[SoaS] [IAEP] "SoaS For Dummies?"

[Gerald Ardito]

Dave,

Thanks. I will probably train my 20 Tech Team students to do this, which
will empower them and help the process.

Gerald

On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Dave Bauer <dave.bauer at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Gerald Ardito <gerald.ardito at gmail.com>
> 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?"
> >
>
> Check out this page:
>
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys#Getting_a_developer_key_for_your_running_XO_laptop
>
> 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
>
> > Many thanks.
> > Gerald
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Thomas C Gilliard
> > <satellit at bendbroadband.com> 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)
> >> http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os140py.img
> >> http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os140py.crc
> >>
> >> 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: satellit at bendbroadband.com
> >> > To: cbigenho at hotmail.com
> >> > CC: soas at lists.sugarlabs.org; iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org;
> >> > support-gang at laptop.org
> >> > 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
> >> > <http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions> 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)
> >> >
> >> >     https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/
> >> >
> >> > * 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
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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> --
> Dave Bauer
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