[SoaS] [Sugar-devel] MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB ( boots directly from USB )

[Caryl Bigenho]

Hi...
As I said, it will be several days before I get a chance to try this.  I will be testing it on with Mac OSX 10.4.8 on a 3-year-old 2.4GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo.
I am also +1 for all the things Bert mentioned in the message below.

Caryl

> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 12:22:35 -0700
> From: satellit at bendbroadband.com
> To: cbigenho at hotmail.com
> CC: soas at lists.sugarlabs.org; iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org
> Subject: Re: [SoaS] [Sugar-devel] MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB ( boots directly from USB )
> 
> Caryl:
> look at:
> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Fedora-SoaS#Soasv6-Desktop_EFI_USB_Builder_prebuilt_Virtualbox_Appliance
> 
> 
> I am uploading it now (This should be available to download in several 
> hours) after I finish testing the Download here.
> 
> This is an importable VirtualBox Appliance  that has all of the tools 
> needed to build an EFI boot USB.
> 
> The problem is that the EFI boot USB does not boot on all Macs...
> my 8.1 MacBook Pro i7 boots and works well but my wife's MacBook Air 
> does not...
> I am also building an importable Virtual Box Appliance of Soav6 so that 
> it will run in OSX on the Mac.
> The VirtualBox version of Soas is preferred as wireless is handled in 
> the VirtualBox envelope.
> 
> Regards;
> 
> Tom Gilliard
> 
> Note:
>   A Soasv5 Coconut importable virtualbox appliance is already on the wiki
> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Sugar_on_a_Stick-V5-Coconut
> 
> On 11/02/2011 11:01 AM, Caryl Bigenho wrote:
> > Hi Tom,
> > I was hoping this would be a plug-and-play thing like Etoys-to-go is.  While, with effort, I can get VB to work, it is beyond most non-techies... parents, teachers, most kids.  I'll try it soon and see if I can come up with a "Grannies Guide" that explains the process in simple English.
> > Any hints you can send will be appreciated. Right now I am working on the XO Users Manual Revision, but when I have that under control, I will have a chance to try the new SoaS.
> > Caryl
> >
> > Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 06:05:10 -0700
> > From: satellit at bendbroadband.com
> > To: cbigenho at hotmail.com
> > Subject: Re: [Sugar-devel] [SoaS] MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB ( boots directly from USB )
> >
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> >      Caryl:
> >
> >
> >
> >      I just made a f16 EFI Boot USB using VirtualBox 4.1.4 on my MAcbook
> >      Pro i7 using the guest additions. It boots RC4 of x86-64 Soas live
> >      nicely
> >
> >      look at the page again:
> >
> > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Fedora-SoaS#MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB
> >
> >
> >
> >      Regards;
> >
> >
> >
> >      Tom Gilliard/satellit_
> >
> >
> >
> >      On 11/02/2011 12:16 AM, Caryl Bigenho wrote:
> >
> >        Hi...
> >
> >
> > I am following the progress of this with great interest, and as soon as I finish the work I promised to do on the Help Activity/Users Manual refresh, I will have a chance to try it.  I do have a few questions that will help me get started.
> >
> >
> > 1) Which Mac OS X are you running?
> >
> >
> > 2) Has this been tested on a MacBook?
> >
> >
> > 3) Can I create the persistent usb on my MacBook using the instructions I found in item 4 on this page?
> >
> >
> > http://www.webupd8.org/2009/04/4-ways-to-create-bootable-live-usb.html
> >
> >
> > If this works, it is really good news!  I would love to be able to show it at SCaLE 10X in Los Angeles on Jan 20-22.  Should I put in a proposal for a presentation or is it not ready for the "big time" yet?
> >
> >
> > Better still.... would someone from Sugar Labs like to do a presentation at SCaLE?
> >
> >
> > I'm looking forward to hearing answers!
> >
> >
> > Caryl
> >
> >
> > Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 20:32:57 -0700
> > From: satellit at bendbroadband.com
> > To: iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org
> > CC: testing at lists.laptop.org; soas at lists.sugarlabs.org; sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
> > Subject: [SoaS] MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB ( boots directly from USB )
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> >      We now have a persistent EFI boot USB for Macs...
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> > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Fedora-SoaS#MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB
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> >
> >
> >      works with f16 RC4 x86-64 Soas.iso
> >
> > http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/16.RC4/Live/x86_64/Fedora-16-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso
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> >      Use: livecd-iso-to-disk  see first link for details.
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> >
> >      Tom Gilliard/satellit_
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