<html> <head> <style></style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Hi Peter, My first attempt at downloading did not complete. Now the link isn't working.  Has it been moved? Caryl > Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:31:00 +0100 > Subject: Re: [SoaS] "Read Only" SoaS Almost Passes the "Teacher Test"... but not quite. > From: pbrobinson@gmail.com > To: cbigenho@hotmail.com > CC: support-gang@lists.laptop.org; soas@lists.sugarlabs.org; support-gang@laptop.org > > Hi Caryl, > > Do you think you could try the 64 bit version of SOAS on your Mac and > see if it works? There is an issue booting the 32 bit version off > newer Macs. > > http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/soas/soas-x86_64-20100416.18.iso > > Regards, > Peter > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi George and All, > > > > OK, so I tried changing the name of the SoaS usb stick to "FEDORA" in the > > finder on 2 different Macs, running 10.4 and 10.5.  It wasn't an option on > > either... but I found out why. I just don't know how to fix it. > > > > I did the get-info process (highlight the item on the screen, then > > "command-i".  At the very bottom I expanded "Sharing & Permissions".... > > > > "You can only read" > > > > So.... that explains why I can't change the name and why the Name and Color > > Combination choices don't persist between boots (recall... I was able to > > boot it with the extra step of holding down the "c" key while booting with > > the boot helper disk and then "Tab" and editing the text that appears on the > > screen as suggested by George below). > > > > So...  How do we create an SoaS stick that isn't "read only"???? > > > > Caryl > > > > ________________________________ > > Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:17:23 -0400 > > From: georgejhunt@gmail.com > > To: support-gang@lists.laptop.org > > Subject: Re: [support-gang] SoaS Almost Passes the "Teacher Test"... but not > > quite. > > > > on my OSX10.4, if you open finder, <ctl>click on the usb name in the left > > column, I am given the option to rename the USB stick. > > > > George > > > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:14 AM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi George and All, > > > > Thanks to George's patience and persistence and all of the hints you sent, > > I finally got the image-writer-mac program to work and make a SoaS usb > > stick. We used the method where we dragged the files over from a finder > > window to the terminal window. > > > >  I feel sure it is good, but I don't have a handy PC to try it on and there > > is a funny problem trying to boot it on the MacBook with the help of the > > Boot Helper CD. I got that same fateful sounding  "sleeping forever" message > > that someone else got earlier in the week. > > > > The MacBook, requires a boot helper disk that looks for a usb stick named > > FEDORA.  I suspect they wrote it that way so it can also be used with > > Strawberry and with other future versions of SoaS. However, this stick is > > named  "soas-2-blueberry", not FEDORA. > > > > Well  I tried to rename the usb stick "FEDORA" when it was finished so I > > could use it on the MacBook, but, try as I may, I cannot change the name.  I > > even tried it on Ed's computer too (a G4 Powerbook) with no luck.  I can > > change the name of any other file or other usb stick, but not this one.  It > > is apparently "soas-2-blueberry", forever. > > > > I even tried another tack.  I changed the name of the "soas-2-blueberry.iso" > > file to "FEDORA.iso" before going to terminal to run the image-writer-mac > > program again and make another stick.  It still wrote the name as > > "soas-2-blueberry". So now, I have made 2 SoaS usb drives I can probably use > > on PCs, but not on Macs. > > > > Finally, I tried the method one of you put up a few days ago where you boot > > holding down the C key, then the Tab, then change the instructions in the > > edit mode. While this did work, it is definitely not "Teacher-friendly." > > > > If someone could figure out a way to change the name of the usb stick from > > "soas-2-blueberry" to FEDORA somewhere along the way when making the SoaS > > stick, we would have something that definitely would meet the "teacher > > test."  I repeat, all usual methods failed.  Any ideas??? > > > > I still have 8 days before InfoTech. > > > > Caryl > > > > BTW, The choice of "Name" and color combination did not persist from boot to > > boot. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > support-gang mailing list > > support-gang@lists.laptop.org > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SoaS mailing list > > SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas > > > > </body> </html>