Dave, Thanks. I will probably train my 20 Tech Team students to do this, which will empower them and help the process. Gerald <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Dave Bauer <<a href="mailto:dave.bauer@gmail.com">dave.bauer@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Gerald Ardito <<a href="mailto:gerald.ardito@gmail.com">gerald.ardito@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > I am excited about trying this. I manage a deployment of 140 XO-1's in a > school in Westchester County, New York and have really wanted to upgrade our > software from the official build. > How do I "disable security?" > </div>Check out this page: <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys#Getting_a_developer_key_for_your_running_XO_laptop" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys#Getting_a_developer_key_for_your_running_XO_laptop</a> You need to open Browse, click "get developer key" from the OLPC home page (if your build is new enough) or type file:///home/.devkey.html in the address bar. Then there are further instructions to disable security on that wiki page You need a key for every XO so this might be time consuming. Dave <div><div></div><div class="h5"> > Many thanks. > Gerald > > On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Thomas C Gilliard > <<a href="mailto:satellit@bendbroadband.com">satellit@bendbroadband.com</a>> wrote: >> >> Caryl; >> >> I just bought a G1G1 XO-1 on e-bay for testing. >> * I requested and downloaded a developer key >> * disabled security (very important!) >> * installed f11-xo-1-py (fedora 11 gnome and sugar) >> <a href="http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os140py.img" target="_blank">http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os140py.img</a> >> <a href="http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os140py.crc" target="_blank">http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os140py.crc</a> >> >> This is great software and expands the capabilities of the OLPC XO-1 >> that bernie has developed for the Paraguay deployment (english and >> spanish) >> >> In the Gnome desktop terminal program on the XO-1: >> su >> yum install liveusb-creator >> >> liveusb-creator runs using 2 USB sticks: >> 1-) Target USB 2GB or larger >> 2-) USB with Blueberry/strawberry.iso's (downloaded on another PC) >> >> >DO NOT DOWNLOAD soas.iso's to the XO-1< >> It has too small a working solid state HD to do this. >> This is very similar to running a 3 stick solution on a EeePC900 >> >> The XO-1 is much slower (50min for Blueberry soas) than the EeePC900; >> but it makes Soas Live USB's fine. >> (Plus they boot on the XO-1, just leave them inserted and do a shutdown >> and restart.) >> I just did this with the soas-2-blueberry.iso and it boots on the XO-1 >> plus on the EeePC900. >> (A EeePC900 livecd-iso-to-disk script created live usb will not boot on >> the XO-1) >> >> This could be a nice way to demonstrate sugar and the OLPC XO-1 >> while it makes and runs Soas Live USB's >> >> >> Tom Gilliard >> satellit >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Caryl Bigenho wrote: >> > Thanks Tom for the confirmation! I suspected it might work like that, >> > but not being a PC person, I wasn't sure. >> > >> > Sounds like a "piece of cake." >> > >> > Caryl >> > >> > Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:08:38 -0700 >> > From: <a href="mailto:satellit@bendbroadband.com">satellit@bendbroadband.com</a> >> > To: <a href="mailto:cbigenho@hotmail.com">cbigenho@hotmail.com</a> >> > CC: <a href="mailto:soas@lists.sugarlabs.org">soas@lists.sugarlabs.org</a>; <a href="mailto:iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org">iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org</a>; >> > <a href="mailto:support-gang@laptop.org">support-gang@laptop.org</a> >> > Subject: Re: [SoaS] "SoaS For Dummies?" >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Caryl Bigenho wrote: >> > >> > Hi Bert, Tom, and All, >> > >> > In case you are all wondering why I want to make this so easy, remember >> > that while I am sort of a "closet techie" and could learn to do all these >> > fancy work-arounds, I also have many years experience working with and >> > training other educators who are very shy about using computers. >> > >> > For most of them it has to be very simple and work almost as a >> > "plug-'n-play." Even the boot-helper disk is a stretch, but I think it is >> > doable with some very clear step-by-step instructions. It needs to be easy, >> > and hopefully fun, with a high probability of success. >> > >> > Bert wrote: >> > >> > The iso file is a "CD image". ISO