocate some persistent storage.
>
> Once you have made the SoaS USB, it should work on any computer, although
> the Beta is known to be finicky.
>
>>
>> 2. Do I have to create the thumbdrive on the Ubuntu netbook using the
>> instructions for Linux. I suck at Linux so I'm trying to avoid that as
>> I'm not sure it has all required packages and I'm trying not to mess
>> with the machine as it's not mine.
>
> No. The image you create on XP should work everywhere. If it doesn't,
> perhaps try a different brand of USB. Not sure why that matters, but it
> seems to. (I have had good luck with SanDisk for some reason.)
>
>>
>> 3. Has anyone else successfully gotten a thumbdrive to boot on this
>> particular Dell Inspiron 910 netbook running Ubuntu?
>>
>> 4. Should I try to create a bootable SD card instead?
>>
>> Overall I have only two questions that have been answered but hasn't
>> gotten through my thick skull.
>>
>> 1. I realize that using Fedora 11 is part of SoaS-2 but is there an
>> actual different SoaS .iso in the making for version 2 or is simply
>> using the current beta of SoaS and loading it on Fedora 11 (using the
>> Download Fedora on the right side of the Live USB Creator)
>> automatically making it a SoaS-2 version.
>>
>
> The base system of SoaS-2 is F11. For SoaS-1, it is F10. The system used to
> create the USBs is not relevant, although the F9-based helper CD didn't work
> for SoaS-2. The new helper CD is based on F10.
>
>> 2. What are the various "Download Fedora" options?   What is an i686?
>> When should the Sugar on a Stick option be used?  I think this is a
>> case of too many options and a newbie so sorry about that.
>
> You should just use the SoaS Beta. The rest of the options are not relevant
> in this use case.
>
>> Sorry to be a bother and thanks for any help,
>
> Not a bother.
>
>>
>> Kathy
>>
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