<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Mel; Here is a situation I met on IRC tonight: <tabs> (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Tabitha@118-93-178-72.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz">Tabitha@118-93-178-72.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz</a>) could not find the information on the use of ./livecd-iso-to-disk to create a Mirabelle live USB. Use Case: NO CD Using Ubuntu 9.01 * The links we used to provide to ./livecd-iso-to-disk on the Blueberry Page need to be more prominently displayed on the Mirabelle page. Tom Gilliard satellit ===================partial IRC log====================== * tabs (~Tabitha@118-93-178-72.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz) has joined #sugar <tabs> how do you write soas mirabelle to a usb stick? <tabs> the fedora spin page <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads">http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads</a> doesn't have any instructions on how to install the .iso to a usb stick and implies there is a different image for the usb stick <tabs> but it doesn't have links to such an image <tabs> the sugar labs page <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick</a> directs you to the fedora spin page for installation instructions <tabs> the image-writer used with blueberry doesn't seem to write a sensible image <tabs> this looks promising <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD/USBHowTo">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD/USBHowTo</a> <satellit_> tabs: ./livecd-iso-to-disk  --format --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 1200 /home/xxxxt/Desktop/Fedora-13-i686-Live-SoaS.iso /dev/sdg* <tabs> where do i get livecd-iso-to-disk? <satellit_> is what I use. /dev/sdg* is your USB device  <satellit_> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh">http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh</a> <satellit_> use mount in terminal to determine /dev/sd( ) <satellit_> can be done from Running CD of Mirabelle <satellit_> in sugar-terminal <tabs> circular dependency <tabs> the fedora project USBHow <tabs> To I linked to above doesn't work on ubuntu :-( <tabs> they have a python program which comes as a yum, or a windows download or a source <satellit_> * It is missing on Mirabelle page. Mel redirected download page to fedora spins used to go to Blueberry <satellit_> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Windows">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Windows</a> <satellit_> also covered it   This needs fixing... <tabs> i downloaded the source, make, unpacked and it complains about dbus connections being attached to the main loop <tabs> we dont' have any windows here <satellit_> I have not used sources  this works from .iso <tabs> yeah, no cd drives here either <satellit_> Virtualbox? <tabs> maybe, though virtualbox ose doesn't support usb last time I tried to use virtualbox to bootstrap soas <satellit_> what computer are you using? <tabs> going to try your livecd-iso-to-disk <tabs> longest command line ever <satellit_> ok <tabs> ubuntu 9.10 on eee 701 <satellit_> sudo su first <tabs> you can't just sudo? <satellit_> I have to use sudo su on 9.04 here <satellit_> It is an Ubuntu thing <tabs> wierd <satellit_> yes <satellit_> get "not part of sudoers" message with sudo <satellit_> You could also use a dd command on .iso to write a USB  but it is non persistent <tabs> livecd-iso-to-disk seems to be working, just with regular sudo <satellit_> maybe it it fixed in 9.10 <tabs> will let you know when it is finished <satellit_> 1200 persistence is max for 2GB USB <tabs> yeah, figured that <satellit_> 2k max for fat16  I use fat 16 boot flag FEDORA label <satellit_> also for liveusb-creator in f12 <satellit_> *shortcut : hit up arrow in terminal to repeat for 2nd USB..... (old dos) <satellit_> * I type my commands in a text editor first to check accuracy then copy past into terminal when I know they are correct <satellit_> s/paste <satellit_> tabs: also here <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#dd_command_from_terminal_.28non-persistent.29">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#dd_command_from_terminal_.28non-persistent.29</a> <satellit_> *this page has many variations of installation variations...... Not supported <tabs> livecd-iso-to-disk worked <satellit_> great <tabs> thanks satellit_ <satellit_> yw   enjoy..... Mel Chua wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:AANLkTilnK92DDTF6CiUBK5hpMEqLwmN3IOe0js1ZgKwO@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">It's got shiny on it now - links are updated as well, and so forth. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Mirabelle">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Mirabelle</a> </pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Thanks to Fred Grose for recent edits/cleanups - I took another pass and also added a section for press coverage of Mirabelle, <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Mirabelle#Press_coverage">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Mirabelle#Press_coverage</a>. So far I only know of one article, so if you've seen others, please add more. (Copying Marketing, too.) --Mel _______________________________________________ SoaS mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org">SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas</a> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>