[IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SoaS] MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB ( boots directly from USB )

[Thomas C Gilliard]

Caryl:
look at:
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Fedora-SoaS#Soasv6-Desktop_EFI_USB_Builder_prebuilt_Virtualbox_Appliance


I am uploading it now (This should be available to download in several 
hours) after I finish testing the Download here.

This is an importable VirtualBox Appliance  that has all of the tools 
needed to build an EFI boot USB.

The problem is that the EFI boot USB does not boot on all Macs...
my 8.1 MacBook Pro i7 boots and works well but my wife's MacBook Air 
does not...
I am also building an importable Virtual Box Appliance of Soav6 so that 
it will run in OSX on the Mac.
The VirtualBox version of Soas is preferred as wireless is handled in 
the VirtualBox envelope.

Regards;

Tom Gilliard

Note:
  A Soasv5 Coconut importable virtualbox appliance is already on the wiki
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Sugar_on_a_Stick-V5-Coconut

On 11/02/2011 11:01 AM, Caryl Bigenho wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> I was hoping this would be a plug-and-play thing like Etoys-to-go is.  While, with effort, I can get VB to work, it is beyond most non-techies... parents, teachers, most kids.  I'll try it soon and see if I can come up with a "Grannies Guide" that explains the process in simple English.
> Any hints you can send will be appreciated. Right now I am working on the XO Users Manual Revision, but when I have that under control, I will have a chance to try the new SoaS.
> Caryl
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> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 06:05:10 -0700
> From: satellit at bendbroadband.com
> To: cbigenho at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Sugar-devel] [SoaS] MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB ( boots directly from USB )
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>      I just made a f16 EFI Boot USB using VirtualBox 4.1.4 on my MAcbook
>      Pro i7 using the guest additions. It boots RC4 of x86-64 Soas live
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>      look at the page again:
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> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Fedora-SoaS#MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB
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>      Regards;
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>      Tom Gilliard/satellit_
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>      On 11/02/2011 12:16 AM, Caryl Bigenho wrote:
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> I am following the progress of this with great interest, and as soon as I finish the work I promised to do on the Help Activity/Users Manual refresh, I will have a chance to try it.  I do have a few questions that will help me get started.
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> 1) Which Mac OS X are you running?
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> 2) Has this been tested on a MacBook?
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> 3) Can I create the persistent usb on my MacBook using the instructions I found in item 4 on this page?
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> http://www.webupd8.org/2009/04/4-ways-to-create-bootable-live-usb.html
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> If this works, it is really good news!  I would love to be able to show it at SCaLE 10X in Los Angeles on Jan 20-22.  Should I put in a proposal for a presentation or is it not ready for the "big time" yet?
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> Better still.... would someone from Sugar Labs like to do a presentation at SCaLE?
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> I'm looking forward to hearing answers!
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> Caryl
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> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 20:32:57 -0700
> From: satellit at bendbroadband.com
> To: iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org
> CC: testing at lists.laptop.org; soas at lists.sugarlabs.org; sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
> Subject: [SoaS] MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB ( boots directly from USB )
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>      We now have a persistent EFI boot USB for Macs...
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> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Fedora-SoaS#MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB
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>      works with f16 RC4 x86-64 Soas.iso
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> http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/16.RC4/Live/x86_64/Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso
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>      Use: livecd-iso-to-disk  see first link for details.
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>      Tom Gilliard/satellit_
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