[SoaS] a one pager on SoaS

[Jean Thiéry]

Hello,

Le 05/04/2010 17:48, Sameer Verma a écrit :
>
> Any pointers to a one pager on how to use SoaS Blueberry
> (including the boot CD, if necessary)?
> No point in reinventing the wheel if its already done
> and available for reuse.
>
> cheers,
> Sameer

On March 13, I sent the following notes on the [SoaS]
mailing list.

I hope that they can be used as a starting point for a
complete document.

Sincerely,

Jean Thiéry [Jean.Thiery(ò)ModLibre.info][http://ModLibre.info/]
Member of OLPC-France [http://olpc-france.org]

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PREPARATION OF AN OPERATIONAL SoaS USB KEY
With SoaS-2-Blueberry (version 0.86.3)
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Choose a 4 GB USB Key
(presently larger keys are not completely used).

Keys with a led flashing during data transfers are recommended
for safety reasons.


A. CREATION OF A LIVE SoaS USB KEY

Follow instructions on
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Blueberry#Download_locations

All available space should be dedicated to "Persistent Storage".

Creation of a live USB key needs approximately 10 min,
depending on the USB transfer rate and on the size
of the persistent storage.


B. BOOT ON THE NEW SoaS USB KEY

- Shut down your computer.

- Insert the SoaS USB key.

- Start your computer. You may have to immediately press
    a key ("Esc", "F10", ...)  for booting on the SoaS USB key.
    In other cases you may have to boot with an auxiliary CD.
    See "Boot Helper" on
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Blueberry#Download_locations


C. CHECK ON JOURNAL CAPACITY

- On the first boot, choose the proper user icon.

- Push the cursor on the "Journal" icon just below the user icon
    on the activity screen.

The Journal capacity is displayed :
usually around 425 MB at the first boot.


D. LOCALIZATION

- Push the cursor on the user icon on the activity screen.
- Push the cursor on the user name
- Click on "My Settings"
- Click on "Keyboard"
- Choose the proper "Keyboard Layout(s)"

For France :

1 French [(Legacy) Alternative, France]

For Morocco :

1 French [(Legacy) Alternative, France]
2 Arabic [azerty, Arabic]
3 Berber languages [Tifinagh, Morocco]

Key(s) to change layout : Alt-Shift

NB: These choices could be optimized by specialists.

- Click on the upper right "Check" sign.

- Click on "Language".

Choose the proper language(s) depending on your country.

- Click on the upper right "X" sign.

NB 1: After localization, there is nearly no change
in the Journal capacity

NB 2: Keyboard(s) and language(s) can be checked later on with the Speak
activity.


E. CHECK ON UPDATES

- Push the cursor on the user icon on the activity screen.
- Push the cursor on user name.
- Click on "My Settings" (or its translation).
- Click on "Software update" (or its translation).

The complete check needs approximately 12 min
with a 100 MB/s connexion


F. UPDATING ACTIVITIES

The complete update needs approximately 10 min
with a 100 MB/s connexion
(update time in February 2010 for 18 updates corresponding to 61 MB).

NB: After update, there is a large decrease
in the Journal capacity :
425 MB -> 340 MB, for example.


G. INSTALLATION OF NEW ACTIVITIES

Depending on educational projects.


H. INSTALLATION OF NEW EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Depending on educational projects.


I. SHUTDOWN

- Push the cursor on the user icon on the activity screen.
- Push the cursor on the user name
- Click on "Shutdown" (or its translation).

You may extract the SoaS USB key when the computer is stopped.