[IAEP] Experiences with Soas2-200904231400.iso

[James Simmons]

Caroline,

The boot diskette is from here:

http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager.html

It is not free software, but it is free to download.  There originally 
WAS a link in the Wiki to this, but I couldn't find it the last time I 
looked.  You really couldn't make a "branded" version of this for Sugar 
(there is no source code).  You have to take it as it is.

To be truthful, the diskette is not a very good way to use SoaS.  
Granted, starting a computer using the CD requires you to get the drive 
open and closed quickly, but the diskette only seems to recognize USB 
1.1 ports, so you have a LONG boot to wait for.  I only use the diskette 
when a suitable version of the boot CD is unavailable, because the 
diskette works with any version of SoaS, whereas the CD needs a kernel, 
etc. that matches what's on the stick.

James Simmons


Caroline Meeks wrote:
>
> Hi James,
>
> If you would could you put a link on the wiki and also a ticket to 
> create a diskette version of a branded boot helper.  Using a diskette 
> rather then a CD will be a lot easier on a lot of the old computers 
> because I often have to turn them on to open the CD holder, then turn 
> them off and on again to reboot.