is short for "ISO 9660", a.k.a. "CDFS >> > (Compact Disc File System)". It is a file system designed for CDs, which is >> > read-only. >> > >> > So, I could save money and just use an image on a cd, but unfortunately >> > the live CD will not boot on a MacBook. It needs a boot helper cd to run the >> > usb stick version and there is only one optical drive on the machine. >> > >> > Probably about 50% of the teachers will have Macs. >> > >> > And, Tom suggested using Virtual Box: >> > >> > I really didn't want to use the Virtual Box again. I did that with an >> > early version of Strawberry. I think the Virtual Box would be a deal >> > breaker for a lot of teachers, whereas a usb version with the boot helper cd >> > should be quite acceptable and easy to use. That is why I was hoping to get >> > a usb version that could be used on both PCs and Macs. >> > >> > After all the advice I got from you folks, I ordered a refurbished eeePC >> > 900 with Windows XP today. It will arrive Monday. I chose to get one with >> > Windows XP because the Fedora Live USB Creator seems to be the easiest route >> > to success... sort of "SoaS for Dummies!" >> > >> > So... according to the instructions at >> > <<a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions</a>> you download the >> > blueberry image while in the LiveUSB Creator. Rather than downloading all >> > over again, can I just plug in one of my usb sticks with SoaS (created on >> > the Mac) and use it? Or could I download it to the eeePC once and use it >> > there? What would be the easiest, most fool-proof way to do this? >> > >> > >> > >> > Caryl; >> > >> > YOU DO NOT NEED external CD to do this: >> > >> > * Copy-paste the <Blueberry.iso>file from the SugarCreation Kit >> > CD onto an empty USB inserted in your MAC >> > >> > * transfer the .iso to your EeePC900 by inserting that USB into the >> > EeePC900 and (drag - drop/copy-paste) the .iso to the XP Desktop. >> > >> > >> > >> > * Install Liveusb-creator for Windows: (See attached .png file) >> > >> > <a href="https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/" target="_blank">https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/</a> >> > >> > * Use Liveusb-creator for windows to make a soas USB with it. >> > >> > * Do not do a Download again. use left select box (use existing live >> > CD/ Browse) to find the blueberry.iso on the XP Desktop >> > >> > * Insert a new target USB (2GB fat16) into EeePC900 ad see it appear >> > in Target Device window >> > >> > * move slider to set persistence storage (Max it ) >> > >> > *Create Live USB....: ) >> > >> > Very simple >> > >> > >> > >> > You can repeat this process for as many USB sticks that you want. >> > >> > >> > >> > Tom Gilliard >> > >> > satellit >> > >> > --------------------------------------------- >> > >> > note: >> > >> > If you get a message in graphical window :"... reset mbr" >> > >> > exit the running graphical liveusb-creator >> > >> > and start windows terminal >> > >> > enter "liveusb-creator --reset-mbr" >> > >> > it will restart graphical liveusb-creator using this extra command. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > I do plan to purchase an optical drive as well, so I could put the >> > image on cd. I could probably pick one up tomorrow or Sunday at Fry's so I >> > would have it when the eeePC arrives Monday. >> > >> > If the CD/DVD will work for accessing the files in the LiveUSB Creator >> > process, I could make a mini-version of Tom's Soas Creation Kit with just a >> > few files and hand it out at InfoTech. I would probably just include the >> > blueberry iso file, the boot-helper file, and maybe some instructions in a >> > text file. What else would be good to include on this "SoaS For Dummies" >> > disk? Remember KISS. >> > >> > Thanks for helping get this ready for the "Big Time!" >> > Caryl >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > SoaS mailing list >> > <a href="mailto:SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org">SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> >> > <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas</a> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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> > > > _______________________________________________ > SoaS mailing list > <a href="mailto:SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org">SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas</a> > > </div></div>-- Dave Bauer <a href="mailto:dave@solutiongrove.com">dave@solutiongrove.com</a> <a href="http://www.solutiongrove.com" target="_blank">http://www.solutiongrove.com</a> </blockquote></div>