[SoaS] [SugarClone] -was Re: You scream, I scream, ...

[Thomas C Gilliard]

Caroline:

Here is some more information:

http://people.sugarlabs.org/fgrose/SugarClone

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Sugar_Clone

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#Duplicating_SoaS_with_customization

Note that the SugarClone script seems to work with fedora desktop .iso's 
also (Gnome)

Cordially;

Tom Gilliard

To make live USB:

In Windows:
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Blueberry#For_Windows_Users

In Linux:
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux

....................Example Script................................
(Using Ubuntu and your .iso file is on your desktop)
sudo su
password
# (root)

./livecd-iso-to-disk  --format --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 1200 
/home/xxxx/Desktop/soas-i386-20100511.15.iso /dev/sdg*
                                                                         
* use format command in terminal to see your USB device name
Verifying image...
./livecd-iso-to-disk: line 385: checkisomd5: command not found
Are you SURE you want to continue?
Press Enter to continue or ctrl-c to abort

WARNING: THIS WILL DESTROY ANY DATA ON /dev/sdg!!!
Press Enter to continue or ctrl-c to abort

Waiting for devices to settle...
mkdosfs 3.0.1 (23 Nov 2008)
Copying live image to USB stick
Updating boot config file
Initializing persistent overlay file
1200+0 records in
1200+0 records out
1258291200 bytes (1.3 GB) copied, 290.145 s, 4.3 MB/s
Installing boot loader
USB stick set up as live image!
root at robert-904-1TB:/home/xxxx/Desktop#

Caroline Meeks wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> I'm been super busy finishing school and getting ready to move so I've only
> been following things periferally.
>
> This seems like something I should be testing.
>
> Its a long thread though, can you give me a hint on the easiest way to
> create a stick that can create clones? I have a Mac and a PC easily usable.
>
> Thanks!
> Caroline
>
>
> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Thomas C Gilliard <
> satellit at bendbroadband.com> wrote:
>
>   
>>  Fred;
>>
>> I used your newest script to make a neat USB:
>> Download:
>> http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/13.RC3/Live/Fedora-13-i686-Live/
>>
>> Used script to make 4GB USB with it
>> Booted USB to Gnome
>> terminal:
>> su
>> yum install sugar*  (94 files)
>> shutdown
>>
>> insert into PC drag-drop new SugarClone to opened USB
>> remove USB
>>
>> boot from USB
>> gdm select sugar
>> Insert 2nd 4GB USB
>>
>> sugar-terminal:
>> /mnt/live/SugarClone
>> automatic detection of 2nd USB with pause (THANKS)
>> finish clone
>> shutdown
>>
>> boot from 2nd Cloned USB
>> select gnome from gdm (automatic logon)
>> Menu: applications/education/sugar starts sugar-emulator
>>
>> Very nice gnome + sugar Live USB! (and it is able to clone itself)
>>
>>
>> Tom Gilliard
>> satellit
>>
>>
>> Frederick Grose wrote:
>>
>> A minor update to Sugar Clone, a tool to clone a customized
>> Sugar on a Stick device onto another USB stick.
>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Sugar_Clone
>>  <http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Sugar_Clone> <http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Sugar_Clone><http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Sugar_Clone> <http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Sugar_Clone>Available at:
>> http://people.sugarlabs.org/fgrose/SugarClone.
>>
>>
>> New:
>>
>> 1. Build-dated release files to distinguish different versions.
>>
>> 2. A 10-second pause to review pending action for the case where
>>    there is only one destination device. Pressing any key will
>>    cancel the cloning script.
>>
>> 3. Use df for disk free space calculation in Sugar Cellar to
>>    better estimate usable home directory space available.
>>
>> 4. Bug fixes
>>
>>    a. Invalid home directory size in Sugar Cellar when logged in
>>       as the root user.
>>
>> Test Usage:
>>
>> 1. Before booting the SoaS device that will be the source of the new
>>
>>    SugarClone, copy the SugarClone script to the root '/' folder at
>>
>>    the base of the filesystem for the device, or, to /mnt/live (from
>>
>>    the perspective of a running LiveOS image).
>>
>> 2. Boot the USB stick into SoaS and insert a second USB device into
>>
>>    the computer running that SoaS image.
>>
>> 3. In the Terminal Activity of that running SoaS image, enter the
>>
>>    command,
>>
>>       /mnt/live/SugarClone
>>
>> If there is more than one USB/SD storage device available, a menu of
>> the devices will appear to allow you to select the target device.
>>
>> The scripts will copy the currently running image to the target device. When
>> that device is booted, a new, Sugar Learner sign-in will be triggered.  The
>> previously customized Journal and operating system will be present on the
>> Sugar Clone image.
>>
>> On a running LiveOS image, the root folder of the USB/SD device is
>>
>> available at the /mnt/live mount point.  The SugarClone script
>>
>> can be obtained (assuming Internet connectivity) as follows:
>>
>>
>> 1. In the Terminal Activity, change the working directory:
>>
>>    cd /mnt/live
>>
>> 2. wget http://people.sugarlabs.org/fgrose/SugarClone
>>
>> 3. chmod +x SugarClone
>>
>> at this point, you may simply execute
>>
>>    SugarClone
>>
>>
>> See http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Sugar_Clone for
>>
>> more information.
>>
>>
>> Notes:
>>
>> See http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Mirabelle for
>> the latest version of Sugar on a Stick.
>>
>> See http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/LiveOS_image for more information
>> on optimizing file storage on LiveOS images.
>>
>>       --Fred
>>
>>
>>
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