dd if=/dev/disk1 of=./SoaS-Beta.img <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Sean DALY <<a href="http://sdaly.be">sdaly.be</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">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 <div><div></div><div class="h5"><<a href="mailto:caroline@solutiongrove.com">caroline@solutiongrove.com</a>> 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 <<a href="http://sdaly.be" target="_blank">sdaly.be</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>> 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 >> <<a href="mailto:caroline@solutiongrove.com">caroline@solutiongrove.com</a>> 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@SolutionGrove.com >> > >> > 617-500-3488 - Office >> > 505-213-3268 - Fax >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> > <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> >> > <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a> >> > > > > > -- > Caroline Meeks > Solution Grove > Caroline@SolutionGrove.com > > 617-500-3488 - Office > 505-213-3268 - Fax > </div></div></blockquote></div> -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove Caroline@SolutionGrove.com 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax